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    3. I wish to contribute to this list some excerpts from "THE HISTORICAL MAGAZINE" Vol IX, January 1871, issue 1. I made a trip to the LOC in DC to obtain this it was written by my gguncle Alfred Letteer. It provides inspect into daily camp life, starting with the Raiders. ANDERSONVILLE DIARY OF A PRISONER Page l. Thursday June 29th, 1864> Soon after our rations began coming in this afternoon the commander of the Camp issued an order that not another load of rations should enter Camp until the party or orgganization or Raiders were fereted out and placed in his hands. About a dozen guards entered the Stockade and with the assistance of Some informers began picking up some of the leaders, which caused an imense excitement. They got somewhere near 25 of the most desperate and will keep them until tomorrow whin some action will be taken with them either by the Confederate Military authorities or by our own civil laws as control our camp. Just at evening two or three of them were turned into Camp sigly to let the men do with (them) as they thought fit. They were all three beat and pounded so badly that they cannot get over it. To be continued Dave Letteer, Charlotte NC

    11/23/1998 10:07:20