. Prisoners of war and military prisons; personal narratives of experience in the prisons at Richmond, Danville, Macon, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Charleston, and Columbia ... with a list of officers who were prisoners of war from January 1, 1864 . d Johnstons armies. A large campof state militia had been established here, and upon oneof the adjacent eminences an earth-work was being con-structed. Small works had been thrown up near the rail-road bridge, mounting some five pieces of artillery, and aline of sand works had been built on the south bank of theriver. It was evident that Bragg
. Prisoners of war and military prisons; personal narratives of experience in the prisons at Richmond, Danville, Macon, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Charleston, and Columbia ... with a list of officers who were prisoners of war from January 1, 1864 . d Johnstons armies. A large campof state militia had been established here, and upon oneof the adjacent eminences an earth-work was being con-structed. Small works had been thrown up near the rail-road bridge, mounting some five pieces of artillery, and aline of sand works had been built on the south bank of theriver. It was evident that Braggs main reliance was uponthe natural defenses of the country about Chattanooga,and that he even doubted his ability to hold those. Weimproved the occasion to inform the Confederate boys whobantered us upon our rapid advance into the enemys coun-try, that they had commenced their fortifications too farnorth, but that it was better for them to keep busy at theirwork than to grow fat and lazy in too quiet camp duty. Making a brief stop at this place for wood and water,the train moved on again, crossing the Etowah near ex-tensive iron works, situated on the right of the country was very rough, and the train wound and Prisoners of War. 167. coiled itself among the hills in very graceful curves. Atevery station and water-tank the women, girls, and boysflocked around the train with leather jpies and cakesfor sale. The pies werea marvelous structure;they were made bygrating sweet potatoesinto a kind of pulpand placing the massbetween two layers ofunleavened dough,after which they werebaked. They were amost remarkably dur-able article of boys declared thatthey became famished between the preparatory mastica-tion of two consecutive bites, and one of them had tobe* brought to by a few crumbs from the haversack of hiscomrades. This took place in the car, and I only reportwhat my informant vouched for. The pies were not diffi-cult of digestion, but the process of deglut
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