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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 216 (search)
er last night. We get grub from our officers who are confined above, but we have to be very sly, as they allow no communications to be held between us and them. Oct. 23.--They still keep our rations from us The wounded are doing pretty well; but we are all so dirty and filthy it is a wonder we don't catch some contagious disease; we can get no soap to wash with. Oct. 24.--This morning all the wounded were taken to the Alabama Hospital, and all those who were not wounded were sent to Belle Isle, to remain there until exchanged or starved to death, the latter the most probable. Oct. 25.--We are much more comfortably situated than we were at Libby. We have a very good room, yet we have no blankets and have to sleep on the floor. There is no medicine even here. Oct. 26.--Nothing of importance to-day. Oct. 27.--To-day they took the names of one hundred and eighty-five of the worst wounded to exchange at nine P. M. We were put in a scow and started for City Point. Oct. 2