In and out of rebel prisons . Albert Thomas was solicited to do the same,but said in his expressive way, that he would starve and see all the rebs in (he mentioned some warm climate) before he would make a picture of one of made some excellent pencil sketches of differentofficers in the prison and among them one of ColonelW. C. Ranlston, who met so sad a fate in the attemptedoutbreak on the Tenth of December, 1864, but thissketch unfortunately, was lost. He also made a good one of myself, from wliich I have procured a cut for this volume, and which I highly prize. There were also in Da
In and out of rebel prisons . Albert Thomas was solicited to do the same,but said in his expressive way, that he would starve and see all the rebs in (he mentioned some warm climate) before he would make a picture of one of made some excellent pencil sketches of differentofficers in the prison and among them one of ColonelW. C. Ranlston, who met so sad a fate in the attemptedoutbreak on the Tenth of December, 1864, but thissketch unfortunately, was lost. He also made a good one of myself, from wliich I have procured a cut for this volume, and which I highly prize. There were also in Danville, as in other prisons where I was confined, sutlers who l)ought provisions ofthe Johnnies and sold to their comrades at a profit. Theywould buy two or three pounds of bacon of the Johnniesand cut it up into small pieces of about two ounces each,and sell these to their comrades, who either had notmoney enough to buy more, or were too fond of their owncomfort to go down stairs at eleven oclock at night tobuy of the PENCIL SKETCH OF AUTHOR, BY THOMAS, AT DANVILLE. 16 IN AND OUT OF REBEL PRISONS. 243 CHAPTER XXVI. On the 17th of February we were ordered to getready to leave for Richmond for exchange. The orderwas received witli the most extravagant demonstrationsof joy; officers who had heretofore been sedate andgloomy, throwing their arms around each other in thewildest excitement. Some laughed and shouted, somewept for joy, while others gave vent to their feelings bysinging Rally Round the Flag, The Red, White andBlue, The Star Spangled Banner, and other patrioticsongs. All were jubilant, all were happy, and all wereexcited. With buoyant hearts and happy faces the prepar-ations to move were made. Not having many possessions,everything was soon in readiness, and never was the orderto fall in obeyed with greater alacrity, or with morecheerfulness, than was the order of the Reb Sergeantthat morning at Danville. Soon we were all comfortably (?) seated in thesweetly perf
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