Cherlynn Thomas, You were asking for more information on your g-g-grandfather, Rudolph Blatter. He is listed by the National Park Service at Andersonville, Georgia as being a prisoner there. They also have more information on him if you write to them. Go to the Andersonville Prisoner Lookup site at: http://www.corinthian.net/mccc/plookup.htm When you get to the page just type in his last name and you'll see the info they have on him. Keep in mind the info is not accurate in most cases but they do have more into on him. The address to write the NPS is at the bottom of the page. Hope this helps you. Ron Smith ANDERSONVILLE-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Subject: > > ANDERSONVILLE-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 49 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Re: ANDERSONVILLE-D Digest V99 #47 [Ron Smith <rsmith0127@uswest.net>] > #2 Co K/M, 7th Illinois Cavalry ["Cherlynn B Thomas" <thomas_cherly] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from ANDERSONVILLE-D, send a message to > > ANDERSONVILLE-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: ANDERSONVILLE-D Digest V99 #47 > Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 07:21:15 -0800 > From: Ron Smith <rsmith0127@uswest.net> > To: ANDERSONVILLE-L@rootsweb.com > > Try entering: frye@gnat.net > You forgot the "e" after "fry" > ANDERSONVILLE-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > > Subject: > > > > ANDERSONVILLE-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 47 > > > > Today's Topics: > > #1 andersonville look-ups [Acker7576@aol.com] > > > > Administrivia: > > To unsubscribe from ANDERSONVILLE-D, send a message to > > > > ANDERSONVILLE-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > > > unsubscribe > > > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > > > ______________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: andersonville look-ups > > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 22:36:15 EST > > From: Acker7576@aol.com > > To: ANDERSONVILLE-L@rootsweb.com > > > > help! new at this. replied to offer for look-upby kevin fry@gnat.net.from > > andersonville -l@rootsweb.com. mon.22 mar 1999 22:57:16 sent to kevin fry at > > e-mail address.reply came back, had permanent fatal errors; user unknown.what > > have i done wrong? newbie at this, please advise! > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Co K/M, 7th Illinois Cavalry > Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 10:27:13 -0500 > From: "Cherlynn B Thomas" <thomas_cherlynn@jpmorgan.com> > To: ANDERSONVILLE-L@rootsweb.com > > On October 11, 1863, the 7th Illinois Cavalry was guarding Colliersville, > TN, which was an important rail junction about 25 miles east of Memphis > when they were attacked by Chalmer?s Confederate Cavalry. A lieutenant was > killed and about 15 men were captured. One of the captured was Pvt. > Rudolph Blatter, my gg grandfather, from company M. > > Pvt. Blatter was transported to Libby Prison, which was a converted > warehouse in Richmond, VA. Libby prison was set up by the Confederacy as a > temporary holding center for enlisted prisoners until a more widespread > system of prisoner exchanges could be instituted. Recognizing a need for > permanent holding facilities away from the war zone where liberation might > be possible, the Confederacy constructed the Andersonville prison during > the winter of 1864. The first prisoners transferred to Andersonville came > from Libby prison, and the official war records show that Pvt. Blatter > arrived on March 14, 1864. > > Cherlynn Thomas