According to Andersonville records, my gg uncle Thomas N. Way joined the CCS to escape from Andersonville, but a 19-page pamphlet he wrote tells a different story about how he escaped. He later died at the Battle of the Little Big Horn; and although his wife and father applied for his pension, nothing in the records, according to my aunt, indicates that the pension was ever awarded. May have been for the same reason? -----Original Message----- From: Thomas F. Shultz & Merry Anne Pierson [SMTP:tfsengnr@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 8:21 AM To: ANDERSONVILLE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: William Henry Pierson/Pearson 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