. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . fare and were separated from ordinary convicts, theywere for three months under tlie entire charge of the wardenin the penitentiary. On the 4th of November, Sergeant INIoon was a])pointed i)rison steward by (xcneral John , military commander at Columbus. His duties werenot clearly defined, and the warden understood that the im-mediate care of the prisoners was no longer one of them. From this time on, the cells were not inspected and tlie pris-oners were e
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . fare and were separated from ordinary convicts, theywere for three months under tlie entire charge of the wardenin the penitentiary. On the 4th of November, Sergeant INIoon was a])pointed i)rison steward by (xcneral John , military commander at Columbus. His duties werenot clearly defined, and the warden understood that the im-mediate care of the prisoners was no longer one of them. From this time on, the cells were not inspected and tlie pris-oners were expected to clean them themselves. Some of tlie re-sourceful prisoners had discovered that beneath the floor of thecells A\as a large vaulted air chamber. With knives abstractedfrom the dining-room a hole was cut through the cement floorand the brick arch—about two feet of solid masonrj-—into tlieair chamber beneath. This bole was concealed by a carpet bagfrom the eyes of the warden, l)ut the sliglitest inspection insidethe cell would have revealed the secret. A few officers were let into the secret, and each took his.
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