Dear Sue, I just wanted to thank you for posting the tidbits and especially the Sherrill one. My gg-grandfather, Harrison M. Harbin of Oconee Co., SC was a Pvt in the 1st SC Rifles (Orr's). He was wounded (shot through both shoulders by a mini-ball) at the battle of Spottsylvania Courthouse on 12 May 1864. This was the day of the heavy fighting at the "Bloody Angle". He must have known Sherril because they followed a similar path at about the same time. From Belle Plain VA to Lincoln Hospital then to Elmira Prison then to James River for exchange in Feb 1865. He was exchanged 20 Feb 1865 when near death with pneumonia. I have read that the death toll at Elmira was so high that they started exchanging those prisoners who were expected to die soon anyway. That way the death didn't go against the Elmira record. He went to Jackson Hospital, Richmond Va. where he was treated for pneumonia and issued clothing. On 17 Mar 1865 he was given a 30 day furlough. I suppose he walked or crawled from Richmond Va. to SC. Needless to say he didn't return from the furlough. Sherrill's account gives me a better idea of what my ancestor endured. Sincerely, Dennis Smith > -----Original Message----- > From: Sue [mailto:morgana@ghg.net] > Sent: Sunday, December 13, 1998 2:24 PM > To: CW-POW-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CW-POW-L] Research Tidbit > > > This is an etext I found on the net...it's called > "A Soldier's > Story: Prison Life and Other Incidents in the War > of 1861-65", > written by Miles O. Sherril, a soldier from NC > http://metalab.unc.edu/docsouth/sherrill/sherrill.html Sue morgana@ghg.net