The men taken outside yesterday are under rebel guard and
will be punished. The men are thoroughly aroused, and now that the matter has
been taken in hand, it will be followed up to the letter. Other arrests are
being made to-day, and occasionally a big fight. Little Terry, whom they could
not find yesterday, was to-day taken. Had been hiding in an old well, or hole
in the ground. Fought like a little tiger, but had to go. "Limber
Jim" is a brick, and should be made a Major General if he ever reaches our
lines. Mike Hoare is right up in rank, and true blue. Wm. B. Rowe also makes a
good policeman, as does "Dad" Sanders. Battese says he "no time
to fight, must wash." Jimmy Devers regrets that he cannot take a hand in,
as he likes to fight, and especially with a club. The writer hereof does no
fighting, being on the sick list. The excitement of looking on is most too much
for me. Can hardly arrest the big graybacks crawling around. Capt. Moseby is
one of the arrested ones. His right name is Collins and he has been in our
hundred all the time since leaving Richmond. Has got a good long neck to
stretch. Another man whom I have seen a good deal of, one Curtiss, is also
arrested. I haven't mentioned poor little Bullock for months, seems to me. He
was most dead when we first came to Andersonville, and is still alive and
tottering around. Has lost his voice entirely and is nothing but a skeleton.
Hardly enough of him for disease to get hold of. Would be one of the surprising
things on record if he lives through it, and he seems no worse than months ago.
It is said that a court will be formed of our own men to try the raiders. Any
way, so they are punished. All have killed men, and they themselves should be
killed. When arrested, the police had hard work to prevent their being lynched
Police more thoroughly organizing all the time. An extra amount of food this
P.M., and police get extra rations, and three out of our mess is doing pretty
well, as they are all willing to divide. They tell us all the encounters they
have, and much interesting talk. Mike has some queer experiences. Rebel flags
at half mast for some of their great men. Just heard that the trial of raiders
will begin to morrow.
SOURCE: John L. Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p.
76-7
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