The prison is not yet entirely completed. One side is yet
open, and through the opening two pieces of artillery are pointed. About 1800
Yankees are here now. Col. Piersons commands the prison, and rides in and talks
with the men. Is quite sociable, and says we are all to be exchanged in a few
weeks. He was informed that such talk would not go down any longer. We had been
fooled enough, and paid no attention to what they told us. Our mess is
gradually settling down. Have picked out our ground, rolled some big logs
together, and are trying to make ourselves comfortable. I am in the best of
spirits, and will live with them for some time to come if they will only give
me one quarter enough to eat, and they are doing it now, and am in my glory.
Weather cleared up, and very cold nights. We put on all our clothes nights and
take them off day-times. The men do most of their sleeping through the day, and
shiver through the long nights
SOURCE: John L. Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p.
42
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