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THE NEW YORK
PUBLIC LIBRARY

167603

ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS. 1900.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868,
By JOE BARBIERE,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Dedication.

To

MRS. F. M. PARKER, OF NEWPORT, KY.,

THIS VOLUME IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED,

AS A TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO A LADY,

WHOSE KINDNESS TO THE AUTHOR WHILE A PRISONER

OF WAR

IS YET FRESH IN HIS MEMORY,

THUS ADDING ANOTHER LINK TO THE CHAIN OF CHARITIES THAT UNITES THIS NOBLE WOMAN'S HEART

TO THE ESSENCE OF ALL GOOD.

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The "Lone Star" State-Turchin in Alabama out-Heroding Butler in

Louisiana-Wm. G. Brownlow the Barnum of the South-Grape-

vine Line-Active-The Fourth Estate in Prison-How we ob-

tained Stimulants-Great Excitement in Prison, rumois of Con-
federate Victories-The Munificence of our Custodians-Our
Laundry-Human Nature in Bread-chuncks-Edwin M. Stanton
-Arrival of Civilians-Murder of a Prisoner-Big Gate-They
stole my Whiskey-Joke on our Custodians-Picnicians on the
Rampage.

Naval Engagement at Memphis, List of Officers and Boats-Log of the
Gunboat Price-The Women of Louisville, Mrs. Harry J. Spotts,
Mrs. David Looney-Andrew Johnson, Military Governor of Ten-
nessee-Capt. J. M. Winstead-Camp Chase, Ohio-Incidents at
Camp Chase-Situation of Camp Chase-Mrs. Judge Clark, of
Ohio-Dr. Cliff, of Tennessee-Mrs. Harry Hedden, of Kentucky.

Rebel Prisoners at Elmira--Treatment of Jefferson Davis--The Mur-
dered Wirz--Treatment of Federal Prisoners and Rebel Witnes-
ses-Letter of Louis Schade, Esq.-Formation of the Southern
Confederate and State Governments-Organization of Confederate
States Army-Inhuman Treatment of Confederate Prisoners-J.
P. Benjamin and Robert Ould's Letters.

Of Confederate Prisoners, Confined and Exchanged, at Johnson's
Island, September, 1862.

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