I believe they were put on a prisoner ship. At least that was the case with my GGGG-Grandfather Thomas ANDERSON. Monya Fayette Co. AL list manager ASTON surname list manager MUSGROVE surname list manager THOMPSON surname list manager Researching: ANDERSON, ANDERSEN (Norway), ASTON, BISHOP, DODSON, FYLLINGSNES (Norway), GRANT, HARRIS, HOWELL, JORDAN, LESLIE, McDILL, McDONALD, MILLIGAN, MORTON, MUSGROVE, OWEN, PEDEN, SOUTH, STANFORD, THOMPSON and WEBSTER On Aug 5, 2005, at 10:53 PM, Bill Carr wrote: > I got this request from someone not on the list. The war in the South > is definitely not one of my areas of expertise. Can anyone help? > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------- > Hello, > > Really enjoyed the write-up of the Battle from Lossing's Field Book. > > My GGGG Grandfather, Alexander Chisholm appears to have been captured > that day as a member of the Royal Highland Emigrants - Nova Scotia > Marines. He and several others were on the Glasgow Packet, but it was > destroyed. They were left behind in the battle: > > _http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:fdBaUiE2rkkJ:www.84th.com/website/ > articles/ > marine.htm+Captain+%22Alexander+Campbell%22++%22Glasgow+packet%22&hl=en > &ie=UTF-8 > > Do you happen to know where the prisoners were held in Charlestown and > for how long? He eventually was in Maryland where he was exchanged in > August of 1778. > > Any help finding out about his POW days is greatly appreciated! > > Andrew Way > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------- > > Thanks in advance! > > -- > > Bill Carr > Town of Malta > Saratoga County, NY > > Lossing's Field Books of the Revolution and War of 1812; > http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~wcarr1/ > > List Administrator for RootsWeb's DUSTIN mailing list. > > Coordinator for Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut page; > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wcarr1/ > > > > ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > List Mom for AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-L: > Diana Boothe [email protected] > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >