. Andersonville : a story of Rebel military prisons, fifteen months a guest of the so-called southern confederacy : a private soldier's experience in Richmond, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Blackshear, and Florence . rnful notes, as plain^ive as the distant cooing of thedove in lowering weather. He])layed or rather tooted awayin his blues -inducing strainhour after hour, despite ourenergetic protests, and occa-sional fling of a club at was no more stop to himthan to a man with a hand-organ, and to this day the low,sad notes of a flute are the swiftest reminder to me of thosesorrow
. Andersonville : a story of Rebel military prisons, fifteen months a guest of the so-called southern confederacy : a private soldier's experience in Richmond, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Blackshear, and Florence . rnful notes, as plain^ive as the distant cooing of thedove in lowering weather. He])layed or rather tooted awayin his blues -inducing strainhour after hour, despite ourenergetic protests, and occa-sional fling of a club at was no more stop to himthan to a man with a hand-organ, and to this day the low,sad notes of a flute are the swiftest reminder to me of thosesorrowful, death-laden days. I had an illustration one morning of hoAv far decompositionwould progress in a mans body before he died, ^[y chum andI found a treasure-trove in the streets, in the shape of the bodyof a man Avho died during the night. The value of this find was that if we took it to the gate, we would be allowed tocarry it outside to the deadhouse, and on our way back have anopportunity to pick up a chunk of wood, to use in discussing our good luck another party came up andclaimed the body. A verbal dispute led to one of blows, inwhich we came off victorious, and I hastily caught hold of the. THE IDIOTIC FUTTE-rLATER. A STOKY OF REBEL MILITABY PRISONS. arm near the elbow to help bear the body away. The skin gaveway under my hand, and slipped with it down to the wrist, likea torn sleeve. It was sickening, but I clung to my prize, andsecured a very good chunk of wood while outside with it. Thewood was very much needed by my mess, as our squad hadthen had none for more than a week. CHAPTEK XL. THE BATTLE OF THE 22d OF JULY THE ARifT OF THE TENNESSEE ASSAULTED FRONT AND REAR DEATH OF GENERAL MCPHERSOK ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND BY GENERAL LOGAN RESULT OF THE BATIXE. Naturally, we had a consuming hunger for news of whatwas being accomplislied by our armies toward crushing theRebellion, Now, more than ever, had we reason to ardentlywish for the destruction of the Rebe
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