. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . remained until turned over to the WarDepartment and transferred to Fort Lafayette, on February 3,1862. They were brought to trial on the charge of piracyon October 23, 1861, but they had excellent counsel and theircase was presented with such skill and vigor that the jury dis-agreed. Before another trial could be had, it had been decidedto treat them as prisoners of war. Undoubtedly this decisionwas hastened by the attitude of Great Britain, which was de-cidedly unfriendly to the claim of the United States, but theprincipal cause w
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . remained until turned over to the WarDepartment and transferred to Fort Lafayette, on February 3,1862. They were brought to trial on the charge of piracyon October 23, 1861, but they had excellent counsel and theircase was presented with such skill and vigor that the jury dis-agreed. Before another trial could be had, it had been decidedto treat them as prisoners of war. Undoubtedly this decisionwas hastened by the attitude of Great Britain, which was de-cidedly unfriendly to the claim of the United States, but theprincipal cause was the action of the Confederate Government,to be mentioned hereafter. The day after the battle of Bull Run (or Manassas),July 22d, the schooner Enchantress, under charge of a prizecrew from the privateer Jeff Davis, was captured and thecrew was taken to Philadelphia. There, Walter W. Smith,prize-master, was tried for piracy in the United States Court,October 22 28th, and was convicted. Soon after the newsreached Richmond, the following order was issued: 841. AWAITING TRANSPORTATION TO A NORTHERN PRISON, 1865 In this photograph appear more of the prisoners represented on the previous page, captured at the battleof Chattanooga, November 23, 24, and 25, 1863. In the background rises Lookout. Mountain, whereHooker fought his sensational battle above the clouds, driving his opponents from every position. Theirwork is over for the present; in a few days more these prisoners will be shivering in the unaccustomed climateof the North. Shelter was provided for such unfortunates in Federal prisons, but fuel was often scantyand in some cases wholly lacking. The Northern winters destroyed many Southern lives. The medicaland surgical attendance of the prisoners was unsatisfactory on both sides; 10,000 of the flower of the Northernmedical profession were at the front. To say that abundant bedding and clothing was issued to Confederateprisoners in the North is too sweeping. Report after repor
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