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Civil War Records of Charles Wesley Parker
April 29, 1864 Drew rations at Goldsboro. Three hundred hardtack and a little bacon. Arrived at Wilmington in the night, April 30 Crossed the Cape Fear River early. Got no rations but a little rotten bacon - gave one dollar for a biscuit. Passed the left wing of sixteenth on another train. May 1 Arrived at Charleston at eleven A.M. passed through the city on Spring Street. Had a glimpse of Fort Sumpter. How We longed to be there! Got near Savannah in the eve. Changed cars railroad grew better. May 2 Pleasant. Arrived at Macon about three P.M. Pretty town. Got to Anderson at eight P.M. stopped near the station all night closely guarded May 3 Still pleasant - formed into squads and marched into the Prison
which is a stockade enclosing about eight acres No shelter from
rain or hot sun about twelve thousand enclosed here and some of
the worst looking specimens of humanity I ever saw. May 4 Hot still in prison. Rest of Regiment came to-day. Very small ration of meal and bacon. Gen. Howell Cobb inspected The prison to-day. May 5 Pleasant - some escaped last night - got hunted down with blood hounds - did not catch them all Yanks too smart. Various rumors about exchange rations, the same mode - some meal dumplings for dinner. May 7 Have a little wood to cook with. Getting a little more reconciled to my fate - drew cooked rations od a little corn-bread and meat. May 8 |