Prisoners of War, 1861-65: a Record of Personal Experiences, And a Study of ...
Prisoners of War, 1861-65: a Record of Personal Experiences, And a Study of ...
Thomas Sturgis
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. . . Few would attempt to escape . . . and would be readily caught by the dogs, always at hand for that purpose." In May, 1864, Isaiah H. White, Chief Surgeon, C. S. A., whose name appears frequently in the records of Anderson- ville, writes: "The total number of cases treated here to date is 4588, of which 1026 (about 25%) have died. The month of April exhibits a ratio of 316 cases and 57 deaths to each 1000. " In August, he adds: " The prisoners are without barracks or tents, 30,000 men bein...g densely crowded together. They are exposed to the Sim by day and the dew at night, and entirely unprotected during rains. The hospital (small tents) is utterly inadequate (in number and size) to accommodate the large number of sick." This being a monthly estimate means that 68% of the entire population would die in twelve months. That conditions became not better, but worse, as time went by, is shown by the report of Walter Bowie, Captain Digitized by VjOOQ IC PRISONERS OF WAR 307 and Inspector, C.
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