CHAPTER IV.

LIFE IN A DUNGEON.

Parson Aughey as Chaplain--Description of the Prisoners-- Colonel Walter, the Judge Advocate--Charges and Specifications against Parson Aughey, a Citizen of the Confederate States--Execution of two Tennesseeans--Enlistment of Union Prisoners--Colonel Walter's second visit--Day of Execution specified--Farewell Letter to my Wife--Parson Aughey's Obituary penned by himself--Address to his Soul--The Soul's Reply--Farewell Letter to his Parents--The Union Prisoners' Petition to Hon. W. H. Seward--The two Prisoners and the Oath of Allegiance--Irish Stories 113--142