LIST OF WITNESSES PREPARED BY HENRY WIRZ, TOGETHER WITH WHAT HE HOPED EACH MIGHT SAY IN HIS DEFENSE: PHOTO OF DOCUMENT AND TRANSCRIPTION

(OF THE 34 PROPOSED WITNESSES ON THE LIST WRITTEN IN WIRZ'S OWN HAND, 18 ACTUALLY TESTIFIED--AND JUST 12 OF THOSE TESTIFIED FOR THE DEFENSE)

TRANSCRIPTION

1     List of Witnesses

Jos. White M.D. [i.e., Surgeon Isaiah White]   Cf. Surgn of Hospital at Andersonville. Loudon [sp. Loudoun] Cy Va 
  that I had nothing to do with Hospital

Roy MD [i.e., Doctor G. G. Roy]   Ass. Surgn ' ' ' ' Atlanta Ga 
  same

Js Ormond   Lieutt Geo. Reserve C.S.A at Atlanta Ga 
that I done all I could to get better rations.

Proctor [i.e., Major George L. Proctor]   Maj S.C.S.A. Atlanta Ga if not found there Lieut Ormond may know where. 
  same

J. W Armstrong [i.e., Captain James W. Armstrong]   Capt. AC.S.C.S.A. Macon Geo 
  same

Rev Father Hamilton [i.e., Reverend William John Hamilton]   Roman Catholic Priest Macon Geo 
  knows that I could do no more than I do for Prisoners

Henry Noyes   Capt AAG. Gen Wilsons Staff USA. Macon Geo 
  that I went with him to Macon willingly not as prioner & gave him all the Registers

W.A Persons [i.e., Colonel Alexander W. Parsons]   Coll 55 Geo Vol. C.S.A Fort Valley or Americus Geo. 
  That he was in command of prison - I acting under him

Judge Hall [i.e., Samuel Hall]   Oglethrop [sp. Oglethorpe] Geo. 
  to prove that the C S authority never paid for timber cut on private land & that they refused to give any more wood

Miss M. Rawson [i.e., Mary Rawson]   Plains of Dura near Americus Ga 
  to prove that she was allowed to bring provisions to prisoners at various times

Mrs. E. Wirz   at Dr. Perrymans Plantation Browns Station Ga 
  to prove that my home was searched & nothing found

H. J. Smith   Sergt 55 Geo Vol. CS.A Cuthbert Ga. 
  Hammack [i.e., Private W. D. Hammack]   Priv 55 Geo Vol. C.S.A. Cuthbert Geo 
  to they attended to prisoners under my orders & do know of course what orders I gave 
If these two men do not live at Cuthbert Col Parsons knows where they live

Geo C. Gibbs [i.e., Colonel George C. Gibbs]   Col 42 H. C. Vol. Tallahassie [sp. Tallahassee] Fla. 
  that he was in command of prison & that I acted under his orders

R B Thomas   Lieut AAA G.C.S.A Tallahassie Fla. 
  to correct or corroborate Col Gibbs statements 
If not found there it can be ascertained there where they live

Jo. Wright [i.e., Captain J. H. Wright]   Capt. & AQM C.S.A. / Col Persons knows where he lives 
  to prove by him that he could not put up quarters as the authorities at Richmond did not furnish the funds

Rev Father Wheelan [i.e., Reverend Peter Whelan]   Roman Catholic Priest Savannah Ga 
  to prove that I gave prisoners the provisions he made them & present with & furthermore the same as Father Hamilton

Js. Selman jr.   Sutler at Prison Andersonville Geo. Baltimore Md. 
  that he had orders not to buy blankets or clothing from prisoners because they needed them themselves that all US money had to be sent to the authorities at Richmond

R. B. Winder   Maj. & Q.M. C.S.A somewhere in East Virginia 
  same as by Capt. Wright

W. S. Winder   Capt. & AAG C.S.A. in N. Carolina 
  to prove that his father was in command of prison & that I acted under his orders

Jackson Warner   Capt & ACS CSA either at Charlotte or Salisbury NC it can be found out where he is 
to prove that prisoners fared no better at Richmond

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Fannin [i.e., Colonel James H. Fannin]   Coll 1st Geo Reserve C.S.A. La Grange Ala 
  to prove that he was in command of prison guard & that he recd his orders from the commandant of prison post

Knight Esq.   Jeweller Providence R.I. 
  to prove that I was kind to prisoners at Richmond Va Tuscaloosa Ala

W H. Noble   Col 17 Conn. USA 
  to prove that I was kind to prisoners at Andesonville

W French [i.e., Captain Wilson French]   Capt Co G. 17 Conn 
kind treatment to prisoners

Hon. Alfd Ely   Rochester N.Y. 
  kind treatment to prisoners

J Martin   Priv Co C 12 NY (Troy N.Y.)

S. M. Ricker [i.e., Sergeant Samuel M. Riker]   Sergt. Major Newark NJ N Jersey

J H. Goldsmith [i.e., Sergeant John H. Goldsmith]   Serg Major 14/15 Ill

A Moesner [i.e., Private Augustus Moesner]   Priv Co G. 16 Conn

W. Bates   Reporter of NY Herald

W W Crandall [i.e., Sergeant W. W. Crandall]   Serg Co H. 4 Iowa

A.A Eastlick   Priv Co G 4 Mich

W.B. Lennox   Washington D.C. (sub)

all these were prisoners at Andersonville but done Clerks duty at my office I wish to prove by them that clothing & provisions which were sent to prisoners were given to them, also all monies etc

The above witnesses are all I require in my case it is absolutely necessary that I should be allowed the privilege to see the Prison Register as I wish to fill out the above blanks.

H Wirz 
late Capt. AAG C.S.A.