Hello Everyone, I am trying to find a photo of my g-g-grandfather, Francis Marion Allender who rode with Morgan's Raiders in company I of the 8th KY Cavalry. He was captured in July 1864 and sent to Camp Douglas, IL until spring of 1865. I know that Morgan's Raiders were popular subjects for the local photographers, and I hope that somewhere a photo of my ancestor exists (and that I'll find it). Also...Does anyone know of any Camp Douglas prisoner records that can be searched? Thank you. Chris Fossitt

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(mhiwebmaster@carlisle.army.mil) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Carlisle Barracks/CATS Search: SEARCH CATS [Title and Notes (Keyword) 8th KY Cavalry] 1 records matched your query http://catsgate.carlisle.army.mil/cgi-bin/usamhi/zform.CGI?ezCATS http://catsgate.carlisle.army.mil/cgi-bin/usamhi/search.CGI?ezCATS Record 1 | Previous Record | MARC Display | Next Record Author: Tanfield family. 4n 235909;2;0. Title: The Tanfield family papers, 1858-1907, (bulk 1858-1869).. Description: 1 box.. Subject: Tanfield family --Correspondence--4n --4n 235910;4;0 Tanfield family --Archives--4n --4n 309594;4;0 Tanfield, Thomas A., .d 1864--Correspondence--4n --4n 235911;4;0 Tanfield, John O. --Correspondence--4n --4n 235912;4;0 Tanfield, John A. --Correspondence--4n --4n 235913;4;0 Tanfield, William C. --Correspondence--4n --4n 235914;4;0 Dale, David W. --Correspondence--4n --4n 235915;4;0 Shelb, A. --Correspondence--4n --4n 235916;4;0 Stern, Edward --Correspondence--4n --4n 235917;4;0 United States. .Army.Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery Regiment 2nd 1862-1866--4n --4n 235918;4;0 United States. .Army.Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 8th 1861--4n --4n 235919;4;0 United States. .Army.Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 23rd 1861--4n --4n 235920;4;0 United States. .Army.Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 61st 1861-1865.Company D--4n --4n 235921;4;0 United States. .Army.Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 95th 1861-1865.Company I--4n --4n 235922;4;0 United States. .Army.Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment 9th 1861-1865.Company L--4n --4n 235923;4;0 Fredericksburg (Va.), Battle of, 1862. 85081;4;0 Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864 85082;4;0 Fair Oaks (Henrico County, Va.), Battle of, 1862 97642;4;0 United States --History--Civil War 1861-1865--Campaigns--10082;4;0 Virginia --History--Civil War 1861-1865--Campaigns--100811;4;0. Other Authors: Tanfield, John A. --235924;2;0 Tanfield, John O. --235925;2;0 Tanfield, Thomas A., .d 1864--235926;2;0 Tanfield, William C. --235927;2;0 Dale, David W. --235928;2;0 Shelb, A. --235929;2;0 Stern, Edward. --235930;2;0. Summary: Contains personal correspondence from: John O. Tanfield (1861-64) and a draft registration (1862); Thomas A. Tanfield (1861-64) and photocopies of muster rolls (1862) plus death certificate and personal effects inventory (1864); William C. Tanfield (1864), David W. Dale (1861); Doctor A. Shelb (1862-63); Edward Stern (1861-62) and miscellaneous Tanfield family correspondence and papers (1858-1907). Also includes a pocket Bible.. Location/Call Number/Status: Military History Institute Library Shelving Location: MHI Archives Call Number: ARCH COLL Copy Number: c.1 Available ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- http://carlisle-www.army.mil/cgi-bin/usamhi/ArchivesDB/FindArchivesDescripti ons.cfm http://carlisle-www.army.mil/cgi-bin/usamhi/ArchivesDB/FindArchivesKeywords. cfm Keywords: "CAMP" "DOUGLAS" 3 records found Name Date Size Material Types CURTIS R. BURKE PAPERS 1860-1865 1 BOX JOURNAL Periods: CIVIL WAR--WESTERN THEATER Units: COMPANY OF KENTUCKY SCOUTS (QUIRK'S SCOUTS) Description: ENLISTED MAN'S DIARY OF SERVICE WITH CONFEDERATE CAVALRY UNIT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO 2ND AND 14TH KENTUCKY CAVALRY REGIMENTS; PRISONER OF WAR, CAMP MORTON, INDIANA, AND CAMP DOUGLAS, ILLINOIS; DEC. 1862 RAID INTO KENTUCKY; JUL 1863 OHIO RAID OF GENERAL JOHN H. MORGAN Name Date Size Material Types ADDISON W. MCPHEETERS PAPERS (MCPHEETERS FAMILY PAPERS) 1861-1864 1 FOLDER LETTERS Periods: CIVIL WAR--TRANS-MISSISSIPPI, --WESTERN THEATER, --NORTHERN INTERIOR Units: COMPANY E, 21ST ILLINOIS INFANTRY REGIMENT;20TH COMPANY,1ST BATTALION,US VETERAN RESERVE CORPS; COMPANY B, 11TH REGIMENT, US VETERAN RESERVECORPS Description: PRIVATE'S LETTERS. SERVICE AT FRONTON, MISSOURI; MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE; ELMIRA, NEW YORK; CAMP DOUGLAS, ROCK ISLAND & CHICAGO, ILL. DESCRIPTIVE LETTERS ABOUT CAMP LIFE AND ACTIVITIES WHILE ON MARCH. TRANSFER TO VETERAN RESERVE CORPS, AUG 1, 1863; SERVED AS A GUARD FOR PRISONERS; MUSTERED OUT OF THE VRC IN 1864; TWIN OF RANKIN MCPHEETERS. Name Date Size Material Types STEPHEN J. CHAMBERLIN PAPERS 1942-1946, 1949-1951 7 BOXES CORRESPONDENCE; OFFICIAL PAPERS; OPERATIONS INSTRUCTION Periods: WWII--PACIFIC; POST WWII OCCUPATION--JAPAN Units: CHIEF OF STAFF, US ARMY FORCES--AUSTRALIA; SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA & US ARMY FORCES--PACIFIC; CHIEF OF STAFF, SUPREME COMMAND, ALLIED POWERS--PACIFIC; FIFTH ARMY Description: GENERAL OFFICER'S PAPERS: OPERATIONS & LATER CHANGES BY THE HQ OF GEN MACARTHUR-INCLUDES MAPS & DOCUMENTS BY GEN SUTHERLAND. PERSONAL & OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE--REOCC. OF BORNEO, FORCES IN NEW GUINEA & OCC. OF JAPAN WELL DISCUSSED; INCLUDES CORR. FROM 1942; ITINERARY FOR INSPECTION OF CAMP GRAYLING & FORT CUSTER (1951) (mhiwebmaster@carlisle.army.mil) (davisk@awc.carlisle.army.mil) -----Original Message----- From: Fossitt, Chris [mailto:ChrisF@communitypress.com] Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 11:46 PM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Camp Douglas prisoner photo Hello Everyone, I am trying to find a photo of my g-g-grandfather, Francis Marion Allender who rode with Morgan's Raiders in company I of the 8th KY Cavalry. He was captured in July 1864 and sent to Camp Douglas, IL until spring of 1865. I know that Morgan's Raiders were popular subjects for the local photographers, and I hope that somewhere a photo of my ancestor exists (and that I'll find it). Also...Does anyone know of any Camp Douglas prisoner records that can be searched? Thank you. Chris Fossitt