. The Photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . -^ •prififltta ♦ * * #. About ten thousand prisoners from Savannah were senthere early in November, 1864. On the whole, the food supplywas better here than at Andersonville, or at least more freshmeat was served, but many of these men had been a long timein prison. Surgeon Isaiah H. White, in appealing for moneyfor his hospital, says, Humanity and the fame of the Govern-ment demand that the extreme suffering among the prisonersbe alleviated. The reply to his appeal Av
. The Photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . -^ •prififltta ♦ * * #. About ten thousand prisoners from Savannah were senthere early in November, 1864. On the whole, the food supplywas better here than at Andersonville, or at least more freshmeat was served, but many of these men had been a long timein prison. Surgeon Isaiah H. White, in appealing for moneyfor his hospital, says, Humanity and the fame of the Govern-ment demand that the extreme suffering among the prisonersbe alleviated. The reply to his appeal Avas simply that therewas no money in the Confederate treasury for any the approach of Shermans army, the safekeeping of theprisoners was endangered. Before the 25th of November theprisoners had left Camp Lawton, and during the remainder ofthe war it was not occupied by any considerable number. A part of the Andersonville prisoners were sent to Charles-ton, and these, together with some previously confined in thatcity, were removed to Florence, South Carolina. Before astockade was erected they were restrained in an open field withsuch
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