Six months a prisoner to-day. Longer than any six years of my
previous life. It is wonderful how well I stand the hardships here. At home I
was not very robust, in fact had a tendency to poor health; but there are not
many in prison that stand it as well as I do. There are about eighty-five or
ninety dying now per day, as near as I can find out. Of course there are
stories to the effect that a hundred and fifty and two hundred die each day, but
such is not the case. Have a code of reasoning that is pretty correct. Often
wonder if I shall get home again, and come to the conclusion that I shall. My
hopeful disposition does more for me than anything else. Sanders trades and
dickers around and makes extra eatables for our mess. There is not a hog in the
mess. Nearly every day some one is killed for some trifling offense, by the
guards. Rather better food to-day than usual.
SOURCE: John L. Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p.
54-5
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