The soldier's story of his captivity at Andersonville, Belle Isle, and other Rebel prisons . 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 VIEW OF THE BAKERY, Which was one story high, and contained two rooms, one of which communi-cated with two ovens; these two ovens, fourteen feet in length by Beven feetin width, supplied the prisoners with all the bread they obtained. THE EATION SYSTEM. 77 a bl
The soldier's story of his captivity at Andersonville, Belle Isle, and other Rebel prisons . 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 VIEW OF THE BAKERY, Which was one story high, and contained two rooms, one of which communi-cated with two ovens; these two ovens, fourteen feet in length by Beven feetin width, supplied the prisoners with all the bread they obtained. THE EATION SYSTEM. 77 a blanket was stretched. A hole was then ting twoor three feet deep under the space sheltered by theblankets. These, as a rebel surgeon one day,remarked,were little better than graves. When there was asudden shower, as was often the case, these holeswould as suddenly fill with water, situated as mostof them were on the side hill. All over camp menmight be seen crawling out of holes like half-drownedkittens, wet, disconsolate, and crestfallen. Those whocould summon the philosophy to laugh at the ludicrousview of their troubles, would find but little comfort insuch uncomfortable circumstances. These shelters were,at best, but poor protection against rain or a tropicalsun ; but, as poor as they were, many who had blanketscould not, tho
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