From the Richmond Dispatch, 12/30/1861, p. 2, c. 3
Our Yankee
Prisoners. – Passing the military
prisons yesterday, we observed that the caged Yankees were in a high state of
enjoyment, singing, laughing and shouting, as if their present position was an
improvement upon anything they had been accustomed to at home. The prisoners of
rank, confined on the lower floor of one of the buildings, looked rather more
sedate. We understand that some 250 will be released this week, and sent to
Fortress Monroe, in exchange for the Hatteras prisoners. Yesterday morning two
Dutchmen, belonging to the 20th New York regiment, were brought to
this city. They were captured in a recent skirmish on the
Peninsula.
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