Richard Elam, Pvt. in Company A, 3rd Ark Infantry, was captured at Chickamauga, GA, Sep 20, 1863 and sent to the Union POW camp at Camp Douglas, Ill; enlisted in 6th US Volunteer Infantry (Galvanized Yankees) at Camp Douglas, Ill, May 5, 1865. If the war ended in April 1865, why did he become a "Galvanized Yankee" in May? Before the end of the war, Confederate POW's were allowed to escape the horrors of prison conditions by joining these volunteer infantry units and sent out west to fight Indians, assured they would not be fighting their "brothers in grey". If any individual records exist on Camp Douglas, I would like to know about my gg-grandpa, Richard Elam. In National Archives: COMPILED SERVICE RECORDS OF FORMER CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS WHO SERVED IN THE 1ST-6TH U.S. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENTS, 1864-66 "Galvanized Yankees"; 65 rolls, M1017. (The LDS FHC has a book on this 929.273) I don't have access to this info but if someone else does, I would really appreciate a look-up. Thanks, Patricia FYI: For you folks looking for an AR soldier Union or Confederate, Edward Gerdes Original Arkansas website is a treasure! http://www.insolwwb.net/~egerdes/