Pvt. James Monroe Holmes (age 27) Co. B 135th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Pvt. Nicholas C. Brown, Sr., cousin of James) same unit Pvt. Thomas Hayes (age 18 friend) same unit They were with their company, guarding the North Mountain B&O railroad station and bridge near Hedgesville, WV, having been called up for 100 days with their National Guard unit in early May of 1864. On July 3, 1864, a calvary brigade moving north with Gen Early's raid into Maryland, surrounded them, capturing Co. B and some of Co. F. All of Co. B was sent to Andersonville, also know as Camp Sumpter, arriving there July 27 where they were prisoners until Sept. 30. With Sherman getting closer, they were transported to Camp Lawton, Millen, GA where they stayed until Nov. 20, 1864. There were transported by flatcar to Savannah, GA where they were paroled and put aboard the USS Constitution and sailed to Annapolis, MD. Of the 200 POW's brought there only 3 were able to get off the ship by themselves. James told his family that the only way the three stayed alive was for one of them to be awake at all times. Of the 80 or so men captured, 23 survived. JBaxley2@aol.com Joe Baxley Reisterstown, MD