One month a prisoner to-day — longer than any year of my
life before. Hope I am not to see another month in the Confederacy. A great
deal of stealing going on among the men. There are organized bands of raiders
who do pretty much as they please. A ration of bread is often of more
consequence than a man's life. have received food but once to-day; very cold;
at least one hundred men limping around with frozen feet, and some of them
crying like little children. Am at work on the outside to-day; go out at nine in
the morning and return at four in the afternoon, and by right smart figuring
carry in much extra food for tent mates, enough to give all hands a good square
meal.
SOURCE: John L. Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p.
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