Year: 1864

vana Regiment, through the Mexican


war. Every morning at nine o'clock,


George" makes his appearance and with


his peculiar intonation of voice, crying
out, fall in sick and 60 down." when


those who wish to be prescribed for hud


die together and go down on the first floor


where they are examined by the surgeon


who was always spoken of as a kind and
attentive Physician--wno after making
a minute of their cases, sent them back


to their rooms, excepting those whom it


was deemed necessary to send to the Hos.


pital. In the course of some two or


three hours the medicine would be brought


up and distributed to the sick. And


while speaking Of the sick, l wish to say


that our enlisted men, prisoners who


were so unfortunate as to become sick,


suffered outrageously. They were often
allowed to lie in their tents on Belle Is


land, on the wet ground until the last


moment, when they would be brought
over to hospital, to breathe their last -


Out OF sixteen brought over in one day


| have known four to be taken ont the


next morning dead. If a description was


fit for print could cite you to some few


particular cases, that would make you


shudder to think, that there were in this
day and age Of the world, men who were
so lost to all feeling of humanity. as to
permit poor soldiers, although. their enc


mics, to languish and suffer through suf-


ferings such as l could describe to you.


Even while am writing this, a squad
of Yankees (prisoners) are just leaving
the building, with supply Of so called
rstons for the prisoners. 1t consists of
weak soup Gas it is called,) better say
weak water, in old dirty pals, and about
six ounces of poor bread to man.-
Throwing few apples to them from the
window they received them gladly, and
commenced eating them as if they were
nearly starved.


The Libby Burlesque Troupe" as
they announced in their programme. Sat
urday morning Oct. 18th appeared for
the last time that evening, owing to their
having an engagement in Washington, to
fulfil, for which purpose they expected to
leave on the next flag Of truce boat
They exhibited to crowded house Of
Yankees, with two or three rebels inclu-
.ded. The performance was very good
considering the improptu manner in
which they were gotten up. They con
sisted Of songs, dances. and the reading
OF the Libby lroDical." which was in
tended as burlesque on the Libby chron
icle, the weekly issue of which had been
read the forenoon previous. During the
hot weather of July and August, the va
II t, displayed in the custom Of the in
mates was decidedly laughable. Here
you would see man with nothing but
dlawers and shirt on, there one with tie
drawers minus the shirt, while close BY
was another one with the shirt minus the
drawers, while here goes another one
with nothing but linen coat (Raglan
Style) on, (his clothes were out washing
no doubt.) This kind of dress was no
doubt very comfortable, during that kind
Of weather, but when the cold weather OF
October came, it was rather unpleasan,
to be compelled to 60 around, wi hoat any
socks, no drawers, and only one shirt
which valuable articles you were obliged
to dispense with occasionally, for the
purpose Of having it washed. The sup
ply Of blankets was quite sufficient dur
ing the warm weather, but when the colo
nights set in, it was soon discovered tha
while some had an abundant supply
them, others, had only one or even u grea
many, had none at all. Repeated m
plaiuts having been made to the rebel OF
ficials. Inspector Turner made his ap
pearance on Sunday morning, and pro
ceeded to make division of the house
prisoners in one room and blankets il
another, then gareto each man rs he PISS
ed into the other room two old blankets
(U. S.. but these not being sufficient 70,
this purpose, the remainder of the men
had to do without, and on application at
to the authorities were informed
that they had no more blankets, conse.
luently could give us none but com