Received a few lines from George Hendryx, who again went out
to work on the outside last night. Wirtz with a squad of guards is about the
camp looking for tunnels. Patrols also looking among the prisoners for
deserters. A lame man, for telling of a tunnel, was pounded almost to death
last night, and this morning they were chasing him to administer more
punishment, when he ran inside the dead line claiming protection of the guard.
The guard didn't protect worth a cent, but shot him through the head. A general
hurrahing took place, as the rebel had only saved our men the trouble of
killing him. More rumors of hard fighting about Richmond. Grant getting the
best of it I reckon. Richmond surrounded and rebels evacuating the place. These
are the rumors. Guards deny it.
SOURCE: John L. Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p.
56-7
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