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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.12 (search)
Southern soldiers in Northern Prisons. [from the Charlotte (N. C.) Observer, December 22, 1895.] A very graphic description. Experience at Johnson's Island and Point Lookout—Pickett's charge at Gettysburg—The cavalry fight at Boonesboro, Maryland. The following graphic story of the life in Northern prisons during the war is from the pen of Mr. Albert Stacey Caison, a native of Fayetteville, but now of Jefferson City, Mo. It was written while he was a resident of Lenoir, from which place he went into the army: In the Century Magazine for March, 1891, there is a touching account of prison life at Johnson's Island, and the writer, in speaking of his short stay at Point Lookout, after his release, says: Thinking we had exhausted the capacity of prison life for harm, we were little prepared for the sight which met our eyes as we entered this place; but seeing these unfortunates, we felt that we stood in the presence of men who had touched depths of suffering that we h
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The plan to rescue the Johnson's Island prisoners. (search)
xperience of the expedition for the rescue of the Confederate prisoners on Johnson's Island, is taken from advance sheets of Official Records of the Union and Confedeso brilliant. Late in the spring, I believe it was, that our enemies made Johnson's Island, in the Bay of Sandusky, O., a depot for our officers, their prisoners, ans, the first object of the plan being to communicate with the prisoners on Johnson's Island, informing them that an attempt would be made to release them. This was e (J. J.) Archer, who with Major-General (I. R.) Trimble, was a prisoner at Johnson's Island, had sent there to Beverly Saunders, Esq., telling us to communicate with e, and, by rising on the officers and crew, take possession and run her to Johnson's Island, trusting to the prisoners to overpower the guard, while we would be ready of reinforcements, both naval and military, to re-inforce the garrison at Johnson's Island against our compact little band of fifty-two Confederates, we had, as a ma
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Joseph Jones, M. D., Ll.D. (search)
197. Hotchkiss, Mrs E. D., 368, 380. Howard, John, 176. Howlett's House, Capture of, 192. Hundley, General George J., 294. I am dying, Egypt, dying; Death of its author, 82. Index, London, cited, 202. Invasion of Pennsylvania, 63. Jackson's Soubriquet of Stonewall, 112. Jackson, his dread of intoxicants, 333. James, G P. R, 318. Johnson Publishing Co., B. F., 1. Johnson, General Bradley T. Oration in dedicating the Confederate Museum at Richmond, 364. Johnson's Island Prisoners; plan to rescue them, 283. Johnson, Major L J., death of, 172. Johnson, Zack, killed, 106. Jones, has. Edgeworth, 335. Jones, Dr., Joseph, tribute to, 382. Jones, D. D., Rev. J. Wm., 342. Journal, Farmville, Va., cited, 94. Kernstown, battle of, 130. Kirkland's N. C. Brigade in 1864-1864, 165 Lamb, Colonel John C., killed, 191. Landry, Captain R., Prosper, 202. Last Battle of the War, 38. Lee Camp, No. 1, C. V. The beneficence and influence of