Kevin, My name is Ron Smith and I would dearly love to have some info and pics of my wife's g-g-g-uncle James Padon's grave site. I know for sure that he died while in captivity at Andersonville on Aug. 12, 1864. The only Padon listed there is a "C. Padon, 12th Illinois Infantry, Co. F, who died there on Aug. 13, 1864 of diarrhea and is buried in plot # 5541." I have been trying to straighten out this mystery for quite some time. I have attempted to email the NPS there with no results and our family is quite certain that the "C. Padon" listed there is actually J. Padon of our family. I've checked with the Illinois State Archives and they have sent me all of the records for the Padon family. There is NO C. Padon of the 12th Illinois Inf, Co. F, and never was on their muster rolls. I think what might have happened when he died is someone transcribed the "J" (for James) as a "C", especially if it were slanted or turned slightly. I have his Civil War records from the State of Illinois. James Padon was captured at Athens, Ala. on Jan. 26, 1864 and shipped to Andersonville prison in Feb or Mar of 1864. He was in the 9th Illinois Infantry, Co. I and was listed as a prisoner of war and missing in action at Athens, Alabama. I have copies of these records if you need them. He had three other brothers who also were in the war, Judson and William (my wife's g-g-g-grandfather) were also in the 9th Ill. Inf., Co. I and Henry Padon, the youngest brother was in the 9th Ill. Inf., Co. B. William became a Major and wrote a diary, which the family has, of his march to the sea with General Sherman. He mentions the capture of his brother, James at Athens, Ala. and tried to negotiate an exchange for him at the battle site but to no avail. Our family would like to get this cleared up and corrected, if that is possible. Your help would be immensely appreciated. Thank you, Ron Smith Spokane, Wa. Email: rsmith0127@uswest.net ANDERSONVILLE-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Subject: > > ANDERSONVILLE-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 45 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Record look-ups ["FRYE FAMILY" <frye@gnat.net>] > #2 Re: Record look-ups [musician@bushnell.net] > > 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: Record look-ups > Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 20:00:41 -0500 > From: "FRYE FAMILY" <frye@gnat.net> > To: ANDERSONVILLE-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi researchers, > Things are kinda slow and I would like to repost my offer to those of > you who are new to the list. I live about 40 miles from Andersonville and do > look-ups on their on site database as well as a CD I have purchased. I will > do these look-ups at no charge as well as get what info I can for all those > who ask. I also will take photos of the site as well as graves of your > ancesters. If they died there and their names are on file, ( 13000 buried > there and only 460 unknown ), I can find their graves. Please let me know as > Im going this weekend to take pics.. > > Kevin Frye@gnat.net > Butler Georgia > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Record look-ups > Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 22:57:16 +0000 > From: musician@bushnell.net > To: ANDERSONVILLE-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi, Kevin- > > I only recently discovered this list, and took a look through the archives. > > Our Micajah Lewis SHARP and Samuel J. SHARP enrolled at Patoka, IL in Co. F > 111Regt. IL Vols.and mustered in at Camp Marshall. Both were captured and held > in Andersonville Prison and were transferred to Co. C 48th IL Vols. M.L. (who > enrolled under the name Lewis M. SHARP) died at Andersonville, and Samuel > returned home. He died just a few years later. The Macon, GA Andersonville > Prisoner online search site lists Private S. J. SHARP of Co. F 111th IL Vols.as > exchanged on 1 April 1865. For some reason M.L. is not listed on their site > under any configuration of his name, though I have records of the Army pension > obtained for his orphaned son, Albert Morgan SHARP, which gives the details of > his capture, confinement, and death. > There are other sons of Micajah & Martha SHARP of Fayette County, IL that I > suspect may have also served in the Civil War. By the time the senior Micajah > died, in April 1866, his first four sons were already dead, those sons being > John, Thomas, James, and M.L. I also have not been able to find anything more > on son Francis M. SHARP who was 10 years old on the 1850 census. The > Andersonville Prisoner search site lists a Private Francis M. SHARP who was sent > to Millen on 11 Nov. 1864, and a Private Francis M. SHARPE of Co. D, Regt. 14 IL > who was exchanged 1 April 1865. This may possibly be him, I can't be sure. > I'd appreciate a look-up for Micajah Lewis SHARP. His records could also be > listed as Lewis M., L.M., or M. L,.and SHARP may also have been spelled SHARPE. > He may be listed either under Co. F 111th IL or Co. C 48th IL Inf. > > Thanks, > > Elaine Bennett-Sharp > mailto:musician@bushnell.net > > FRYE FAMILY wrote: > > > Hi researchers, > > Things are kinda slow and I would like to repost my offer to those of > > you who are new to the list. I live about 40 miles from Andersonville and do > > look-ups on their on site database as well as a CD I have purchased. I will > > do these look-ups at no charge as well as get what info I can for all those > > who ask. I also will take photos of the site as well as graves of your > > ancesters. If they died there and their names are on file, ( 13000 buried > > there and only 460 unknown ), I can find their graves. Please let me know as > > Im going this weekend to take pics.. > > > > Kevin Frye@gnat.net > > Butler Georgia