The soldier's story of his captivity at Andersonville, Belle Isle, and other Rebel prisons . nterior of the prison had been denselywooded with pitch-pine, in which that country abounds ;but at the time of our arrival it had been, with the ex-ception of two trees, entirely cut to supply the wantof fuel demanded by the prisoners. The camp at thattime was dependent upon the roots and stumps of thetrees which had been cut down for fuel. A limitednumber of those who were among the first arrivalshad constructed rude shelters of the branches of trees,thatched with pitch-pines to shed the rain. The co
The soldier's story of his captivity at Andersonville, Belle Isle, and other Rebel prisons . nterior of the prison had been denselywooded with pitch-pine, in which that country abounds ;but at the time of our arrival it had been, with the ex-ception of two trees, entirely cut to supply the wantof fuel demanded by the prisoners. The camp at thattime was dependent upon the roots and stumps of thetrees which had been cut down for fuel. A limitednumber of those who were among the first arrivalshad constructed rude shelters of the branches of trees,thatched with pitch-pines to shed the rain. The com-mon shelter was, however, constructed with blankets,old shirts, &c, while a great number had no shelter atfill, or burrowed for the want of one in the ground. Anaristocratic shelter, which few could indulge in, wasmade of two blankets pinned together with wooden pegs,stretched upon a ridgepole running across two uprightsstuck into the ground, in imitation of an A tent; or twopoles were tied together, with both the ends stuck intothe ground, forming a semicircle. Over three of these. VIEW OF THE HUTS Occupied by a few of the more fortunate Prisoners. The common shelter was, however, constructed with blankets,old shirts, &c.; while a great number had no shelter at all, orburrowed, for the want of one, in the ground. Page 76.
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