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onville, as it shall be seen and read in all future time, realizing in the studied torments of their prison-house the ideal of Dante's Inferno and Milton's Hell. Warren Lee Goss, Sergt. 2d Mass. Heavy Artillery, gave evidence regarding the colored prisoners to the committee, saying,— Scarcely any of them but were victims of atrocious amputations performed by rebel surgeons. It was said that none of the prisoners were captured except the wounded. Those in the prison were mostly New England men. Some of them had been captured . . . at the battle of Olustee, Florida. I observed in the negro prisoners a commendable trait of cleanliness. Indeed, I may safely say their clothes were, on an average, cleaner and better patched than those of other prisoners of the stockade. Through exposure to the sun and rain they were much blacker than the common Southern negroes, and many were the exclamations of surprise among the guards at this fact. The blackest niggers I ever, saw, was t
Charleston Harbor (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
We shall get glimpses of their life from the testimony of others confined there. Upon their entrance into the jail, the Wagner prisoners met those of their regiment captured on James Island, and for the first time learned who had survived of their comrades reported missing. They also found confined four colored men belonging to the gunboat Isaac Smith, which was captured in the Stono River by the Confederates, early in 1863. By arrangement, on July 24, 1863, truce boats met in Charleston harbor, and one hundred and four of our white soldiers who had been wounded at Wagner were delivered up. The Confederate commissioner, Colonel Edward C. Anderson, reports that an effort was made to bring under discussion the prisoners of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Regiment, but in compliance with instructions, all information or conversation upon these troops was declined. This silence was maintained until the very last. In a correspondence Gillmore accused Beauregard of breach of faith
Camden, S. C. (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
Ala., and finally to Annapolis, Md. The list of men known to have been captured is closed with the following, of whose capture or release nothing further is known than the record gives:— Crossler, Chauncey. Private, Co. F; captured at Camden, S. C., 18th April, 1865; escaped and returned 2d July, 1865. In conclusion, the following tribute to the class of troops of which our regiment was composed is extracted from the report of the Congressional committee:— These troops entered thDEscaped.Released.Died in Prison.Record unknown.Total.Wounded.Discharged away.Returned to Reg't.Died after Release. James Island-94-13427- Fort Wagner-15113297762 North Edisto--11---- Olustee-43310722- Barber's---11---- Honey Hill-1--111-- Camden1---1--1- The table on page 392 of this history gives a total of 106 enlisted men as missing or captured. Accepting the figures of the above table, accounting for 56 men, we have the balance of 50 men missing, of whom 49 were lost at Fort Wag
Maryland (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
Goldsboro, N. C.; discharged with regiment. Worthington, Henry W. Private, Co. H, wounded; died a prisoner, Jan. 12, 1865, at Florence, S. C. An account of the action published in the Charleston Triweekly Courier of July 18, 1863, says:— Fourteen blacks fell into our hands, including a sergeant and corporal. Five claimed to be free, the remainder finally confessing they were runaway slaves. One hailed from Michigan, two or three from Massachusetts, one from Missouri, one from Maryland, and several from Kentucky. One rascal, running up with his musket, exclaimed, Here, mossa, nebber shoot him off—tak um! showing evidently his low country origin, but unfortunately somebody's gun went off about the same time, and the fellow was killed. They received no tender treatment during the skirmish, and the marsh in one place was thick with their dead bodies. . . . The prisoners believe they are to be hung, and give for a reason for fighting as well as they did, that they would rat
Statesburg (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
m a platform upon the stockade, and artillery was posted on each corner. Lt.-Col. J. F. Iverson, of the Fifth Georgia, was commandant of the prison, and is favorably spoken of, so far as personal intercourse with the prisoners is concerned. But his subordinate, a red-headed fellow named Barrett, a lieutenant, was another fiend of the Wirz type, ferocious, brutal, and unmerciful. He made life a torment to all. Let us see what a resident of the South thought of Florence Prison:— Statesburg, South Carolina. October 12, 1864. dear sir,—Inclosed you will find an account of the terrible sufferings of the Yankee prisoners at Florence, South Carolina. In the name of all that is holy, is there nothing that can be done to relieve such dreadful suffering? If such things are allowed to continue, they will most surely draw down some awful judgment upon our country. It is a most horrible national sin, that cannot go unpunished. If we cannot give them food and shelter, for God's sake
Montgomery (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
three are known to have died in the place, four have no final record, the remainder were released. At the battle of Honey Hill, S. C., Nov. 30, 1864, there were no missing men, but the below-named man was captured. Harris, Hill. Private, Co. G, captured and wounded; released 25th April, 1865; and discharged 30th Sept. 1865, at Boston, Mass. Harris' statement, in a pension application, is that he was taken to Charleston Jail, and after several months to Andersonville, thence to Montgomery, Ala., and finally to Annapolis, Md. The list of men known to have been captured is closed with the following, of whose capture or release nothing further is known than the record gives:— Crossler, Chauncey. Private, Co. F; captured at Camden, S. C., 18th April, 1865; escaped and returned 2d July, 1865. In conclusion, the following tribute to the class of troops of which our regiment was composed is extracted from the report of the Congressional committee:— These troops entered
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issued his proclamation declaring that for every United States soldier without regard to color who should be pum. This discrimination was not tolerated by the United States, and in consequence the cartel was suspended forers of colored troops to be dealt with by the Confederate States, and only negro slaves reported captured to bgaged in war, or be taken in arms against the Confederate States, or shall give aid or comfort to the enemies of the Confederate States, were directed to be turned over to the authorities of State or States in which theyl of you can now rejoice. You are recognized as United States soldiers. Before the trial, gallows had been ern. James A. Seddon, Secretary of War. Confederate States of America, War Department. Richmond, Va., August 3to talk in that way,—a man who deserted from the United States Service. Said he, I am a soldier in the United United States service, and you are a deserter. The deserter told Doctor Todd, who called up the negro, and he having
Richmond (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
en were taken to Charleston, and imprisoned in Charleston jail. The next day the following telegram asking for instructions regarding them was sent to Richmond:— Charleston, S. C. July 17, 1863. S. Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector-General, Richmond, Va. Enemy still actively constructing batteries on Morris Island. Since our reconnoisance of yesterday he has evacuated James Island, concentrating his forces on Little Folly and Morris Islands. His loss yesterday was about forty negroes kil office expires in December, I should be glad to dispose of it, so far as I am concerned, before that period. Very respectfully yours, M. L. Bonham. Hon. James A. Seddon, Secretary of War. Confederate States of America, War Department. Richmond, Va., August 31, 1864. sir,—I have to acknowledge your letter of the 23d instant, relative to the disposition of negroes captured in arms from the enemy. The embarrassments attending this question, and the serious consequences which might en
Alexandria (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
865. Thomas, George W. Private, Co. F; exchanged, March 4, 1865, at Goldsboro, N. C.; returned to regiment, May 8, 1865. Whiting, Alfred. Sergeant, Co. I, wounded; exchanged, March 4, 1865, at Goldsboro, N. C.; died, June 26, 1865, at Alexandria, Va., of typhoid fever. Williams, Charles. Private, Co. B; died a prisoner, in January 1865, at Florence, S. C. Wilson, Samuel R. Private, Co. B; roster says: Missing, supposed died prisoner, and nothing further. Name in list of prisonersLake City, Fla. Rensellaer, Charles M. Private, Co. C; died a prisoner, June 8, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga. Stewart, George H. Private, Co. G; exchanged March 4, 1865, at Goldsboro, N. C.; discharged Oct. 7, 1865, at General Hospital, Alexandria, Va. Vanalstyne, William D. Private, Co. B; died a prisoner, Sept. 10, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga. Besides these ten men of the Fifty-fourth, the following named is reported in roster under circumstances as below stated, and his name is i
Missouri (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
, March 4, 1865, at Goldsboro, N. C.; discharged with regiment. Worthington, Henry W. Private, Co. H, wounded; died a prisoner, Jan. 12, 1865, at Florence, S. C. An account of the action published in the Charleston Triweekly Courier of July 18, 1863, says:— Fourteen blacks fell into our hands, including a sergeant and corporal. Five claimed to be free, the remainder finally confessing they were runaway slaves. One hailed from Michigan, two or three from Massachusetts, one from Missouri, one from Maryland, and several from Kentucky. One rascal, running up with his musket, exclaimed, Here, mossa, nebber shoot him off—tak um! showing evidently his low country origin, but unfortunately somebody's gun went off about the same time, and the fellow was killed. They received no tender treatment during the skirmish, and the marsh in one place was thick with their dead bodies. . . . The prisoners believe they are to be hung, and give for a reason for fighting as well as they did,
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