Garland Globe | 1907-06-01 | Page 6 | Died in Prison Pens

DIED IN PRISON PENS Record of Those Who Passed Away in Military Confine-ments Confine-ments Is an Appalling Appal-ling One. Tho largest confederate prison was at Andorsonvllle, Qa., where 45,013 union soldiers woro Imprisoned. Tho prison had Its maximum number on August 6, 1804, when the rolls show-id show-id tho presenco of 33,114. Death claimed 12,912, or 28 per cent, of the ntlre uumbor. Every day the doath roll averagod 30. The greatest number num-ber of deaths occurred on August 33, 18G4( when 127 yiolded up their lives. Tho largest military prison In the north was nt Elmlra whoro 11,916 prisoners pris-oners wore confined in an open pon or stockade. Tho death list reached 2,994, about 25 per cent. In March, 18C5, the groatest mortality occurred 495 or 16.5 per cent, of all tho deaths. All excopt six of tho dead wero burled In flold which was aftorward plowed up d planted with wheat, and now ilther summer' nor winter shows a gn of whero 3,000 hapless confeder- to3 wero laid away.