. The immortal six hundred; a story of cruelty to Confederate prisoners of war . espect-fully, Your obedient servant, W. L. M. Burger, Assistant Adjutant-General. (War Records, Vol. xxxv, p. 256.) Headquarters Northern District, Depart-ment OF THE South, Morris Island, September 8, 1864. Gen. J. G. Foster, General:—I have the honor to report that onyesterday the Rebel prisoners of war were safelylanded and placed in the stockade in front of FortStrong. I found on my arrival here that GeneralSchimmelfennig had already detailed the 54th Mas-sachusetts Regiment (negroes), Colonel Hallo well,to gu
. The immortal six hundred; a story of cruelty to Confederate prisoners of war . espect-fully, Your obedient servant, W. L. M. Burger, Assistant Adjutant-General. (War Records, Vol. xxxv, p. 256.) Headquarters Northern District, Depart-ment OF THE South, Morris Island, September 8, 1864. Gen. J. G. Foster, General:—I have the honor to report that onyesterday the Rebel prisoners of war were safelylanded and placed in the stockade in front of FortStrong. I found on my arrival here that GeneralSchimmelfennig had already detailed the 54th Mas-sachusetts Regiment (negroes), Colonel Hallo well,to guard the prisoners, and as I was expected, asfar as possible, to carry out his plans, have notchanges the detail. I beHeve no better officer thanColonel Hallowell can be found in whose handsto place the prisoners for their safe keeping, andthus far the duty has been well performed. Lastnight was so dark and the weather so stormy thatthe navy boats did not report for duty at PainesDock. My boat brigade was out but saw nothingunusual. The navy detail has reported this morn- 94. CAPTAIN D. C. GRAYSONWASHINGTON, D. C. (Lumber) THE IMMORTAL SIX HUNDRED ing and no exertion will be spared to carry outsuccessfully the object of the am very respectfully, R. Saxton, Commanding.(War Records, Vol. xxxv, pp. 275-276.) 95 THE IMMORTAL SIX HUNDRED CHAPTER THREE March from old Schooner Hulk to Prison Stockade—Hot Sun—Men Sick Forced to Move On—BrutalWhite Officers and Nigger Soldiers—PrisonStockade—Water, Rations and Shelter. AFTER two days confinement onthe old schooner hulks, withoutmuch drinking water or rations,we were ordered, on the afternoon of thesecond day, to turn out and form in lineon the beach. After forming and thecounting of our number was finished theorder was given to march. We startedup the beach in full view of Sumtersguns. The day was intensely hot; the sunshone down upon us in all its had not gone over half a mile beforesome of
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