Dear Fellow Researchers. I told Eleanor that I would scout around the internet and see what was available on Civil War prisons and prisoners. The following is mostly information about Andersonville. First of all I checked the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System website. It had been a long time since I checked out this site which is a projcet of the National Park service. http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.html They now have two prisons on line, Fort McHenry and Andersonville. I searched on James Kidwell since he was the only soldier I currently know of who died at Andersonville. (He was listed.) The Civil War Sailors and Soldiers System site has progressed rather slowly, but the Park Service now has one Civil War Cemetery online (Poplar Bluff) and plans to eventually put all the burials in the Civil War cemeteries they manage online. You might also want to search under soldiers. I tried searching on various soldiers I know of from Grainger County who fought in the Civil War. I did find information on two soldiers who could be my great great uncles (since these gentlemen have really common names I am not going to list them. Everyone will think I am one of those hopful genealogists whose ancestor's name was John Smith and upon finding any reference to John Smith assume it is their ancestor. I will explain about these gentlemen later in connection with a URL I have been intending to send to the list for some time.) I searched on James Kidwell and he was listed in this database, too. The soldiers units are listed and the rosters for their units are posted. Just click on the link. In the case of my great great uncles their unit would be the 60th Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Crawford's) (79th Infantry) There is both a list of the men in this Unit and a printable Excel Report (this function was not working today, at least not for this Unit). I also did a search on James S. Kidwell. He is listed and his unit is online too. (4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry.) My great great uncles were confederates and James Kidwell was a union soldier. (There is also a short history of the 4th regiment Tennessee Cavalry.) Andersonville National Historic Site is also online at: http://www.nps.gov/ande/ You can search for prisoners here too, but what the search feature does is send you to the Soldiers & Sailors site which I have already referenced above. A REALLY GREAT SITE: This is actually the Macon County Georgia Site: They have the National Park Service databases online: http://www.montezuma-ga.org/chamber/aville.html You are asked not to contact the website for further information, but to contact the Park Service (an address is provided). However, there is much more complete information here than on the National Park Services own Soldiers & Sailors System site. I did a search here on Mary Mayes's (that's Mary the daughter of Edward Mayes and Nanie Greenlee <grin> there were numerous Mary Mayses) husband James Sterling Kidwell. You can try this out for yourselves <smile> Search on James Kidwell. You will find the following information: Kidwell James Private TN. If you click on the code next to the soldier's name you get much more complete information. The death date, cause of death (as Grace said Scorbutus) burial site. You can also find out the sources for the information on the individual soldier. See reference numbers. If you click on the reference descriptions link at the bottom of the page there is a list of the sources used to compile the database. The sources for the information on James Kidwell:The Atwater list which Grace has already described to us (Thank you Grace <smile>) and Tennesseans in the Civil War Part II.) I am about written out. Tomorrow (hopefully) online infromation on another prison. Gail in MO

Thanks Gail - I do appreciate the time and effort you took to do this. I will certainly give this a try. You've been most helpful. As others have said, this is a great maillist, everyone works hard to assist others. Thanks again Eleanor -----Original Message----- From: Gail Roorda [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 9:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [TNGRAING-L] Civil War Prisons (Andersonville) Dear Fellow Researchers. I told Eleanor that I would scout around the internet and see what was available on Civil War prisons and prisoners. The following is mostly information about Andersonville. First of all I checked the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System website. It had been a long time since I checked out this site which is a projcet of the National Park service. http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.html They now have two prisons on line, Fort McHenry and Andersonville. I searched on James Kidwell since he was the only soldier I currently know of who died at Andersonville. (He was listed.) The Civil War Sailors and Soldiers System site has progressed rather slowly, but the Park Service now has one Civil War Cemetery online (Poplar Bluff) and plans to eventually put all the burials in the Civil War cemeteries they manage online. You might also want to search under soldiers. I tried searching on various soldiers I know of from Grainger County who fought in the Civil War. I did find information on two soldiers who could be my great great uncles (since these gentlemen have really common names I am not going to list them. Everyone will think I am one of those hopful genealogists whose ancestor's name was John Smith and upon finding any reference to John Smith assume it is their ancestor. I will explain about these gentlemen later in connection with a URL I have been intending to send to the list for some time.) I searched on James Kidwell and he was listed in this database, too. The soldiers units are listed and the rosters for their units are posted. Just click on the link. In the case of my great great uncles their unit would be the 60th Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Crawford's) (79th Infantry) There is both a list of the men in this Unit and a printable Excel Report (this function was not working today, at least not for this Unit). I also did a search on James S. Kidwell. He is listed and his unit is online too. (4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry.) My great great uncles were confederates and James Kidwell was a union soldier. (There is also a short history of the 4th regiment Tennessee Cavalry.) Andersonville National Historic Site is also online at: http://www.nps.gov/ande/ You can search for prisoners here too, but what the search feature does is send you to the Soldiers & Sailors site which I have already referenced above. A REALLY GREAT SITE: This is actually the Macon County Georgia Site: They have the National Park Service databases online: http://www.montezuma-ga.org/chamber/aville.html You are asked not to contact the website for further information, but to contact the Park Service (an address is provided). However, there is much more complete information here than on the National Park Services own Soldiers & Sailors System site. I did a search here on Mary Mayes's (that's Mary the daughter of Edward Mayes and Nanie Greenlee <grin> there were numerous Mary Mayses) husband James Sterling Kidwell. You can try this out for yourselves <smile> Search on James Kidwell. You will find the following information: Kidwell James Private TN. If you click on the code next to the soldier's name you get much more complete information. The death date, cause of death (as Grace said Scorbutus) burial site. You can also find out the sources for the information on the individual soldier. See reference numbers. If you click on the reference descriptions link at the bottom of the page there is a list of the sources used to compile the database. The sources for the information on James Kidwell:The Atwater list which Grace has already described to us (Thank you Grace <smile>) and Tennesseans in the Civil War Part II.) I am about written out. Tomorrow (hopefully) online infromation on another prison. Gail in MO ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to [email protected]