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The Daily Dispatch: September 29, 1863., [Electronic resource], Affairs in Chattanooga. (search)
ners by the last flag of truce boat, one of whom — Alex. Wiel, of the 2d La.,--was from David's Island, N. Y., and the other — Thos. J. Grant, of the 13th Ala.,--from Harrisburg and Baltimore. David's Island is a place of about 90 acres, eighteen miles from New York, and the wounded prisoner is fortunate who gets there.--Some of our wounded were carried there from Gettysburg. Upon their arrival all of their clothes and blankets were burnt, and new and comfortable clothing furnished them. Mr. Weil says the clothing was of the most comfortable character, though the coats, which are U. S. regular coats, have the tails all cut off before they are given to the prisoners.--The men put them on, and thus, according to the jokers among them, became members of the "bob-tail battalion."--The food is excellent, and many delicacies are provided by the kindness of some ladies from New York, who have established three kitchens, independent of the hospital cooking apparatus. These ladies are very