. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ^^. DILAPIDATED UNION PRISONERS AFTER EIGHTEEN MONTHS AT TYLER, TEXAS The prison near Tyler, Texas, known as Camp Ford, was always an interesting place, even when food and tlotliing were most prisoners here were an ingenious lot, who apparently spent their time in unmilitary but natural fraternizing with their guards,with whom their relations were nearly always pleasant. In spite of all the efforts of the officers, the guards coidil not be preventedfrom tra
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ^^. DILAPIDATED UNION PRISONERS AFTER EIGHTEEN MONTHS AT TYLER, TEXAS The prison near Tyler, Texas, known as Camp Ford, was always an interesting place, even when food and tlotliing were most prisoners here were an ingenious lot, who apparently spent their time in unmilitary but natural fraternizing with their guards,with whom their relations were nearly always pleasant. In spite of all the efforts of the officers, the guards coidil not be preventedfrom trading w ith the prisoners. The latter slaughtered the cattle for their own food; and from the hoofs and horns they made effectivecombs, and carved beautiful sets of checkers and chessmen. Conilitions in this prison were not hard until 18C-1, when the concurrentincrease in numbers and exhaustion of supplies and wood in the neighborhood brought much suffering. It is reported tliat when theguards learned of the cajjture of Richmond, they went to their homes, leaving the prisoners almost without supervision to make theirway to New
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