Observations of An Illinois Boy in Battle Camp And Prisons 1861 to 1865
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The dog was probably cooked a few days before my arrival on the island. 206 IN BATTLE, CAMP AND PRISONS, '6l-'65 As the days passed on, the suffering from cold and hunger increased at a rapid rate. I could notice that I was failing and growing weaker every day, and would sometimes almost despair of ever getting out of that place of torment alive, but did not give up the struggle for dear life. One day as I was strolling through the prison, to my great surprise and delight I met two members of m...y own company, Alonzo Fish and John Stevenson, who were captured and brought to Belle Island during my confinement in the Rich- mond prisons. Of course we were greatly rejoiced, but sorry to meet under such conditions. The death rate among the prisoners was becoming more alarming, as it seemed the strongest of them were succumbing to the rigors of the weather and starvation. The time was now near spring and the cold was abating somewhat, but yet the suffering was intense, from different causes. I never have read of such an amount of intense suffering at any place (ex- cept at Andersonville, Ga.
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