> I have a friend who has written a book on Cedar Creek. Do you have any > information from you relative -- diaries, journals, etc that describe what > happened there? Dick Smith > > Subject: William Henry Pierson/Pearson > Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 08:21:23 -0400 > From: "Thomas F. Shultz & Merry Anne Pierson" <tfsengnr@worldnet.att.net> > To: ANDERSONVILLE-L@rootsweb.com > > My great uncle William Henry Pierson/Pearson was captured at Cedar Creek > and eventually ended up in Andersonville prison. I am new to this list > and don't know if its appropriate to ask questions yet. So if I'm out of > line asking, just let me know. > > William Henry was denied a pension because the war department stated > that he had signed up from Andersonville with the rebel army to get out > of jail. Several depositions in his pension file state that he was never > out of sight of his comrades and commanding officers who were also > captured. But the government continued to deny his pension and he died a > pauper in 1905. Is there information available about persons who were > captives that might help clear up this question? > > Merry Anne Pierson > tfsengnr@worldnet.att.net