In the Senate of the United States : May 5, 1864 ; ordered to be printed, ... joint resolution directing the Committee on the Conduct of the War to examine into the recent attack on Fort Pillow.

  • United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War
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[1864]
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Credit: In the Senate of the United States : May 5, 1864 ; ordered to be printed, ... joint resolution directing the Committee on the Conduct of the War to examine into the recent attack on Fort Pillow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Isaac H. Lewis, sworn and examined. By Mr. Julien: Question. To what company and regiment do you belong ? Answer. Company K, 1st Vermont cavalry. Question. When were you taken prisoner? Answer. I was taken prisoner on the 22d of March, on Kilpatrick’s raid. Question. Where were you then carried ? Answer. They carried me to Richmond, and put me in a tobacco house there.- Question. How did they treat you there ? Answer. Well, they did not treat me as well as they might. Question. What did they give you to eat ? Answer. They gave me corn-bread. Question. How much and how often 1 Answer. Not but very little. They gave me a little twice a day. Question. Did they give you any meat 1 Answer. Once in a while, a little. Question. What kind of meat 1 Answer. Beef. Question. Could you eat it ] Answer. No, sir. [The witness here Avas evidently so weak and exhausted that the committee suspended his examination.] Mortimer F. BroAvn, SAVorn and examined. By the chairman: Question. Where are you from, and to what company and regiment do you belong 1 Answer. I am from Steubenville, Ohio; I Avas in the 2d Ohio; Colonel McCook was our colonel when I Avas taken prisoner. Question. Where were you taken prisoner ? Answer. At Chickamauga. Question. Where were you then carried 1 Answer. From Chickamauga to Richmond. Question. Hoav did you fare Avhilc in Richmond 1 AnsAver. We lived very scantily, and hardly any tiling to eat. Some of the boys, in order to get enough to live on, had to trade away Avhat clothing they could to the guard for bread, &c. Question. What did they alloAv you to eat 1 Answer. When Ave first went to Richmond our rations Avere bacon and Avheat- bread'. We did very Avell at first, but they Avent on cutting it doAvn. Question. Hoav was it finally ? Answer. We received corn-bread once or twice a day—I think it Avas twice. After we Avent to Danville avc fared a great deal better in regard to rations. Question. Did you have enough to cat, such as it was 1 Answer. I did, at Danville. Question. How Avas it at Richmond 1 AnsAver. Well, some had plenty to eat, but, as far as I Avas concerned, I Avas hungry most all the time. From the time avc left Richmond until avc dreAv our meat at Danville—say ten days—avc had Avitli us to eat only Avhat they called Graham bread—nothing but bread and Avater for those ten days. After we got to Danville it Avas better. They issued us pork and beef sometimes. There, there would be times Avhen avc Avould be without meat for a couple of days. Question. What Avas their bearing and treatment toAvards you, aside from your food ?
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