I had looked at this site a year or so ago when I discovered my husband had an ancestor buried there, but now that I know there are at least TWO ancestors with connections there, I'd really like to see the place! >From all I read, this was one of THE worst Northern prison camps. Sadly, poor old Alexander Maness (the relative that died there) wasn't really even a soldier! He was a company chaplin, having served for years in the SW Virginia area as a Methodist circuit riding preacher. He wasn't even in the war to hurt anyone, but rather to give comfort...and it cost him his life! Sad... On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Jeanne Mower <geniebug@kuragari.com> wrote: > Very very interesting site, Kat, thank you for the link! > > Jeanne > > > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 2:47 PM, William Hurst <wrhurst_17@msn.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > A first cousin, twice removed, of mine, Elizabeth Ann Southern Shelor of > > Wythe County, whose mother was Nancy Hurst Southern, married a man > variously > > known as Indiandozier Bogenshield Shelor or John B. Shelor. Known as > Dozier, > > in the 50th VA, he was captured during the CW, sent first to Point > Lookout, > > then on to the Elmira prison camp. He died there in 1865. His widow in > her > > pension application years later still wasn't happy, claiming he was > starved, > > as I remember. She is buried in the Meadows of Dan Baptist Church > Cemetery. > > Dozier is buried in the Woodlawn National Cemetery in Elmira. A cemetery > > official was kind enough to send me a photo of his gravestone a few years > > ago. > > > > My great granduncle Samuel Vincent Wheeler, along with most of the 51st > VA, > > was captured and sent to Fort Delaware near the end of the War. I've > heard > > they were sent first to Point Lookout. (My great grandfather William > Raleigh > > Wheeler managed not to get captured.) The fact that my father lived for a > > while with his uncle Samuel, a CW vet, makes me feel old. Not as old as > Ole > > Paul, of course. > > > > I've been to Point Lookout, but years ago. Also Fort Delaware, which is > > much more interesting to visit. > > > > Bill Hurst > > > > > It is said that in the yankee prison camps that the southern soldiers > > > were starving...at one camp, maybe Elmira, NY...the townsfolk would > > > bring their sunday picnic lunches out on a hillside overlooking the > > > camp, and would toss chicken bones and apple cores across rhe fence and > > > laugh to see the prisoners scrambling to get them to eat....also, some > > > of the northern guards were black, and they showed no mercy to the > > > Rebels...Paul > > > > > > keep the mail comin' to Ole Paul > > > > To contact Listowner: > > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Kat: We have a "Confederate" prison up on Lake Erie - Johnson's Island - that was used to house mostly Confederate officers. Most were starved to death but a couple managed to escape when the lake froze over. The cemetery is preserved and fenced, but a lot of the stones really don't tell who is buried there. The old buildings are long gone, but the grounds are being maintained. If anyone had a relative that served time on Johnson's Island, I would be happy to try to find them next trip up. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kat Fulcher" <kfulcher55@gmail.com> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Point Lookout Prison >I had looked at this site a year or so ago when I discovered my husband had > an ancestor buried there, but now that I know there are at least TWO > ancestors with connections there, I'd really like to see the place! > >>From all I read, this was one of THE worst Northern prison camps. Sadly, > poor old Alexander Maness (the relative that died there) wasn't really > even > a soldier! He was a company chaplin, having served for years in the SW > Virginia area as a Methodist circuit riding preacher. He wasn't even in > the > war to hurt anyone, but rather to give comfort...and it cost him his life! > Sad... > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Jeanne Mower <geniebug@kuragari.com> > wrote: > >> Very very interesting site, Kat, thank you for the link! >> >> Jeanne >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 2:47 PM, William Hurst <wrhurst_17@msn.com> >> wrote: >> >> > >> > Hi all, >> > >> > A first cousin, twice removed, of mine, Elizabeth Ann Southern Shelor >> > of >> > Wythe County, whose mother was Nancy Hurst Southern, married a man >> variously >> > known as Indiandozier Bogenshield Shelor or John B. Shelor. Known as >> Dozier, >> > in the 50th VA, he was captured during the CW, sent first to Point >> Lookout, >> > then on to the Elmira prison camp. He died there in 1865. His widow in >> her >> > pension application years later still wasn't happy, claiming he was >> starved, >> > as I remember. She is buried in the Meadows of Dan Baptist Church >> Cemetery. >> > Dozier is buried in the Woodlawn National Cemetery in Elmira. A >> > cemetery >> > official was kind enough to send me a photo of his gravestone a few >> > years >> > ago. >> > >> > My great granduncle Samuel Vincent Wheeler, along with most of the 51st >> VA, >> > was captured and sent to Fort Delaware near the end of the War. I've >> heard >> > they were sent first to Point Lookout. (My great grandfather William >> Raleigh >> > Wheeler managed not to get captured.) The fact that my father lived for >> > a >> > while with his uncle Samuel, a CW vet, makes me feel old. Not as old as >> Ole >> > Paul, of course. >> > >> > I've been to Point Lookout, but years ago. Also Fort Delaware, which is >> > much more interesting to visit. >> > >> > Bill Hurst >> > >> > > It is said that in the yankee prison camps that the southern soldiers >> > > were starving...at one camp, maybe Elmira, NY...the townsfolk would >> > > bring their sunday picnic lunches out on a hillside overlooking the >> > > camp, and would toss chicken bones and apple cores across rhe fence >> > > and >> > > laugh to see the prisoners scrambling to get them to eat....also, >> > > some >> > > of the northern guards were black, and they showed no mercy to the >> > > Rebels...Paul >> > > >> > > keep the mail comin' to Ole Paul >> > >> > To contact Listowner: >> > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >> > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> To contact Listowner: >> Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >> View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >