Soldier's Experience in Southern Prisons

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. I had no alternative but to surrender. My casualty list was two men wounded, both in their legs. Ah! What a sorry plight we were in. My men were footsore and weary from their hard marching and maneuvering and our animals were completely fagged. We were gathered in line; I was their first victim, without hat or sword, both of which had been taken away by the first rebel Who had approached me.