. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . IN THE SOUTH This ancient tobacco-factory, with theplatform for drying the leaf suspended infront, and the bedding hanging from anunbarred window, looked far from war-like as its picture was taken in from the soldiers, there is no indi-cation that this was the penitentiary ofthe Confederacy. In it wTere confinedConfederates under sentence of militarycourt, deserters, and only rarely Unionsoldiers. The commander, Captain G. , was a disabled soldier, a manof great vigor and determination. Heenforced discipline,
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . IN THE SOUTH This ancient tobacco-factory, with theplatform for drying the leaf suspended infront, and the bedding hanging from anunbarred window, looked far from war-like as its picture was taken in from the soldiers, there is no indi-cation that this was the penitentiary ofthe Confederacy. In it wTere confinedConfederates under sentence of militarycourt, deserters, and only rarely Unionsoldiers. The commander, Captain G. , was a disabled soldier, a manof great vigor and determination. Heenforced discipline, but his motley crewsometimes required vigorous management of the prison was in-vestigated in 1863 by a committee of theConfederate Congress. The majority ofthe committee acquitted Captain Alex-ander, though two minority reports weresubmitted. The most difficult prisonerswith whom he had to deal were said tobe plug-uglies, of Baltimore and thewharf-rats of New Orleans. Amonghis charges were many who thoughtnothing of murdering. Arbitrary arrests. PHOTOGRAPHER AND PRISON were less frequent in the South than in theNorth. President Davis did not assumethe right to suspend the writ of habeascorpus, and this privilege was grudginglygranted him by the Confederate Congressfor only limited periods. The largernumber of arrests were made at first underwhat was known as the Alien EnemiesAct, approved by the President August8, 1861. On August 30th a commissionwas appointed on the suggestion of Gen-eral J. II. Winder, who wrote to theSecretary of War that he believed thatmany of the prisoners who had beenarrested should be discharged. A generaljail delivery followed. The jealousy ofarbitrary power common to the South-erner was shown by the attitude of theConfederate Congress, the Governors, andLegislatures, who viewed with alarm anycurtailment of the power of the officers were instructed to obeythe writ of habeas corpus and, if the judgeordered the discharge of t
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