In a message dated 12/5/04 8:33:47 AM, jscott@parkspringscommunities.com writes: > He is also recorded in the Adjutant General's Report, State of Iowa, also > with a list of equipment he was responsible for. His regiment were refered to > as "100 Day Men". It appears that they served at Rock Island, Illinois, a > notorius Federal Camp for Confederate POWs. James was mustered out on Oct. 21, > 1864 at Rock Island. I hope he was more than just a prison guard > Rock Island also was the site of a major arsenal (still in business in WW2), so perhaps James was part of a guard unit there, rather than the POW camp. As to why and when he was in Kansas rather than Iowa, have you seen his muster-in papers or any pension papers he or his widow may have submitted. I know you said he mustered in at Leavenworth, but those papers often also list place of actual residence. Pension files usually offer even more detail as to places of residence, marriage(s) and regimental travels. Such files might help fill in a few blanks. Rick
Sometime, when you're over on the river, you may want to drop in at Rock Island. It's still very much in business and has a very interesting museum with great pictures of folks, both staff and prisoners, who were there during the civil war period.....mac ----- Original Message ----- From: KD6DKC@aol.com To: IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 12:21 PM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] The 5th Rgmt Kansas Vol Cavalry In a message dated 12/5/04 8:33:47 AM, jscott@parkspringscommunities.com writes: > He is also recorded in the Adjutant General's Report, State of Iowa, also > with a list of equipment he was responsible for. His regiment were refered to > as "100 Day Men". It appears that they served at Rock Island, Illinois, a > notorius Federal Camp for Confederate POWs. James was mustered out on Oct. 21, > 1864 at Rock Island. I hope he was more than just a prison guard > Rock Island also was the site of a major arsenal (still in business in WW2), so perhaps James was part of a guard unit there, rather than the POW camp. As to why and when he was in Kansas rather than Iowa, have you seen his muster-in papers or any pension papers he or his widow may have submitted. I know you said he mustered in at Leavenworth, but those papers often also list place of actual residence. Pension files usually offer even more detail as to places of residence, marriage(s) and regimental travels. Such files might help fill in a few blanks. Rick ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx