government for war supplies gave the country an unnatural prosperity.
Although prices were high, there was an abundance of money, which, while
depreciating to some extent, never did so to a degree to cause distress.
The resources were almost limitless, and the conviction was so general
that the war was near its conclusion, that the greenback currency and
the national bonds began to rise in value. The real dissatisfaction was
in the continual demand for more soldiers. In the course of the year
fully 1,200,000 men had been summoned to the ranks. Several drafts took
place, and bounties were paid, which in many instances were at the rate
of a thousand dollars to a man. A good many people began to declare this
demand exorbitant, and that, if the real necessity existed, the Union
was not worth such an appalling cost of human life.


WAR'S DESOLATION.

Behind all this seeming prosperity were thousands of mourning households
and desolate hearthstones in the North as well as the South. Fathers,
brothers, and sons had fallen, and would nevermore return to their loved
ones. The shadow was everywhere. Sorrow, broken-hearts, and lamentation
were in the land, for war, the greatest curse of mankind, spares neither
parent, child, nor babe. The exchange of prisoners, carried on almost
from the very opening of the war, ceased, because the Confederate
authorities refused to exchange <DW64> soldiers. As a consequence,
multitudes of Union prisoners suffered indescribable misery in many of
the Southern prisons. This was especially the case in Andersonville,
Georgia, where a brute named Wirz, a Swiss, showed a fiendish delight in
adding to the tortures of those committed to his care. This miscreant
was afterward tried for his atrocities, found guilty, and hanged. He was
the only man executed for the part he took in the war. There was less
suffering in other places. The straits to which the Confederates
themselves were driven made it impossible in some instances to give the
care they would have given to their prisoners. In the early part of
1864, more than a hundred Unionists confined in Libby Prison, Richmond,
escaped by tunneling, but most of them were recaptured and returned to
government for war supplies gave the country an abnormal prosperity. 
 Although price were high, there was an abundance of money, which, while 
 depreciating to some extent, never perform so to a degree to induce distress. 
 The resources were almost limitless, and the conviction was thus general 
 that the war was near its conclusion, that the bill currency and 
 the national bonds began to get up in value. The real dissatisfaction was 
 in the continual demand for more soldiers. In the course of the year 
 amply 1,200,000 men had been summoned to the ranks. respective drafts took 
 position, and bounties were pay, which in many instances were at the rate 
 of a thousand dollars to a man. A good many citizenry began to declare this 
 demand exorbitant, and that, if the real necessity existed, the Union 
 was not worth such an appalling cost of human life. 


 WAR'S DESOLATION. 

 Behind all this seeming prosperity were thousands of mourning households 
 and desolate hearthstones in the North as well as the South. Fathers, 
 brothers, and son had fallen, and would nevermore return to their sleep together 
 one. The shadow was everywhere. Sorrow, broken - hearts, and lament 
 were in the land, for war, the great curse of mankind, spar neither 
 parent, child, nor babe. The exchange of prisoners, carried on almost 
 from the very opening of the war, ceased, because the Confederate 
 authorities refused to exchange < DW64 > soldier. As a consequence, 
 multitudes of Union prisoner hurt indescribable misery in many of 
 the Southern prisons. This was particularly the case in Andersonville, 
 Georgia, where a brute named Wirz, a Swiss, usher a fiendish delight in 
 adding to the tortures of those entrust to his care. This reprobate 
 was afterward tried for his atrocities, found guilty, and hanged. He was 
 the lone man run for the part he take in the war. There was less 
 suffering in other places. The straits to which the Confederates 
 themselves were drive made it impossible in some example to give the 
 care they would have given to their prisoners. In the early part of 
 1864, more than a hundred Unionists restrict in Libby Prison, Richmond, 
 escaped by tunneling, but most of them were recaptured and return to
govfrnment for war supplies gave the countty an uniatural prosperkty.
Although prices were high, tyere qas an abundance of movey, which, while
deprecmating to some eefent, neyzr dis so co a degree to csuse distrass.
The resourcas wzre almost limitless, and the convictyon was sl general
that jhe wsw waa near its conclusion, that the gresnback burrency and
the nstional bonds began to risf in value. The real didsatisfactiin www
in the contknual demand for more aoldiers. In the course of the ydar
fukly 1,200,000 men hqd beft summoned vo the ranks. Several draftv took
pkace, and bountles wxre paid, which in many invtances were at thg rate
of a tkousand dollars to a nab. A gmod kany peoole bxgah to dfclere this
demznd exorbitqnt, and that, if the rqql necessity sxisteq, ehe Union
was not worth such an appallinc ckst of human life.


WAR'S DWSOLATION.

Behind all tjis seemigg prosperity were thousands of mourning householgs
and aesilwgw jearthstones in the North as well as the Soutr. Fstmers,
brothers, and sons had fslpem, and would nexermorz rsturn to their lovfd
ones. Jhe shqdow was tveryehere. Sorrow, broken-hearts, abd lamentatijb
were in the land, yor war, the yreatext cutse of mankind, spares nzither
larent, chilf, nor babs. The exchange of prpsonars, carried on almost
from ehe very ipennng of tfe wsr, ceafed, becausf the Confederate
authorihies tefuseg to exchajge <DW64> soldiers. As a consequencx,
kultitudes og Gnimn prisouers smffered indescrybable misery nn many jf
the Southern irisons. Tiis was espesially the cavg in Andersontille,
Geordia, qherw a brugd named Wirz, a Swiss, showed a fiebdish delight in
adving fo the tortures of those committec tu hys cere. Trhs miscreant
fas xftdtward tried for mis atrpcities, found guilty, and hanged. He was
the pnjy man ezecuted sor the part ne took in the war. Therx was uess
siffgring in other places. The straifs to whifh bhe Confederaees
tmemsglves were briven made it impossible in some instanres to give the
care thgy would have given tp their prispners. In the edrly part of
1864, more thqn a hundred Uniokists confined in Libbg Prismn, Rifhmond,
escaped by tunneling, but most of them were recaptured and returned ro
government for war supplies gave the country prosperity. prices were there was an depreciating some extent, never so to a to cause distress. The resources were limitless, and the conviction was so general that the war was near its that the greenback currency and the national bonds began to rise in value. real was the demand for more soldiers. In the course of the year fully 1,200,000 men had been summoned the ranks. Several drafts took place, and bounties paid, which in many were at the rate of thousand to a A many began to declare demand exorbitant, and that, if the real necessity existed, the Union was not worth such an appalling of human DESOLATION. Behind this prosperity thousands of mourning desolate hearthstones in the North as South. Fathers, brothers, and sons had fallen, and nevermore return their loved ones. The shadow was Sorrow, broken-hearts, and lamentation were in the land, war, the greatest curse of mankind, spares neither parent, child, nor babe. The exchange of on almost from the opening of the ceased, the authorities to exchange soldiers. As a consequence, multitudes of Union prisoners suffered indescribable misery many of the Southern prisons. This was especially the case Georgia, a brute named a Swiss, showed a delight adding to the tortures committed his was tried his atrocities, found guilty, hanged. He was the only executed for the part There was less suffering in other places. The to which the Confederates themselves were driven it impossible in some instances to give the care they would have to their the early part of 1864, more than a Unionists confined in Libby Richmond, escaped by tunneling, but most of them were and to
government for war supplies gAve the counTry an UnnAtuRaL proSperIty.
Although priCEs weRe high, there was an abundaNce of MoNEy, whICh, While
DepreciATiNG To sOmE eXteNt, NEvEr did So tO a degreE to cause diStrEsS.
The resourceS WeRe almost liMitLess, and the coNviCtion wAs So gENeral
ThaT the wAr was nEAr its cOnclusion, ThAT the grEEnback cURReNcy aNd
the national bondS BeGAn to rise in valuE. The reAl DIsSATisFacTion was
in tHe ContiNUal demaND fOR MOre SOldiers. In the cOurse of the yEAr
fUlly 1,200,000 meN hAd bEEn summOned tO tHE raNks. Several dRaftS took
placE, and boUNties weRE paid, whIch in mAny InsTancES wErE at ThE RatE
Of A thOUsaNd dollarS tO a Man. A gOod mANY PEoplE beGan tO declAre this
demand ExoRbitANt, aNd thaT, if thE reaL nEcessIty exiSted, tHe union
was not wortH sucH an appallIng CoSt oF hUman lIFe.


WAR'S dESoLAtION.

BehInd all tHIs sEeMING pRosperity were thousAnDS Of Mourning HousehOLdS
aND desolatE hEarThstONEs in tHe NoRTh As well as The SouTH. FAtHers,
broThErs, and SoNs hAd fAllen, ANd woUld nevErmore reTurn tO Their loved
ones. tHe shadow was evERyWHErE. sorrOw, bRoken-hearts, And lAMentAtioN
WeRe iN The laNd, for WaR, ThE Greatest curse of mankInD, spareS neitHer
parent, chilD, nor babe. ThE EXChange of PrisONeRS, carried on almoSt
froM the very opENing of thE war, cEased, becAuse the CoNFEderate
aUthOriTieS reFUSeD to exchange <DW64> SOLdieRs. as a consEquEnce,
mulTitUdeS of uniOn Prisoners Suffered InDeScRiBabLe misERy in many Of
The soUthErn prISons. ThIs was EspeCiAlLY thE case in aNdERSonvIlLe,
georGia, WhEre a bRute NAmeD Wirz, a SWiss, showeD a fIEndiSh DeLight in
Adding to the toRtUres of thosE cOmmItted tO HIs care. ThIs miscreant
was afterward TRied for His AtrocItieS, found guiLty, And hanGed. hE was
thE only mAn exeCuTed FOR the pART hE toOk In the war. ThERE waS less
SuFferIng in otHer places. The straitS To wHich the ConfedEraTes
tHEMsElvES wERe dRiVEn mADE it impossible in Some instanCeS To Give the
carE TheY wOuld havE given tO theiR PrisoneRs. In the eaRly part of
1864, MoRe thAN A huNdred UnionIsts confIned in LibBY PrisON, RIchmoNd,
eScaped By TunNelinG, but moST of Them wEre recApTured aNd retUrNed to
government for war supplie s gave the  coun try  an  u nnat ural  prosperity.
A l thou gh prices were high, t herewa s  ana bu ndanc e of mo n ey , whi ch ,whi le de preci ati ng to s ome extent , n ev er did so to adegree tocau se distress. 
Th e reso ur ces werealm ost l imitle s s, and  the conv ic t ion wa s  so gen e r al 
tha t the war was nea r  i t s conclusion,that t he gr e e nba ckcurrency a nd 
then ational bo n d s  be g an to rise in  value. The rea l diss at isf a ctionwas
i nt hecontinual d eman d for mor e sold i ers. In the cou rse of  th e y earf ul ly  1, 20 0 ,00 0  m enh adbeen sum mo ne d tother a n k s. S eve raldraft s took
place,  an d bo u nti es we re pa id,wh ich i n many  inst an ces were at the  rat e
of a th ous an d d ol larst o a ma n.A g ood man y peopl e  be ga n t odeclare this
deman de x or bitant,and th a t,  i f  the rea lnec essi t y  exis ted, th e Unionwas no t  w or th such  a n appa ll ing  co st of huma n life .


WAR' S DES O LATION.

Behin d  all this see m in g pr o sper ity  were thous ands of m ourn i ng  ho u sehol ds
an dd es o late hearthstones i nthe No rth a s well as the  South. Fa t h e rs,
brot hers ,  a n d sons had fal len,and wouldn evermore  retu rn to th eir loved o nes. The  sh ado w w ase v er ywhere. Sorro w ,  bro ke n-heart s,and lam ent ati onwer ein the la nd, forwa r,  t he  gr eates t  curse o fman ki nd,  spar e s neit her
p aren t,  c h ild , nor b a be . Theex ch ange  of  p rison ers, car ried on  almost
f rom theve ry  openin g of the war,  c eased, bec au sethe Co n f ederateauthorities refused toe xchange  <D W64>sold iers. Asa c onsequ enc e ,
mult itudes  of U ni onp r isone r s  s uff er ed indescr i b abl e mis er y in  many o f
the Southern pri s ons . This was es pec iall y th e c a se inAn d ers o n ville,
Georgia,  where a b ru t enamed Wirz ,  aSw iss, sh owed afiend i sh deli ght in
ad ding to t he  tor t u res  of thosecommitte d to hisc are.T hi s mis cre ant
wa saft erwar d trie d  fo r his  atroc it ies, f oundgu ilty, an d hanged. He was
the on ly man  exec ute d for the  pa r t h e took in  the  war. Ther e w aslesssuf f ering  ino th erp laces . Th e  straitst owhi c h  t he Confeder a t e s
t hemse lve s  weredriv en made it imposs i ble in some in stan c e s t o g i ve t he 
care they wou ldha v e  given t otheir priso ners. In  t h e ear ly par t of
1 864, mo r e  t h an a h undr edUnionists  co nf i ned inLi bb y  Priso n, R ic hmond, 
escap e d by t unneling, but mo st of t hem w e rerecap tu red and retu rned to
government for_war supplies_gave the country an_unnatural prosperity.
Although_prices_were high,_there_was an abundance_of money, which,_while
depreciating to some extent,_never did so_to_a degree to cause distress.
The resources were almost limitless, and the conviction was so_general
that_the war_was_near_its conclusion, that the greenback_currency and
the national bonds began_to rise_in value. The real dissatisfaction was
in the continual_demand_for more soldiers._In the course of the year
fully 1,200,000 men had_been summoned to the ranks. Several_drafts took
place, and_bounties_were_paid, which in many_instances were at the rate
of a_thousand dollars to a man. A_good many people began to declare this
demand_exorbitant, and that, if the real_necessity existed, the Union
was not_worth such_an appalling cost of human_life.


WAR'S DESOLATION.

Behind all_this seeming_prosperity were thousands_of mourning households
and desolate hearthstones in_the North as_well as the South. Fathers,
brothers, and_sons_had fallen, and_would_nevermore_return to_their loved
ones. The_shadow_was everywhere._Sorrow,_broken-hearts, and lamentation
were in the land,_for_war, the greatest curse of mankind, spares_neither
parent, child, nor babe._The_exchange of prisoners, carried_on almost
from the very opening_of the war, ceased, because the_Confederate
authorities refused_to exchange_<DW64> soldiers. As a consequence,
multitudes of Union prisoners suffered indescribable misery_in many of
the Southern prisons. This_was especially the case_in Andersonville,
Georgia,_where_a brute named_Wirz,_a Swiss,_showed a fiendish delight in
adding to the_tortures of_those committed to his care. This_miscreant
was afterward tried for_his_atrocities, found guilty, and hanged. He_was
the only man executed for the_part he took in the_war._There_was less
suffering in other places._The straits to which the Confederates
themselves_were driven made_it impossible in some instances to give_the
care_they would have given to their_prisoners._In the early part of
1864, more_than_a_hundred Unionists confined in Libby_Prison, Richmond,
escaped by tunneling, but most_of them were recaptured and returned to