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I know this because I have a letter from him stating this..Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 07:47:03 PM
First name is OK -: mary State you are from? -: ct Homepage URL -: http://mary.diercksen@sbcglobal.net Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: 1st Lt. Edward Kelly,182nd Regiment (union Army) Your Question or Comment !! -: do your records show that my Great Grandfather was transferred from Libby Prison to Salisbury on 10/2/1864 after becoming a prisoner of war in the battle of Reams Station, Va. on 8/25/1864 and then returned to Libby in February of 1865? How did you discover the info you have now?: undocumented oral family history
Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 01:58:49 PM
First name is OK -: Bill State you are from? -: PA Homepage URL -: http://falcon83@frontiernet.net Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: ANSWER for Deborah Jensen from Texas rel. to Samuel Traugh Your Question or Comment !! -: My records show he was formerly a member of the 12th Pa. Reserves, Company E, enlisting Jan. 22, 1864, then joining the 190th Pa. Vol., Company A, on June 1, 1864. He was captured August 19, 1864 at the Weldon Railroad south of Petersburg. Unfortunately, I do not have a prison listed for him. Most of the unit did go to Salisbury, NC but a few were held in Richmond, VA. Pension and service records might be your only hope for an answer to which prison. If you do find out, please let me know as I am also involved in the Salisbury Confederate Prison Association and I will add his name to their records if he was in Salisbury. My records also show a William Traugh 12th Reserves, Company E, who re-enlisted in the 190th Pa. Vol., Company A, dying June 27, 1864, in Washington, DC and buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Monday, April 19th 2010 - 06:05:09 PM
First name is OK -: Evelyn Duckett Gray State you are from? -: Iowa/ California Homepage URL -: http://oneputtev@aol.com Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: George W. Duckett Your Question or Comment !! -: I am looking for information about my Great Grand Father, George W Duckett He enlisted June 11, 1961 and was at Camp McDonal for 3 years. March 1, 1862 he was detailed Brigade Teemster June 28, 1863. He was absent with leave February 12, 1865. G. W. Duckett appears on a list of prisoners confined in Military Prison at Wheeling, Virginia (also known as Atheneum Prison)G.W. Duckett, Pvt. Co. G 18 Regt George Duckett Was said to have been sent North after he surrendered. How would I find out where he was sent. He was one of the men who did not have a place to go home to. I would like to find out what happned to those they called Galvanized Yankee's How did you discover the info you have now?: Name: George DUCKETT Sex: M Birth: ABT. 1838 Notes for George W. DUCKETT: George (G. W.) Duckett was a private in Co. G. 18 Reg’t Georgia Infantry. He enlisted June 11, 1961 and was at Camp McDonal for 3 years. March 1, 1862 he was detailed Brigade Teemster June 28, 1863. He was absent with leave February 12, 1865. G. W. Duckett appears on a list of prisoners confined in Military Prison at Wheeling, Virginia (also known as Atheneum Prison)G.W. Duckett, Pvt. Co. G 18 Regt Georgia Infantry Appears on a Report of Rebel Deserters surrendering themselves with in the limits of the ; Department of West Virginia for the month of March 1865 Report Dated Headquarters Department of West Virginia Cumberland Maryland May 16, 1865 surrendered New Creek, West Virginia March 1865 Remark took Amnesty oath and sent North. According to information in the Confederate Soldiers record book at the courthouse in Bartow County, Georgia, George died from disease at Seven Pine, Gettysburg, and Cold Harbor. The record does not reflect this. G.W. Duckett appears on a Receipt Roll for clothing a number of times. 2nd Qr. April 30, 1864. 4th Qr. November 27, 1864. G.W. Duckett Pvt. Co. G. 18 Regh. Ga. Inf. C.S.A. February 12, 1865 Age: 24 years Height: 6ft. Complexion: Fair Eyes: Hazle Hair: Brown Occupation; Farmer Residence: Cass County, Georgia George surrendered to Lieutenant S.R. Hunen Prov. Marshall February 10, 1865 oath administered. Have not found anything on George since this date. Information provided by Mr. Earl Duckett of Marshall County, Alabama. June 28, 1995. George W.Duckett son of Jacob D & Sarah Duckett Married Maggie j Kelly at Webester County Iowa.I Have their Marriage license. They had one Child, John Francis Duckett born 1971. George disapeared and was not heard from again.
Monday, April 19th 2010 - 01:47:07 PM
First name is OK -: Deborah Jensen State you are from? -: TEXAS Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: Samuel Traugh Your Question or Comment !! -: Samuel Traugh is my great grandfather. He fought in the 190th regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers. I found records that say he was captured on August 9, 1864 and was released in May 1865. I found that other members of the 190th were captured and died in Salisbury N.C., so I am trying to find out if Samuel was there. How did you discover the info you have now?: Ancestry.com and internet searches
Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 10:35:35 PM
First name is OK -: Jennifer State you are from? -: Maryland Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: Andrew Boyd Your Question or Comment !! -: He died 1/28/1865. Just wondering if there is any additional information. How did you discover the info you have now?: My grandfather's sister sent to the Ohio Adjutant General's office. They had known about him from their grandmother. He was my great-great grandmother's brother.
Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 01:43:07 PM
First name is OK -: Marie State you are from? -: North Carolina Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: Elias Simmons Your Question or Comment !! -: Was Elias Simmons a guard at the prison?
Tuesday, April 13th 2010 - 09:13:34 AM
First name is OK -: Christina State you are from? -: North Carolina Homepage URL -: http://cjbookworm97@gmail.com Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: Washington Lafayette Rivenbark Your Question or Comment !! -: Washington Rivenbark is an ancestor of mine, I have records that he was in the Civil War, but I don't know anymore than that. I would love to find out more about him if you know about it. How did you discover the info you have now?: Through my school
Monday, April 12th 2010 - 10:01:55 PM
First name is OK -: Emma Ross State you are from? -: North Carolina Homepage URL -: http://rdancer42@atmc.net Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: It was sent to me in an E-mail Your Question or Comment !! -: I am looking for the grave site of Pinkney Calhoun Milliken. He was my great grand father and was taken prisoner at Fort Fisher, in Brunswick County
Friday, April 9th 2010 - 04:04:35 PM
First name is OK -: Cheri State you are from? -: Originally Massachusetts Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: William H. Beal 39th Mass Inf d.Sal. Pris.19 Feb. 1865 Your Question or Comment !! -: I would like to know of his final resting place. Are his remains in a mass grave or was he reburied somewhere close by? How did you discover the info you have now?: Website of 39th Mass Inf. and family records. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors records.
Thursday, April 8th 2010 - 09:10:40 PM
First name is OK -: Mark State you are from? -: New Jersey Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: Patrick Mahar or Patrick Maher Your Question or Comment !! -: Wondering what you may have on my great great grandfather. Born Patrick Mahar, but with spelling sometimes as Maher. He was a private, 63rd Infantry, NY, F Company, at the time of his capture on May 27, 1862 at Hanover Court House, VA. Apparently wounded at the time. He was confined at Richmond, then sent to Salisbury on 6/3/1862. He was paroled in Virginia in September 1862. He served with his son, (my great grandfather) Daniel Maher. Patrick Maher and the 63rd Ny later served at Gettysburg and Antietam. Patrick was wounded again at the Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road at the Siege of Petersburg. This time his left leg was amputated. He was promoted to first lieutenant and sent home to Albany, NY, where he died four months later in September 1864. He is buried at St. Agnes Cemetery in Menands, NY. How did you discover the info you have now?: Official U.S. Army Records, also with help from the librarian at the NY Military Museum, Saratoga, NY.
Thursday, April 8th 2010 - 12:02:35 AM
First name is OK -: Shellie State you are from? -: Iowa Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: James E Reed Your Question or Comment !! -: If there is any other information from Salisbury...records of any kind, I would give anything to know any more information. I know he was captured in Aug. 1864 and was set free in Feb? 1865. How did you discover the info you have now?: I was just looking for information on Salisbury Prison from finding it on my GGgrandfathers death information from the Milwaukees Soldiers home. Upon typing Salisbury Prison into my search engine, this was the first choice. This is when I discovered the small paragraph on your main page that mentioned my grandfather James E Reed. This has taken me on an incredible journey...and I hope to learn more and more, if for no other reason but to honor his memory and pass it along to my family.
Tuesday, April 6th 2010 - 04:43:36 PM
First name is OK -: Joe Loughlin State you are from? -: NC Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: Thomas Wsshington Brinkman Your Question or Comment !! -: My G Grandfather was imprisoned here very late in the war. He was a pilot for confederate blockade runners and was acused of needlessly running one a ground. He was never tried and released at war end. Do you have records of him? How did you discover the info you have now?: Information was taken from a book by Jim McNeil, "Masters of the Shoals" ISBN 0-306-81280-0
Tuesday, April 6th 2010 - 07:00:48 AM
First name is OK -: Richard State you are from? -: Ohio Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: Civil War Your Question or Comment !! -: Looking for Dudgeon,Miller,Wilson,Pierce,Shambaugh, Swanigan,Schmuck, just to name a few doing geneology How did you discover the info you have now?: From find a grave site web site
Sunday, April 4th 2010 - 05:39:32 PM
First name is OK -: Esther State you are from? -: Kentucky Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: Gilbert Allen, John Allen, Jeremiah Allen Your Question or Comment !! -: Do you have any records on any of these three names? How did you discover the info you have now?: I have military records and trying to trace what happened to my great grandfather.
Monday, March 29th 2010 - 09:30:25 PM
First name is OK -: CRYSTAL State you are from? -: BALTIMORE Homepage URL -: http://WWW.KIZZ33.COM Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: TRAON ALEXANDER Your Question or Comment !! -: I NEED INFO ON TRAON ALEXANDER A PRISONER THERE How did you discover the info you have now?: A LETTER
Monday, March 29th 2010 - 12:29:35 PM
First name is OK -: Bill State you are from? -: Pa. Homepage URL -: http://falcon83@frontiernet.net Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: answer for Michele from Pa. rel. Jacob Boyer Your Question or Comment !! -: Brown's book on Salisbury Prison lists a Jacob Boyer, 11th Pa. Vol., Company E, dying in Salisbury Prison Feb. 1, 1865. Burial is most likely in one of the unknown trenches. If you research further on your own, make sure you check the 11th Pa. Vol. which was the 3-year unit, not the 3 month unit or the 11th Pa. Reserves. The unit's mascot was a dog named Sally.
Monday, March 29th 2010 - 12:18:57 PM
First name is OK -: Bill State you are from? -: Pa. Homepage URL -: http://falcon83@frontiernet.net Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: answer for Peggy from Pa. relative Nicholas S. Snyder Your Question or Comment !! -: My reference books show he was a member of the 107th Pa. Volunteers, Company G, Mustered in March 5, 1862, Mustered out July 13, 1865. This unit, at Petersburg where he was probably captured, belonged to the Union V Corps commanded by Gen. G. K. Warren; the 3rd Division commanded by Gen. S. W. Crawford; 1st Brigade. His name is listed in Bates' History of the Penna. Vol., 1861-1865, under the 107th Pa. Vol. Reg. history and muster roll. (available on the internet) His name is also listed in Pennsylvania at Salisbury as a survivor.
Saturday, March 27th 2010 - 06:40:26 PM
First name is OK -: Mary State you are from? -: California Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: Genealogical research Your Question or Comment !! -: Ggrandfather may have been Civil War prisoner in Salisbury Prison How did you discover the info you have now?: Heresay from a fellow family researcher
Saturday, March 27th 2010 - 02:00:44 PM
First name is OK -: Mary Ellen Donohue Isennock State you are from? -: Maryland Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: ROBERT WILLIAM RYAN Your Question or Comment !! -: I have this data from my research and various on line sources born in 1829 in Dublin, Ireland married CATHERINE MC GANN, 1856 Baltimore Md father of Laura and Mary June 18,1863 Enlisted in Company A, 9th Maryland regiment September 30, 1864 taken prisoner of war at Popular Springs Church February 4, 1865 Died in military prison at Salisbury, NC My questions are are there any records of names of Union prisoners? how was his death date determined? correct me if I am wrong he is one of the unknown soldiers buried in the trenches or was he part of the prisoner exchange in 1865? How did you discover the info you have now?: Maryland Soldiers in the Civil War, Vol. 1" Ancestry.com database Historical Data Systems, comp.. American Civil War Regiments [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Friday, March 26th 2010 - 08:47:44 PM
First name is OK -: Amie State you are from? -: Saskatchwan, Canada Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: Francis Dunnigan Your Question or Comment !! -: Are those who died at the POW camp buried there? How did you discover the info you have now?: My grandfather had obtained information that Francis was captured and died at the Salisbury POW camp.
Wednesday, March 24th 2010 - 08:54:58 PM
First name is OK -: MIchele State you are from? -: Pennsylvania Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: Jacob Boyer Your Question or Comment !! -: Researching family tree. Found link that Jacob Boyer died in Salisbury Prison in 1864. How did you discover the info you have now?: Ancestry.com
Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 - 10:27:22 PM
First name is OK -: Peggie State you are from? -: PA Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: Nicolas S Snyder Your Question or Comment !! -: What years was he prisoner? Are there any specifics about him? How did you discover the info you have now?: 1890 veterans schedule
Sunday, March 21st 2010 - 08:20:38 PM
First name is OK -: Shellie State you are from? -: Iowa Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: James E Reed Your Question or Comment !! -: I noticed on your webpage a small section about James E Reed. He was my ggrandfather. I have found his information from the Milwaukee Soldiers Home. That document has his enlistment, discharge dates as well as the statement about his ailment from being in Saulbury Prison NC. I would give anything to find out if these are one and the same. His history is very vague, and this military history has been the first and best information I have found on him. Anyway, since the information you presented was only a paragraph, and it mentions a story that was about him...I would give anything to find out what that story is, or where it can be found. Also, if you could give me any information as to how to track down any further personal wartime information, I would be so appreciative, as I am very unlearned in these matters but desperately want to learn more. My email address is vascikmj@gmail.com
Saturday, March 20th 2010 - 09:20:13 AM
First name is OK -: Richard State you are from? -: OH Homepage URL -: http://maltr@aol.com Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: James Malthouse Your Question or Comment !! -: I have eight letters from James Malthouse. 36th WI Co G Also have the complete family history E mail Maltr@aol.com
Thursday, March 18th 2010 - 06:39:49 PM
First name is OK -: Jerry State you are from? -: California Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: Martin M Butterfield 16th maine Infantry Your Question or Comment !! -: I have records that show Matin M Butterfield died in the Salisbury Hospital in November of 1864. He was captured during the Battle of Gettysburg. I would like to know what happened to his body, where he was buried. How did you discover the info you have now?: Pension records.
Thursday, March 18th 2010 - 10:51:46 AM
First name is OK -: Donald Overman State you are from? -: Virginia Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: Benjamin (Ben) Overman Your Question or Comment !! -: Where is he buried? and Date of death ? How did you discover the info you have now?: From Family members
Monday, March 8th 2010 - 01:13:17 AM
First name is OK -: Brian State you are from? -: ohio Homepage URL -: http\:// Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: William P Morgan Your Question or Comment !! -: I know william and his brother were at cedar creek but know nothing else
Thursday, March 4th 2010 - 05:36:42 PM
First name is OK -: Judy State you are from? -: Souh Carolina Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: J. D. Cantrell, Your Question or Comment !! -: John Dillard Cantrell is my GGGrandfather. He was in Company K, 5th Regiment of South Carolina. He was sick and was returning to Spartanburg when he was taken in at the Wayside Hospital in Salisbury. He soldier transportation papers show that he died in Salisbury on March 24, 1865. I know nothing more about where he was buried. That is my goal. To find his burial location. Jlynch200@aol.com Spartanburg, SC
Tuesday, March 2nd 2010 - 10:29:53 PM
First name is OK -: Dennis State you are from? -: Tennessee Homepage URL -: http://civilwardocumentsohiohistoricalsociety Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: john Battin Your Question or Comment !! -: I wanted to verify he was sent to this prison How did you discover the info you have now?: Family genealogy
Monday, February 22nd 2010 - 05:29:33 AM
First name is OK -: Michael J. Hardin State you are from? -: North Carolina Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: Charles Harden family from early 1800s Your Question or Comment !! -: I am looking for any information about the family of Charles Harden who moved to NC in the late 1700s or the early 1800s I know that they owned land in Randolph county and also Guilford county. How did you discover the info you have now?: From the Earlham Collage in Indiana.
Tuesday, February 9th 2010 - 10:21:29 PM
First name is OK -: Connie State you are from? -: North Carolina Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: George Marley Your Question or Comment !! -: George Marley , my great-great grandfather, was born 1 Apr 1836 in England, came to America, and served as a private in possibly the 99th New York Infantry, Company L, during the Civil War. According to the 1890 Garrett County, Maryland Veterans Census, he was a prisoner of war at the "Salsberry Prison" for one year. He died in Garrett County 23 Mar 1941. He is one of my few ancestors who surpassed 100 years of age which I find particularly remarkable if he spent a year in a Civil War prison during his 3+ year military term of Civil War service. I also had two kin persons, (sons of a great-great-great grandfather's brother)that served in the 6th North Carolina Senior Reserves. I wonder if either Jonathan or Thomas Marshill may have stood guard over George Marley?? How did you discover the info you have now?: Family lore and research. I have used Ancestry and various county Genweb sites for most military records.
Monday, February 8th 2010 - 04:00:59 PM
First name is OK -: Bill State you are from? -: PA Homepage URL -: http://falcon83@frontiernet.net Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: answer for Tony from Pa on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, relative to Samuel Keckler. Your Question or Comment !! -: I research the Pa. Reserves and the 190th & 191st Pa. Vol. My informal records show a Samuel Keckler as a member of Co. K, 30th Pa. Vol. and then Co. A, 190th Pa. Vol. He died in Salisbury Prison in Feb. 1865. I'm guessing he was captured at the Weldon Railroad on August 19,1864, when most of the 190th & 191st were surrounded and captured.
Thursday, January 28th 2010 - 03:49:32 PM
First name is OK -: Matthew State you are from? -: NC Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: Capt. Albert G. Short company c 5th Senior Resevres Your Question or Comment !! -: what info is there about capt Short
Sunday, January 24th 2010 - 08:26:50 PM
First name is OK -: Benjamin State you are from? -: Maine Homepage URL -: http://www.historic-lands-act.com/ Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: Silas Saxton Tucker Your Question or Comment !! -: Private or Corporal in the 3rd New York Cavalry, Co. F. He was my 3rd great-grandfather. According to a 1932 genealogical entry, Silas died either in November or December of 1864 at Salisbury. This seems to have been a time of exponential death rates among the Union prisoners. I just want to see if his name is listed. Obviously, these people in 1932 knew something of his death. I would just like to have a bit of closure for this soul. Thank you.
Tuesday, January 19th 2010 - 04:32:52 PM
First name is OK -: Ted Legasey State you are from? -: South Carolina Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: Ancestor Joseph Legasey was prisoner as Union Soldier Your Question or Comment !! -: Want to learn about the prison How did you discover the info you have now?: Pension Record
Tuesday, January 19th 2010 - 04:28:19 PM
First name is OK -: Ted Legasey State you are from? -: South Carolina Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: Ancestor Joseph Legasey was prisoner as Union Soldier Your Question or Comment !! -: Want to learn about the prison How did you discover the info you have now?: Pension Record
Monday, January 4th 2010 - 06:21:59 PM
First name is OK -: alvin l State you are from? -: N.Y. Who do you need info on in reference to Prison or civil war? -: prisner alson E howard Your Question or Comment !! -: where he is buried. How did you discover the info you have now?: list of prisners.
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