Answer. Yes, sir; a large number of them. This was the receiving hospital for those from Gettysburg.
Question. What was the treatment they received from us?
Answer. We consider that we treated them with the greatest kindness and humanity; precisely as we treated our own men. That has been our rule of conduct. We gave them the very best the hospital would afford; and not only what properly belonged to the hospital, but delicacies and luxuries of every kind were furnished them by the hospital, and by outside sympathizers, who were permitted to send delicacies to them.
Question. It has been stated in many of the rebel newspapers that our prisoners are treated the same and fed with the same rations as their soldiers in the field. In your judgment, as a physician would it be possible for their soldiers to retain their health and energy if fed as our prisoners have been?
Answer. No, sir; it would be impossible; multitudes of them would have died under such treatment.
Question. I do not know as I desire to question you further. Is there anything more you desire to state?
Answer. I do not know that there is; it is all in a nut-shell.
By Mr. Odell:
Question. Is not the disease as evinced among those men clearly defined as resulting from exposure and privations, and want of proper food and nourishment?
Answer. That is our decided opinion as medical men; the opinion of all of us who have had anything to do with these men.