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Excerpt from Yankees in Rebel Prisons
I have given all the incidents of my life in Libby Prison in a former pamphlet, entitled, Why I was not Hung.
We were all moved south to Danville, Virginia. This was not a safe place to keep us, as we were too near General Grant and his army. After a stop of about ten days, we were sent by railroad to Augusta, Georgia. We were kept in the cars about twenty four hours. It was said the citizens would not allow us to stay there for fear the Yanks would contaminate the air. We were sent on to Macon, Georgia. Here we were quartered in the State Fair Grounds. There were two old hildings on the grounds in which they put the wounded, sick and the older officers. I was placed in one corner of the larger building, on account of my wound, and I also had a bad case of diarrhoea. Soon after I was laid down a very pleasant rebel sergeant came by and I called to him. He asked me what he could do for me. I told him I wanted threeor four pounds of wheat ?our, that I had a bad case of diarrhoea, and if I could get some ?our, I could cure myself. He said If I can possibly get some, you shall have it. Soon he came back with several pounds. Coming near me, he looked all about to see that no rebels could see him, laid it down by my side. I of fered him a ten dollar Confederate bill. He said, No, you will need it.
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