The vast majority appeared to lose all repulsion to filth, and both sick and well disregarded all the laws of hygiene and personal cleanliness.

The accommodations for the sick were imperfect and insufficient.

From the organization of the prison, February 24, 1864, to May 22, the sick were treated within the Stockade.

In the crowded condition of the Stockade, and with the tents and huts clustered thickly around the hospital, it was impossible to secure proper ventilation or to maintain the necessary police.

The Federal prisoners also made frequent forays upon the hospital stores and carried off the food and clothing of the sick.