. The Photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . was ordered to report at Andersonville, where he was soonplaced in command of the interior of the stockade. This com-mand he retained while prisoners were at Andersonville. General Winder, in June, telegraphed Adjutant-GeneralCooper that the stockade was already taxed to its utmost ex-tent, the mortality was considerable, and that additional guardsand medical officers were needed. The assistance asked waspromised him, and he was instructed to place the prisonersproper
. The Photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . was ordered to report at Andersonville, where he was soonplaced in command of the interior of the stockade. This com-mand he retained while prisoners were at Andersonville. General Winder, in June, telegraphed Adjutant-GeneralCooper that the stockade was already taxed to its utmost ex-tent, the mortality was considerable, and that additional guardsand medical officers were needed. The assistance asked waspromised him, and he was instructed to place the prisonersproperly. In the light of conditions, General Winders replyis not devoid of a certain grim humor: You speak of placingthe prisoners properly. I do not comprehend what is intendedby it. I know of but one way to place them and that is to putthem in the stockade, where they have between four and fivesquare yards to the man. This includes streets and two acresof land about the stream. The attempt of the officers incharge to remedy the bad conditions which soon arose seem tohave been sincere. Captain Wirz made requisitions for hoes,.
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