. Prison life in the South : at Richmond, Macon, Savannah, Charleston, Columbia, Charlotte, Raleigh, Goldsborough, and Andersonville, during the years 1864 and 1865. e sorghum on the mush, rice, and pone. The bacon was maggoty more or less, and had beenpreserved in ashes in lieu of salt. At home we wouldnot consider it fit to eat. For wood, a detail of two from each mess of twentywas allowed to go out, under guard, to the wood-pile, andbring in all they could at one time for their mess, andthis was for twenty-four hours. They issued, each morn-ing at nine oclock, at the gate, something they ca
. Prison life in the South : at Richmond, Macon, Savannah, Charleston, Columbia, Charlotte, Raleigh, Goldsborough, and Andersonville, during the years 1864 and 1865. e sorghum on the mush, rice, and pone. The bacon was maggoty more or less, and had beenpreserved in ashes in lieu of salt. At home we wouldnot consider it fit to eat. For wood, a detail of two from each mess of twentywas allowed to go out, under guard, to the wood-pile, andbring in all they could at one time for their mess, andthis was for twenty-four hours. They issued, each morn-ing at nine oclock, at the gate, something they calledaxes, and spades, with orders to have them returned atsix in the evening, upon penalty of being deprived ofthem the next dav. SKETCHES OF PRISON LIFE. 65 I think a Yankee would feel insulted by offering himsuch tools to work with as they sent in to us. The axes resembled two iron wedges put together, witha hole through them, and a straight stick in them for ahelve. The steel is not over half an inch deep, and in-variably breaks off after two or three days use, and onecould scarcely chop with them at all. For water we had a fine spring* near the south side. Washing. * It was near this spring that Lieutenant Grierson, 45th New YorkVolunteers, was shot by the guard, early in the evening of June wast full twelve feet from the dead line, and was simply standing bythe spring enjoying a season of meditation. Those who were near could 66 SKETCHES OF PRISON LIFE. centre of the camp, and in July they dug three wells, andput in wooden pumps, which supplied us with abundanceof water. A little brook ran through the rear of the camp, inwhich we used to bathe and do our washing. Our con-veniences for washing were not very ample, but we gotalong better for something to wash in than we did forsomething to wear. While we were engaged in thework, the most common plan was to go without till ourgarments got dry again; here it was not an uncommonsight to see officers around the camp minu
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