looking for my lost emails! Sue

I would like information on where to find graves for Camp Douglas, Ill. since the camp can no longer be found. The family we know had one member there and possibly more. We are still hunting information on Jefferson McELVANY. Is there a National Cemetery to honor those fallen there? If anyone can help please let me know. Thank you very much. vickye@basinlink.com

This is a listing of the Confederate POWs who died while prisoners in the Louisville Military Prison, and were buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY. Most of these were either wounded, or too sick to send to prisons further North, such as Camps Morton, Douglas, Chase, &c. As POWs began to die there, local Unionists did not want them buried with the Union dead, so a couple of well-to-do Confederate sympathizers bought and donated ground in Cave Hill Cemetery, which later became the Confederate sections. (Some CS POWs did, however, end up buried among the Federals in what became the National Cemetery.) ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ky/jefferson/cemeteries/cavehill.txt There is also a Georgia woman, Elizabeth Timms, buried among the CS POWs. She was taken from her home when the Federals passed by in 1864 and shipped North (her husband was away in the ANV). She was imprisoned in the women's section of the LMP, and died there (reportedly due to mistreatment at the hands of Dr. Mary Walker). Her dying wish was "bury me with my people," which is where she lies to this day. If anyone has any corrections to the names, ranks, or units on this listing, based on research into unit records, I would very much appreciate it if you would pass it on, so I can correct the list. Geoff Walden Sons of Confederate Veterans Gen. Ben Hardin Helm Camp 1703

David's Island was the location of a Federal hospital for wounded Confederates in Long Island Sound near and opposite New Rochelle, NY. After Gettysburg, wounded prisoners were transported there via Elizabethport instead of through Jersey City because of the riots in New York City. Regards, Jim

S.M. FORRESTER, Private, Company D, 48th Tennessee Infantry Regiment died 5/1/1862 at Camp Douglas, Illinois, and is buried in the Confederate Mound there. Regards, Jim Taylor -- jtaylor@datasync.com Pascagoula, Mississippi 25th Alabama Infantry site: http://www.datasync.com/~jtaylor/25ali.htm 27th Alabama Infantry site: http://www.datasync.com/~jtaylor/27th.htm Company F, 4th Mississippi Infantry site: http://www.datasync.com/~jtaylor/4msif.htm Company K, 17th Mississippi Infantry site: http://www.datasync.com/~jtaylor/17msik.htm Company F, 2nd Mississippi Cavalry, Ballentine's Partisan Rangers http://www.datasync.com/~jtaylor/2mscf.htm Company F, 42nd Mississippi Infantry site: http://www.datasync.com/~jtaylor/42msif.htm Company G, 42nd Mississippi Infantry site: http://www.datasync.com/~jtaylor/42msig.htm Company D, 31st Mississippi Infantry site: http://www.datasync.com/~jtaylor/31msid.htm Company A, 13th Mississippi Infantry site: http://www.datasync.com/~jtaylor/13msia.htm Company E, 5th Mississippi Infantry site: http://www.datasync.com/~jtaylor/5msie.htm

Dear All My maternal relative Governor William Calvin Oates was commissioned by the War Department between 1906 and 1909 to find and mark as many Confederate Sailors, Soldiers, and civilian graves through out the North. The government should have a record of this. I know that over 8900 graves were marked by him. IN one newspaper article published in 1909 he claimed that he identified in Chicago at least 10,000 graves. He also had monuments erected at Alton, and in Philadelphia and somewhere else in Pennsylvania also at Point Lookout. At Santa Fe. Also someone may want to contact the National Archives about records there.

Lyman Parish's Diary - includes his notes about Andersonville POW camp http://www2.southwind.net/~lds/page4.html

This page is a collection of letters. The first letter is by a man named Simpson Simmons, who would be later captured. The second letter is a letter by his superior officer breaking the sad news to his people back home. As far as I could tell, the other letters on this page don't have POW information. http://mason.gmu.edu/~rgainer/letters.htm Sue morgana@ghg.net

This page is a collection of letters. The first letter is by a man named Simpson Simmons, who would be later captured. The second letter is a letter by his superior officer breaking the sad news to his people back home. As far as I could tell, the other letters on this page don't have POW information. http://mason.gmu.edu/~rgainer/letters.htm Sue morgana@ghg.net

Military Record of George Haile, who served in the 11th TN Infantry, and who was a POW in Rock Island. http://www.geocities.com/~tomandjanet/gwcsa.htm Sue morgana@ghg.net

The Plymouth Pilgrims - a page about the union soldiers involved in the siege of Plymouth, NC, and about their experiences as POWs http://members.aol.com/CWPPDS/homepage.html Sue morgana@ghg.net

Does anyone know if there is an index to Confederate soldiers buried at Stonewall Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia? Or any other publications regarding this cemetery? Thanks - Jeanette

Hi, We do research at the National Archives. We do have access to the Civil War indexes. If you need help finding out what State your ancestor served and the information you need to order their military records......check out our webpage............Brenda http://www.imagin.net/~tracers -- GENEALOGY = always meant to be shared! Always digging up SMELSER / WALDROP / WALDROUP / ROBERTS / HOUSE / LOOPER / LUPER / STARKEY / AND TATMAN Research available: NEW URL! http://www.imagin.net/~tracers

Confederate graves at the Mound City Cemetary - these were men who were in Union custody at the time of their death. Mound City is located near Cairo, IL. http://www.outfitters.com/illinois/history/civil/cwmoundcitycem.html Sue morgana@ghg.net

This message was sent by Sonia Meyer, but it got a little scrambled in transmission...so I have tidied it up and posted it...Sonia is offering to do lookups...reply to her, not to me, as she is the one with the book!!!! Sue _____________________________ From: SONIAGREG@prodigy.net While browsing at a thrift shop a few years ago, I found and purchased a book which pertains to the Fifth N. Y. Cavalry. . It was written by Rev. Louis N. Boudrye, and dated Headquarters, Fifth N.Y. Cavalry, near Staunton, Va., June 5, 1865. Boudrye was the Chaplain of the Fifth N.Y., and he wrote the the regimental history. ."which is a diary of the remarkable events of the period writtten during the lull of battle, in the halt of the march, through the respite of hospital labor, in the loneliness of prision (where I was confined three months) and during the quietness of the camp..." The book has a pencil notation on the first page "The Company of Charles Hildreth was in _____ killed May 5 - '64 Battle of the Wilderness" Chapter XV is entitled Life in Southern Prisons. - Personal Experience of the Author; Capture; Gen. Stuart; Incidents of March to Staunton, Va. from Pennsylvania; Libby Prison, Richmond; Cruelties of Managers; State of Rooms; Vermin; Rations; The Soup; Water; Richmond Papers; "Skirmishing" ; Bone Cutting; The Debating Club; "Libby Lice-I-see'em (Lyceum); The Weekly Libby Chronicle; Literary Classes; Religious Services; The Author Preaches to Our Prisoners in Pemberton Castle; Wretched Condition of our Men; Release; What he Brought with Him; Diary of Sufferings at Salisbury, N. C.; Untold Wretchedness at Andersonville, Ga; List of Men who Died in Rebel Prisions. I don't know how rare this old book is, but will be glad to share any of the information in it upon request. Sonia Meyer Hacienda Heights, CA SONIAGREG@prodigy.net

Folks, I am rather impressed... The list has been online for two days and a bit now...we already have about 144 list members, and already have about 100 messages...not bad for a list that isn't listed on John Fuller's list yet, or listed publically at Rootsweb or been announced by the Rootweb newsletter...the material we've posted is really rich in content and usefulness...and it is all being archived at rootsweb for our future reference. A big handclap for everybody willing to share and learn! Thanks to everyone for making this list start off so well...I sure appreciate it. Sue morgana@ghg.net

Here's a link about the Johnson Island POW camp http://www.heidelberg.edu/~dbush/index.html Sue morgana@ghg.net

This site gives information about each prison: http://www.darientel.net/~studdard/WBTS-POW.htm Thanks, EDWARD G. http://www.insolwwb.net/~egerdes/

A >> This is a link to the page at the National Archives that >> describes what records they have for CW era soldiers and how to >> search them. It also includes a link to request a copy of the >> NARA form 80 to send off for your ancestor's records. >> >> If you haven't started chasing down the military records of your >> ancestor yet, check this out and it will help you know what is >> out there. >> >> http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/civilwar.html >> >> Sue >> morgana@ghg.net The service records for GA troops are on microfilm at the Washington Library in Macon. I can do lookups for anyone who needs them. Allen **************************************************************************** Allen D. Atkinson allenatk@mindspring.com Atkinson/Kilgore Genealogy Page: <http://www.mindspring.com/~allenatk/genealogy.htm> Atkinson/Kilgore Family Home Page: <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/a/t/k/Allen-D-Atkinson/index.html> 18th Georgia Infantry Home Page: <http://www.mindspring.com/~allenatk/infantry.htm> Allen's World: <http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Rapids/2043/>

Folks, this message is old but may still work for you. josie "Some time back, someone inquired as to how to get information about Camp Chase and the men buried there. I have finally begun to get my long neglected files into better order and have found my booklet on Camp Chase, complete with a burial roster that includes name, military unit, and grave number. If anyone needs me to do a lookup, I'll be glad to do so. Also, you might want to contact the folks of the Hilltop Historical Society, 2456 West Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43204, (614) 276-0060. They seem to have several publications and organize historical programs fairly regularly." Sandy