this is a pennsylvania soldier named samuel elliott who arrived in andersonville in may 1864. he was one of those captured at the battle of the wilderness. and he -- his account kind of describes several of the major incidents that occur in andersonville. and you get this kind of sense that he thinks he is going to die very shortly. sunday, may 22nd. arrived at andersonville 60 miles from macon. the camp contains about 15,000 men. most of whom have been prisoners from about eight to ten months and were once strong, able-bodied men but are now nothing more than walking skeletons covered with filth and vermin and can hardly be recognized as white men. the horrible sights are almost enough to make us give up in despair. the ground is covered with filth and vermin can be seen crawling in the sand. the center of the camp is a stream of dirty water, so warm and greasy we can scarcely drink it. she's sights so filled me with horror that i can give an idea of this prison. monday, may 23. 23 years old today. a miserable place to celebrate one's birthday. wednesday, june 15th. a poor cr