Exchange rumors.
SOURCE: John L.
Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 92
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Friday, January 12, 2018
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: August 23, 1864
Terribly hot.
SOURCE: John L.
Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 92
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: August 24, 1864
Had some soup. Not
particularly worse, but Rowe is, and Sanders also.
SOURCE: John L.
Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 92
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: August 25, 1864
In my exuberance of
joy must write a few lines. Received a letter from my brother, George W.
Ransom, from Hilton Head.† Contained only a few words.
_______________
† My brother supposed me dead,
as I had been so reported; still, thinking it might not be so, every week or so
he would write two letter and direct to me as a prisoner of war. This letter,
very strangely, reached its destination.
SOURCE: John L.
Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 92
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: August 26, 1864
Still am writing.
The letter from my brother has done good and cheered me up. Eye sight very poor
and writing tires me. Battese sticks by; such disinterested friendship is rare.
Prison at its worst.
SOURCE: John L.
Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 92
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: August 27, 1864
Have now written
nearly through three large books, and still at it. The diary am confident will
reach my people if I don't. There are many here who are interested and will see
that it goes north.
SOURCE: John L.
Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 92
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: August 28, 1864
No news and no
worse; set up part of the time. Dying off a third faster than ever before.
SOURCE: John L.
Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 92
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: August 29, 1864
Exchange rumors
afloat. Any kind of a change would help me.
SOURCE: John L.
Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 92
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: August 30, 1864
Am in no pain
whatever, and no worse.
SOURCE: John L.
Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 92
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: August 31, 1864
Still waiting for
something to turn up. My Indian friend says: “good news yet.” Night. — The camp is full of exchange rumors.
SOURCE: John L.
Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 92
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: August 12, 1864
Warm. Warm. Warm. If
I only had some shade to lay in, and a glass of lemonade.
SOURCE: John L.
Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 91
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: August 13, 1864
A nice spring of
cold water has broken out in camp, enough to furnish nearly all here with
drinking water. God has not forgotten us. Battese brings it to me to drink.
SOURCE: John L.
Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 91
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: August 14, 1864
Battese very
hopeful, as exchange rumors are afloat. Talks more about it than ever before.
SOURCE: John L.
Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 91
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: August 15, 1864
The water is a
God-send. Sanders better and Rowe worse.
SOURCE: John L.
Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 92
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: August 16, 1864
Still in the land of
the living. Capt. Wirtz is sick and a Lieut. Davis acting in his stead.
SOURCE: John L.
Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 92
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: August 17, 1864
Hanging on yet. A
good many more than two hundred and twenty-five die now in twenty-four hours.
Messes that have stopped near us are all dead.
SOURCE: John L.
Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 92
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: August 18, 1864
Exchange rumors.
SOURCE: John L.
Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 92
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: August 19, 1864
Am still hoping for
relief. Water is bracing some up, myself with others. Does not hurt us
SOURCE: John L.
Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 92
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: August 20, 1864
Some say three
hundred now die each day No more new men coming. Reported that Wirtz is dead.
SOURCE: John L.
Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 92
Saturday, January 6, 2018
Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: August 1, 1864
Just about the same. My Indian friend says: “We all get
away.”
SOURCE: John L. Ransom, Andersonville Diary, p. 91
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