The pathetic letter, which was composed by the suffering and dying men at
Andersonville, and addressed to the President in August, 1864, and
forwarded by the prisoners who were sent to Charleston, led to renewed
efforts on the part of the United States government; but no notice was
taken by the rebel authorities of the plea in behalf of humanity. The
following letter is said to be the one sent to the President:--
_The Memorial of the Union Prisoners confined at Andersonville,
Georgia, to the President of the United States._
CONFEDERATE STATES PRISON,
CHARLESTON, S. C., Aug., 1864.