Gibbs, Benjamin
Co. K, 13th Ala. Inf.
Gibbs was a POW at Elmira NY and was released from there in June 16, 1865. He was captured at Wilderness sent to Point Lookout MD and then to Elmira.
Information provided by savagegibb@aol.com.

Gilkeson, Thomas Edgar
Pvt. Co. K, 14th VA. Cal
Thomas Edgar GILKESON I (1839-12 Jan. 1888) - MD - Rose Margaret DENNIS (1853) (Civil War Vet. PVT Co K, 14 Va C, Greenbrier) Thomas disappeared during the civil war, after some research on this section of the family I found that Thomas was captured, sent to a prison camp at Elmira, New York. At the end of the war he was released and went to work in the fruit country around Rochester, New York where he met and married Rose Dennis. Thomas was a harness maker and later moved to Clinton, Iowa. They later moved to Wessington, South Dakota to homestead and raise sheep. It was during this time he was caught out in the great blizzard of 1888 and froze to death four miles from home. Rose and the children moved back to New York and she remarried a man by the name of Hilary. I checked the 1880 census index and found a Thomas Gilkeson was living in Larimer County, Colorado on page 031 of the census and must have moved later to Wessington, South Dakota.
Information provided by Robert E. Gilkeson.

Gleaton, Joseph Thomas Stansell

Gloucester Boys, The
The pastoral scene shows no signs of the death and disease which gripped this place from July of 1864 to July of 1865. The Chemung River flows gently towards the Susquehanna. Trees are in their full foliage and flowers are in bloom. It is spring in southern New York.

One-hundred-thirty seven years ago, on this site, nine Confederate prisoners of war were dying each day. This is the site of the infamous Union prisoner of war camp at Elmira, New York. The men and boys of Gloucester imprisoned here called it “Helmira.” Between July 6, 1864 and July 10, 1865 three thousand prisoners died, one of every four.

From my research, I have determined that 126 of Gloucester’s men were imprisoned here, 100 from the 26th Virginia Infantry, and the remainder from the 34th and 46th Infantry and the 5th Virginia Cavalry. Sixty-four of those one hundred twenty-six never saw Gloucester again. Those from the 34th, 46th and 5th came to Elmira from various engagements over a scattered period of time, but I will concentrate on the 26th Virginia Infantry and how its men got to this place. First, however, I must deal with some fundamental issues regarding the War and the current trend towards “political correctness” in lieu of facts.

As a descendant of slaveholders, I have struggled with the issue of slavery. As a descendant of Confederate soldiers who were not slaveholders, I have wondered about their involvement in the conflict. I know where I stand on both subjects. Slavery was a despicable institution, and I apologize here and now to any reader whose ancestors were enslaved by my ancestors. The scars from slavery are still with us, and all the wounds have not healed. I cannot undo the past, but I can deal with the present.

As to my Confederate ancestors, I honor their memory and their service. When the Confederate flag is used to honor that service, it is appropriate; however, when the Klan, neo-Nazis and other hate groups use that same flag, I am sick to the pit of my stomach. Such usage desecrates our ancestors’ service. Anyone who believes the watermen of Guinea, Timberneck Creek and Robins’ Neck or the woodcutters of Adner and Signpine fought to protect slavery, knows nothing of the history leading to the War Between the States. These men and boys fought and died because Virginia had been invaded by a foreign Army. Just as African-Americans from Gloucester fought and died for the Union Army, free African-Americans from Gloucester, including Alexander Davenport, fought for the Confederacy.

Now, back to Elmira. The 26th Infantry was stationed at Gloucester Point from May of 1861 until May of 1862. The first death recorded was of Robert J. Fary, who died at Gloucester Point of disease August 20, 1861.When the Confederacy abandoned the fort at Gloucester Point ( and all of Gloucester County) in 1862, some of the soldiers of the 26th joined the 34th, 46th and 5th Virginia Cavalry. The remaining members moved off in the direction of Richmond, some participating in the Battle of Seven Pines, where the 26th experienced its first battle death . Between 1862 and 1864, the soldiers of the 26th were stationed in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. They were involved in some minor skirmishes, but were relatively unscathed.

The Gloucester soldiers returned to the Richmond-Petersburg area in the Spring of 1864. By this time, it was clear that the future of the Confederacy was in serious doubt. It was essential that Richmond and Petersburg be defended at all cost. By late May, the 26th Virginia was in the trenches around Petersburg. By June 15th, 100 Gloucester men had been captured, and several dozen were dead. For the captured, their first stop was the Union prison at Point Lookout, Maryland.

Point Lookout was extremely overcrowded, and the prisoners were ordered to Elmira, New York to the site of an existing U.S. Army post to an area called Barracks # 3. Barracks # 3 was the Elmira Prisoner of War Camp. The first soldiers from Gloucester arrived July 6, the day the prison opened. By the end of July, over 4,000 Confederates were imprisoned. One indication of the number of prisoners from Gloucester comes indirectly from Mr. William Post of Elmira, a local grocer. Mr. Post delivered groceries to the POW camp. He also took trinkets the prisoners had made and sold those items in town, then bought goods the soldiers requested. Mr. Post wrote “ In those days, oysters were put up in pint cans, and I used to take many a pint to those Virginia boys.” No doubt, Mr. Post was delivering canned oysters to Gloucester’s oystermen.

As with any POW camp, Elmira acted as a place for local citizens to come see these “strange creatures called rebels.” Local entrepreneurs erected an observation platform across the street from the prison, where the prisoners could be viewed for the price of 10 cents. Viewers could purchase lemon drink, ginger cakes, beer and liquor. The local newspaper wrote that “..people from the country won’t go home after their shopping is done without a peep at these varmints…” James Fleming of Gloucester wrote of hearing arguments from the visitors. Some of those visitors supported the prison, while others were called “Copperheads” [southern sympathizers.] In all fairness, the same types of activities occurred around the Confederate prisons for Union soldiers at Andersonville, Georgia and at other locations. In War, it is always easier to hate the enemy if that enemy is portrayed as being “different from us.”

By August 21st, one of the 26th was dead. James Fleming wrote of holding his brother John’s hand as John died, and of making a wooden marker for his grave. Before James Fleming returned to Little England the following July, sixty-three other men and boys from Gloucester were dead from disease and starvation. The dead, all 2,963 of them, are buried a mile away at Woodlawn National Cemetery.

The fact that marked graves with headstones exist at all is due to the efforts of John W. Jones, sexton of the cemetery during the time. John Jones was born a slave in Loudon County, Virginia and had worked his way north via the Underground Railroad, and was an established businessman in Elmira. He kept meticulous records of each death, and supervised each burial personally. He insisted on respect for the Confederate dead, in opposition to the wishes of Union commanders. Mr. Jones even had the task of burying two grandsons of his former owner. The largest number of soldiers buried in any one day was forty-eight.

Because of John Jones, I can tell you that Cornelius Coates is at grave # 1862; Robert Gwyn lies at # 1286; J.T Milby at # 2935; John Fleming at # 31; William Wyatt is at # 857; James Bristow at # 671; Joshua Rilee rests at #1023; John Robins at # 2393. There are fifty-five other Gloucester soldiers whose graves I visited. In a common grave lies R.P Haynes. Haynes is one of the 26th who died along with forty other prisoners and eight Union guards in a train accident on July 15th while being transported to Elmira.

My first stop in Elmira was the Chemung County History Museum, where microfilm copies of original camp records are available, as well as numerous stories on the prison and files of recorded recollections of soldiers who survived. The list of the dead and their grave numbers is also available. From the museum, I proceeded to what is left of the original prison site. I walked over a dike to get a view of the layout of those 300 acres. A monument and flagpole are all that remain at the original site. From there I proceeded to Woodlawn National Cemetery. It was, to say the least, an emotional journey.

When, not if, you go to Elmira, I suggest that you visit the Museum before going to the POW camp and the National Cemetery. The museum staff will help you place the other locations in perspective. Elmira is a one-day drive from Gloucester just above the Pennsylvania/New York line. The names of Gloucester’s soldiers imprisoned at Elmira reads like a history of Gloucester --- Ash, Bland, Booker, Brown, Clements, Croswell, DuVal, Eubank, Fary, Hogg, Howlett, Jenkins, Kemp, Leigh, Marshall, Milby, Newbill, Nuttall, Oliver, Pointer, Rilee, Rowe, Sears, Shackelford, White, and dozens of others. Family has not visited the graves of some of your ancestors and cousins in over 137 years. Don’t you owe your people a “thank you” in person ?
Information submitted by Cy Rilee.

Goode, James
On April 23, 1861, just three months after the birth of Ida Catherine, James Goode enlisted in the Confederate Army at Gloucester Courthouse and was assigned to Company B of the 26th Virginia Infantry. His brother, Washington, enlisted one month later, in the same unit. For the next several years Private Goode was stationed at the Confederate fort at Gloucester Point and was not involved in any battles until 1864 when his unit was transferred to reinforce the defenses for the Battle of Petersburg. Because Company B was a well-trained unit, they were assigned to Battery Five, the most vulnerable position of the Southern defense and the most likely place for the Yankees to intensify their attack. On June 15, 1864, Battery Five received the full onslaught of the invading Northern army. Among those taken captive were Private James Thomas Goode, and his brother, Washington. Private James Nuttall, who was also captured that day later described what followed:

"The next day after getting to Bermuda Hundred we were put on a steamer and sent to Old Point and were put in a pen until the next day then put on a steamer and sent to Point Lookout (Maryland) kept us there four or five weeks, put three hundred on a steamer and sent to Jersey City and we took cars there to Elmira, New York ….. When I left Pt. Lookout I was nearly dead, the copperness water was killing more of our men than the Yankee balls."

On September 20, 1864, James Thomas Goode died of typhoid fever in the prison camp in Elmira, New York; he was buried at Woodlawn National Cemetery, plot #509 W. N. C. Hardly a month later, his brother, Washington died, October, 15 1864, of "chronic diarrhea." Washington was buried at Woodlawn National Cemetery, plot #553 W. N. C.

Mary Catherine Groome (1835-?) married James Thomas Goode (1831-1864); they had two children: John Thomas and Ida Catherine. While her husband was away fighting the Yankees, Mary Catherine assumed the responsibility of raising their small children and operating the family farm. At the settlement of the war, Mary Catherine was awarded a pension of $8 per month for her husband's contribution to the Confederate cause. She never remarried nor did she ever give up the rigorous farm life. Mary Catherine lived out her life in the household of her son, John Thomas Goode.

Frances Groom married Andrew Washington Goode, whose older brother, James Thomas Goode, married Frances's older sister, Mary Catherine Groom. Frances living with their mother, and Mary Catherine spending the rest of her life working the family farm near the residence of her mother and sister, who was also her sister-in-law. By 1875, Frances had remarried and gave birth to a son, Thomas McDonough, by her second husband.
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Gordon, Samuel A.
Pvt 5th Va Inf Co B
4/18/61 Lexington clerk; age 23; Transferred with company to 4th and 27th Regiments. Va. Inf. Elected Cpl., Co. H, 27th Regt., Oct. 7, 1661. Elected Sgt., Nov.27, 1861, but he was back to Pvt., by end of Oct. 1862. Sent to hospital, Lynchburg, Dec. 2,1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, May 20,1864; sent to Point Lookout and Elmira; released June 30, 1865. Postwar roster states he died in service.

Gowen, A.
Pvt 5th Va Inf Co H.
Date of capture and place unknown. Died of disease at Elmira Sept. 21,1864. Buried Woodland Cemetery, Grave. No.484.

Glover, Eli S.
Co. F 1st Ala. Art.
He was captured at Fort Morgan on August 23, 1864 and shipped to Helmira from New Orleans, La. on Sept. 27, 1864. He was received in Helmira Oct. 8, 1864 and died there Feb. 16, 1865. Eli was from Henry County, Alabama. His first wife was Susan K. Glover daughter of John P. Glover of Barbour County, Al. Eli's family came to the USA before the American Revolution and all his grandfathers served in the AR. His families were pioneers into this country and are listed on the Georgia Pioneers List. The Glover family along with Eli were also pioneers into Alabama. Eli lost Susan in 1858 to death they had 4 children all under age 4. He remarried and had an additional 3 children. When he was killed at Elmira the 4 children of his marriage to Susan was sent to different family members to live with since both mother and father were not dead.
Information provided by Margie Glover-Daniels

Grant, Barnabas
Pvt. 4th SC Cav. Co. E
Captured Trevilian Station; died Elmira Prison, New York.

Grossclose, William J.
Pvt Co C 51st Va Inf. Regt 7/30/61 Wytheville; POW Frederick, Md. 7/10/64; Old Capitol Prison 7/17/64 to Elmira 7/25/64; sent to James River for exchange 2/20/65; alive 1912.

Hailey, Andrew Jackson
Pvt 5th Va Inf Co H
6/20/63 Sharpsburg, Md. Wounded. (in big toe) at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863; captured July 4,1863; sent to Ft. McHenry, Ft. Columbus, and Elmira. U.S. records show that on Sept. 15,1864, Hailey proclaimed no sympathy with the "Rebel cause." Died June 15,1865, at Elmira with typhoid fever. Buried Woodland Cemetery, Elmira, N. Y. Grave No. 2878.

Hale, Rufus H. Hale
Imprisoned at Elmira. He was captured at Spotsylvania Courthouse Va. Imprisoned at Point Lookout Maryland and Elmira N.Y.
Information submitted by Roberta Whiteacre.

Hall, Daniel
He is buried in Elmira Cemetery. He was with the 21st Inf, SC. He was captured at Fort Fisher. He died at the prison in February or April 1865
Submitted by Casey J. Wiley.

Haney, James R.
Pvt 5th Va Inf Co B
4/18/61 Lexington lawyer; age 21;Transferred with company to 4th and 27th Regiments. Va. Inf. Captured at Middletown, June 14,1862; exchanged, Aug. 5,1862. Wounded.(head) at the Wilderness. Captured at Spotsylvania, May 12, 1864; sent to Elmira; transferred for exchange. Mar. 14. 1865.

Haney, William E.
Pvt 4th Vir Inf Co C
My relative died while at the prison. I'm not sure but I believe he died as a prisoner on Feb 19, 1865. He was a member of the Stonewall Brigade, Pvt., 4th Virginia Inf., Co C, He was captured at the Battle of the Wilderness.
Information submitted by Wade Farmer.

Harper, Joseph William Sebastian
Pvt. 50 Ga. Inf. Co F
He married Harriett Blisset or Blanchett March 27, 1859. He had a sister named Adeline Matilda Harper who married John G. Harrell in Decatur GA. Another sister named Julia Ann Harper who married Chester Abel Feb. 9, 1860 in Decatur.

He was a prisoner of war at Point Lookout, Md. June 1864. Transferred to Elmira Prison July 12, 1864. (Point Lookout, Maryland. Register No. 1 pg 223) Prisoner of War received at Elmira, NY July 12, 1864 from Point Lookout, Md. Capture Gaines Mills June 1, 1864. Transferred for exchange on March 14, 1865. Parole of Prisoner of War at Elmira, NY, March 15, 1865, and sent to James River for exchange. Parole dated Elmira, NY, March 14, 1865. While a prisoner of war he had pneumonia, and Typhoid Fever among other illnesses. He was in Company F., 50 Georgia Infantry (Confederate) and served as a Private. He was listed on the prisoner of war rolls belonging to the Confederate Army, surrendered by Maj. Gen Sam Jones, commanding Confederate Forces in Florida to Brig. Gen. E.M. McCook, U.S.V. commanding US Forces at Tallahassee, Fl. and vicinity, in compliance with the terms of a Military Convention made on April 26, 1865, at Bennett's House near Durham's Station, N.C., between Gen. J.E. Johnston of the Confederate Armies, and Major Gen. W. T. Sherman, USA, and approved by Lt. Gen U.S. Grant, USA.

After released as POW he walked to Suwannee County, Fl. to find his family. There he lived and died on August 11, 1877. He was sickly due to the sickness during his stay at Elmira Prison.

He had children: James William Harper, Mary Harper, Nancy Hester Harper, Charlton Harper and Joseph Callaway Harper. Nancy Hester Harper was my g grandmother, who married Stonewall Jackson Cope. They lived in Largo, Florida.
Information submitted by Jean Campbell Creamer.

Harris, Anderson Kennedy
Co. A, 18th S.C. Reg.
Anderson Kennedy Harris was recruited in 1862, wounded and captured at the Petersburg Mine Blowup in July 1864, imprisoned at Elmira NY and released after the surrender.
Information provided by Sara Davis

Harris, William F.
Pvt 5th Va Inf Co H
4/19/61 Fishersville farmer; age 22; Present, Dec. 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, May 12, 1864; sent to Point Lookout and Elmira; no further record. Died near Stuart's Draft, Jan. 25,1897, at the age of 68.

Harshbarger, John
Pvt 52nd Va Inf Co F
7/31/61 Staunton B. Augusta Co. 12/42. Present11-12/61, detailed as wagoner. Present 1-4/62.Reenl. 5/1/62. Detailed as teamster 8/31/62-2/63. Present 4/30-12/63.Promoted 4thCpl. '64. WIA and cap. Bethesda Ch. 5/30/64. Sent to Point Lookout. Transfer. Elmira. Released 5/30/65. Resident of Staunton, 5' 7",dark complexion, dark hair, blue eyes. Farmer, age 28, Mt. Sidney PO, Augusta Co. 1870 census. Living in Ga. 1900. Died 2/22/22.

Hatcher, J.J.
Pvt 5th Va Inf Co H.
Died of disease at Elmira Aug.15,1864. Buried Woodlawn Cemetery Grave No. 158.

Haruff, Andrew J.
Pvt 52nd Va Inf Co A
7/17/61 Staunton B. Augusta Co. 11/8/35. Present 11/61-4/62. Reenlisted. 5/1/62. Present 8/31/62-10/9/62. Ab. sick 10/11/62-10/63. Present 11-12/63. Cap. Bethesda Ch. 5/30/64,age 34. Sent to Point Lookout. Transfer. Elmira. Exchanged 10/29/64.Paroled Staunton 5/1/65. Age 30, 5' 8", dark complexion, black hair, gray eyes. Carpenter and Millwright, Augusta Co. Died Augusta Co.5/9/97. Buried Hebron Pres. Ch. Cemetery near Weyer's Cave.

Hathcock, Calvin
Pvt. 42nd NC, Co. C
Resided in Stanly Co. and enlisted in Rowan Co. at age 27, March 27, Mustered in as Private. Promoted to Musician (Drummer) in May-June, 1863. Reduced to ranks prior to September 1, 1863. Captured at Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 3, 1864. Transferred to Elmira, New York, where he arrived on July 17, 1864. Died at Elmira on November 3, 1864, of "chronic diarrhea."
Information submitted by Art Hathcock.

Hawpe, James William
Pvt 52nd Va Inf Co I
11/27/63 Greenville B. Augusta Co. 4/14/44.Resident, age 14, 1st. Dist., Augusta Co. 1860 census. Present 12/63. Capt. Bethesda Ch. 5/30/64. Sent to Point Lookout. Transfer. to Elmira. Released 6/30/65. 5' 6", florid complexion, dk. hair, blue eyes. Farmer, age 25, Walker's Creek Dist., Rockbridge Co. 1870 census. D. near Spotswood Augusta Co. 2/18/29. Buried New Providence Pres. Ch. Cemetery near Brownsburg, Rockbridge Co. Brother of Henry T. Hawpe.

Hayes, Bennet J.
Corp. 51st NC, Co. F
Born in Marion District, SC, and resided in Robeson County where he was by occupation a farmer prior to enlisting in Robeson County at age 28, March 10, 1862. Mustered in as Private. Promoted to Corporal prior to July 1, 1862. Present or accounted for until he was wounded in November-December, 1862, while attempting to capture deserters. Returned to duty in March-April, 1863. Present or accounted for until captured near Petersburg, VA, June 16, 1864. Confined at Point Lookout, MD, June 19, 1864. Transferred to Elmira, NY, July 9, 1864. Paroled at Elmira on October 11, 1864. Received at Venus Point, Savannah River, Georgia, November 15, 1864, for exchange.

Helms, Matthew E.
Pvt 5th Va Inf Co B
4/18/62 Lexington carpenter. Dropped from the rolls as a deserter, Dec. 20, 1862. Enl. Co. B, 14th Regt. Va. Cav., at Salem, Feb. 21,1863. Transferred to Co. I. Captured near Harpers Ferry, July 20, 1864; sent to Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C., and to Elmira, where he died of pneumonia, Jan. 18,1865. Buried Woodland Cemetery Grave No. 1518.

Herring, Oliver
Pvt. 51st NC, Co. F
Enlisted at Camp Holmes, near Raleigh, March 10, 1864, for the war. Present or accounted for until captured at Drewry's Bluff, VA, May 16, 1864. Confined at Point Lookout, MD, May 18, 1864. Transferred to Elmira, NY, in August, 1864. Died at Elmira on October 3, 1864, of "chronic diarrhoea."

Hight, [Hite] John H.
Pvt 5th Va Inf Co E
3/9/62 Staunton b. Augusta Co.; blacksmith; age 25. Detached as a blacksmith Nov. 25, 1862.Captured Sept. 19, 1864, at Fisher's Hill; sent to Elmira; exchanged Mar. 10, 1865. Res. Newport, 1910. Age 75.

Hill, Eli
Co. B 21st SC Regiment
Eli joined the confederate Army on May 12, 1862. He served as a brigade teamster and also on a guard boat in the Charleston Harbor. He was captured at Fort Fisher on January 15 and arrived at Elmira Prison Camp on January 30, 1865. He died of chronic diarrhea on May 22,1865. He was one of about 15 members of the 21st to get across the river to help defend Fort Fisher. They all were captured. He left behind a wife, Catherine Ann (Kitty), 2 daughters, Elizabeth Francis, & Mary and 2 sons, James Nelson, & John Henry in Darlington County SC. He had 3 brothers in the Confederate Army, Nelson Cameron Hill in the SC 8th Co.'s F & M; Alvis and Stephen were with Tennessee Regiments. Stephen died in the war also.
Information submitted by John Eli Hill.

Hill, John Wesley
Co. H, 50th Va. Inf.
Born in 1843 in Wythe County, VA. His family moved to Wise County, VA in 1855. John joined Company H, 50th VA Infantry Regiment on June 3, 1861 in Wise, VA. His Company was called the "Wise Yankee Catchers."

John participated in battles at Fort Donelson, Kanawha, Kelly's Store, Carnifax Ferry, Big Sewell Mountain, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Bristoe, Mine Run, and The Wilderness. John was promoted to sergeant sometime prior to the battle of The Wilderness where on May 6, 1864 he was taken prisoner. He was sent to the Point Lookout, MD prison, and then to the infamous Elmira, N.Y. Union Prison August 14, 1864. On December 15, 1864, while at Elmira, John died of pneumonia and is buried in grave 1060 in the Woodlawn National Cemetery.

On April 8, 1998 Annette Damron submitted an application to the Veterans Administration for a memorial marker, honoring John Wesley Hill, to be placed in the Jim Hill cemetery (Where John's parents are buried in Wise County, VA). That application was approved on September 11. Annette, her husband Jack, and Darrell Fleming placed the marker in the Jim Hill cemetery on September 29, 1998.
Information provided by J. Hill.

Hinson, Andrew Newton
17th South Carolina Infantry, Company I
Andrew was born on September 22, 1841 in Lancaster Co., SC. During the Civil War he fought with the 17th South Carolina Infantry, Company I..."The Lancaster Tigers". Served between February 1863 and April 1865. He was first shipped by rail to Jackson, MS to support Vicksburg in May 1863. They arrived too late, and fought a rear guard action as the Army of Tennessee retreated from Sherman. He was captured, and paroled under an understanding he would return home. He caught up with his company, served in Charleston for awhile then on to Petersburg. He was involved in The Battle Of The Crater where he was injured when the tunnel of explosives was ignited. He was again captured, and sent to Point Lookout, MD. After several escape attempts, he was sent to Elmira, NY where he became ill with bronchitis. On October 1864, he was part of a prisoner exchange, and was sent to a CSA hospital in Macon, GA. The remainder of the year was spent there recovering from his illness and wounds. (Ref: Genealogy of Nancy Jewett, taken from a Hinson book.) Upon his return to South Carolina, he married a Civil War widow named Mary Susan Blackmon. He and his brother, John, became Baptist ministers, and moved their families to Huntersville, NC. He died on November 23, 1909, and is buried in the cemetery of the church he founded, Independence Hill Baptist Church.
Information provided by Judy Ponichtera.

Hite, John N.
Pvt 5th Va Inf Co D
3/21/62 Meem's Bottom b. July 4, 1837; Wounded. at Manassas, Aug. 28,1862; returned April 1863. Wounded. at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863. In Chimborazo Hospital, remittent fever, Oct. Dec. 1863. Captured May 18, 1864, at Spotsylvania; sent to Point Lookout and Elmira; exchanged Feb. 20,1865. Paroled at Staunton, May 16,1865. Living at Parnassus, Augusta Co., 1893. Died at Moffett's Creek, May 18,1911. Buried Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church Cemetery

Hodges, John W.
Pvt 5th Va Inf Co F
7/10/61 Winchester res. 5th Dist., Rockbridge Co., age 14,1860; res. Goshen when he enlisted. AWOL, March-Oct. 1862. Wounded. (side and arm) slightly at Chancellorsville, May 3,1863; returned Aug. 1863. Captured May 19,1864; sent to Point Lookout and Elmira; released June 16,1865.

Hogston, John
4th Vir Inf, Co D
John Hogston was captured at Spotsylvania Courthouse on May 19,1864. He was confined to Elmira Prison in New York until his parole on June 19, 1865. He was from Saltville, VA. He and his brother, Ephraim Hogston, enlisted on July 30, 1861 in Saltville, VA. Their company was known as the "Smyth Blues", and was part of Stonewall Jackson''s "Stonewall Brigade". Ephraim was wounded the same day Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson was wounded and died in Chancellorsville. Ephraim died twelve days later. John Hogston continued on with the brigade. I would appreciate any information on these two soldiers. They were my great-great-grandmother''s brothers. Her name was Prudence Hogston Taylor from Saltville, VA.
Information submitted by Charlotte Beal.

Holden, William F.
2nd NC Inf Co. F
Private: Enlisted in Randolph County (NC), March 12, 1862 for twelve months. …..captured or "gave himself up" at Frederick, Maryland, July 10, 1864. Confined at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C. and transferred to Elmira, New York, July 23-25, 1864. Died October 4, 1864 at Elmira of "chronic diarrhoea."(N.C. Troops 1861-1865, Vol. III, p. 313)
Information submitted by Richard Simmons.

Hollis, Harrison B.
Cpl 52nd Va Inf Co H
7/23/61 Staunton B. 1844? Resident, Winchester. Enl. age 17. Present 11/61-2/62.Promoted 4th Sgt. 1/1/62. Present 3-4/62. Reenlisted. 5/1/62. Present5/1-8/31/62. Promoted 3rdSgt. 9/1/64. Present 1-12/63. Promoted 2ndSgt.'64. Capt. Bethesda Ch. 5/30/64. Sent to Point Lookout. Transfer. To Elmira. Exchanged Savannah, Ga. 11/15/64. D. there 12/26/64. Buried Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Ga. "Was a splendid soldier."

Hooks, Daniel
Co. B, 51st Ga Reg
Pvt. 4 Mar 1862 died 1 Jun 1864 Cold Harbor. He is buried in Elmira Grave #411 Woodlawn Nat. Cemetery. Nearest town Elmira NY. His unit was Lee Guards (Lee Co. Ga) Co. B. 51st Reg.
Submitted by Ms. Gerry Hill.

Howe, John T.
Co. B, 22nd SC Inf.
John T. HOWE was born 1844, in York Co, SC. He was the son of Joseph R. Howe and Mary Clarissa Hemphill. He enlisted 4-13-1863 in the 18th Regiment SC Infantry, Co. G, in Wilmington NC, by Col. Wallace for a period of 3 years, as a private. He was 18 years old. He fought at the battle of Charleston Harbor Aug-Sept 1863; Bermuda Hundred May 17-June 16, 1864; Petersburg Siege VA June 1864 to April 1865; The Crater Petersburg, VA 7-30-1864; where he is captured and becomes a prisioner of war. He arrives at City Point VA 8-5-1864, where he is sent to Point Look Out, MD Union Prison. He is transferred to Elmira NY Union Prison 8-12-1864. He died at Elmira on 9-24-1864, at the age of 20 years old, of typhoid fever. His records state that he had no personal effects at the time of his death. He is buried at Woodlawn National Cemetery, grave #458, Elmira NY. The prison at Elmira had the highest death rate, per capita, of any prison camp north or south at 24%. The prison errected platforms on the side of the prison and charged the civilian citizens 15 cents to view the prisoners.

Note: This information is from the microfilm at the National Archives.

Howe, Nathaniel S.
Co. B, 22nd SC Inf.
Nathaniel S. Howe was born 1834, Spartanburg SC, the son of Henry & June Howe. He was married to Rebecca A., born 1841. He enlisted 1/22/1862, at Columbia SC, by Capt. Wheeler, for a period of 3 years. He was absent without leave, sick in camp 9/8/1863 to 9/22/1863. He was present with his unit 1/22/1862, Sept/Oct 1863, Nov/Dec 1863, Jan/Feb 1864. He was captured at the siege of Petersburg, VA., 6/18/1864. He arrived at City Point, VA., 6/24/1864, where he was sent to Point Lookout MD Prison Camp. He was transferred to Elmira NY Prison Camp 7/27/1864. He died at Elmira NY, 11/23/1864, of chronic diarrea. His effects were listed as none. He is buried at Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira NY, grave #953.

His unit fought the following battles while he was with them:

• Secessionville SC June 15 & 16 1862
• Rappahannock Station VA 8/23/1862
• 2nd Bull Run VA Aug 28-30 1862
• South Mountain VA 9/14/1862
• Antietam VA 9/17/1862
• Charleston Harbor SC 4/7/1863
• Bermuda Hundred VA 5/17 to 6/16 1864
• Petersburg Siege June 1864 to April 1865.

This information is taken from 1850 & 1860 Spartanburg SC census and Confederate microfilm records at the national archives.

Huffer, Samuel
Pvt 52nd Va. Infantry Regiment Company D.
Enlisted Jul 16, 1861 in Staunton. Born Va. Nov 17, 1827. Farmer, age 35, Burkes Mill Dist., Augusta Co. 1860 census. AWOL Jul 16-Oct 31, 1861. Present Nov 1861-Mar 1862. AWOL Apr 24-May 2, 1862. Present May 3-Jul 11, 1862. AWOL Jul 12-Aug 31, 1862, fined $18.33. Present Jan-Mar 1863. AWOL Jul 15-Aug 7, 1863, fined $8.06. Present Sep-Dec 1863. Captured Bethesda Ch. May 30, 1864. Sent to Point Lookout. Transferred to Elmira. Released Jun 30, 1865. 5' 9", florid complexion, auburn hair, blue eyes. Farmer, age 43, Mt. Sidney PO, Augusta Co. 1870 census. Died North River, near Mt. Solon Apr 20, 1890. Buried Emanuel Church Cemetery.

Hunnicutt, John T.
1st SC Rifles (Orr's Rifles) Co. G
John T. is a cousin or brother to my ancestor Edward J. Hunnicutt. He was born Lumpkin Co, GA about 1841. Do not know his parents, was raised by Grandmother Martha Hunnicutt and lived in Oconee Co, SC.

Enlisted Camp Pickens, Sandy Springs, SC July 20,1861 at age 20. Appointed Corporal May 17, 1861, which makes me believe he served in the state militia before enlisting with 1 (Orr's) SC Rifles, Co C. John was captured Falling Water, MD July 14,1863, Paroled Baltimore, MD, August 16,1863 but died waiting to be released on Sept 22,1864 of chronic diarrhea. Buried in Grave no. 434.
Information submitted by Derrell Oakley Teat.

Hutchinson, A. J.
Co. A, 30th N.C. Inf.
Buried in the Confederate section of the Woodlawn Cemetery in Elmira, N.Y. Born in 1817 and died in the camp on February 18, 1865. His grave was CW 2124.
Information provided by Jane Roe.

Hutchison, David Washington Hutchison
Brother of A.J. Hutchinson, was also in the Prisoner of War Camp; but signed an Oath of Allegiance on September 19, 1864 in order to be released.
Information provided by Jane Roe.

Jack, William Z. B.
3rd Cpl 52nd Va Inf Regt Co K
4/9/62 Shenandoah Mt B. Va. 1844? Farmhand age 16, Bath CH PO, Bath Co.1860 census. Sick in hospital Winchester with rubella 9/10/62. Present 1-12/63, appointed3rdCpl. 9/1/63. Cap. Bethesda Ch 5/30/64. Sent to Point Lookout. Transfer. to Elmira. Released 5/19/65. 5' 9 1/2", florid complexion, red hair, blue eyes, resident of Millboro, Bath Co. Died Before 8/17.

Jackman, Charles B.
Release papers of Charles Jackman.

"Know ye, that Charles B Jackman a 1st Sergeant of Captain Henry H. Motts. Company-"H"--First Regiment of Veteran Reserve Corps VOLUNTEERS, who was enrolled on the THIRTIETH day of MARCH one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four to serve THREE years or during the war, is hereby DISCHARGED from the service of the United States this Fourteenth day of November 1865 at Elmira New York by reason G. O. No. 155 A. G. O. October 26th 65. (No objection to his being re-enlisted is known to exist.) Said CHARLES B. JACKMAN was born in Enfield, N. H. is 25 yrs. of age, 5 feet 7 inches high --light complexion, black eyes, brown hair and by occupation when enrolled---a Grocer. Given at Elmira New York this Fourteenth day of November 1865.

Information submitted by Neal Lincoln.

Jackson, Joseph
Pvt. 4th SC Cav. Co. E
Captured Trevilian Station; died Elmira Prison, New York

James, Marshall E.
2nd NC Inf Co. A
Private: Resided in Randolph County (NC) where he enlisted at age 28, October 10, 1861…..captured near Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia May 10, 1864/. Confined at Point Lookout, Maryland until transferred to Elmira, New York August 10-14, 1864. Died at Elmira November 22, 1864 of "pneumonia."(N.C. Troops 1861-1865, Vol. III, p. 313)
Information submitted by Richard Simmons.

Jamison, A. Ralph
Cpl Co. G 5th SC Cav
Age 23, Residence: Charleston Dist., SC. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862. Capt. at Haws. Shop, VA, 28 May 1864, and sent to Elmira, NY. Exchanged, 11 Oct 1864, and died at home.
Information provided by Fred Knudsen.

Jamison, William T.
Pvt 52nd Va Inf Co A
7/9/61 Staunton B. Va. 1841 ? Farmhand, age 19,Burkes Mill Dist., Augusta Co. 1860 census. Enl. age18. Present 11/61-4/62. Reenlisted. 5/1/62. WIA (wrist) Sharpsburg 9/17/62.Ab. wounded through 4/63. Present 4/30-12/63. Cap. Bethesda Ch.5/30/64. Sent to Point Lookout Transfer. Elmira. Released 6/19/65. 5'9",dark complexion, auburn hair, gray eyes, illiterate, resident of Staunton. Died before 5/03.

Jernigan, George W.
20th NC Inf Reg
George W. Jernigan (listed incorrectly as G. W. Jernegan site 2026) was born in Duplin County, NC. He enlisted April 15, 1861 at Kenansville, NC in the 12th North Carolina regiment and served until the unit disbanded Nov. 18, 1861. At the time of disbandment, George was recovering at Regimental HQ Hospital in Norfolk, VA. On January 9, 1862, he enlisted a second time for three years. He enlisted in the 20th NC regiment, Co. E at Fort Johnston. He was listed a 5''6" tall and a farmer by trade. He served with the 20th till his capture on May 19, 1864. He participated in the battles around Richmond, battle of South Mountain, and Fredericksburg in 1862. In 1863, he served on the Provost Guard Detail at Division HQ for the months March through December. In Jan. and Feb. of 1864, he was given furlough and returned to service March 1, 1864. He served with the regiment until his capture on May 19, 1864 at the conclusion of the battle of Spotsylvania Court House. He was transported to Belle Plains, VA and arrived there May 23, 1864. He was kept at Point Lookout, MD camp until he was transferred to Elmira on July 3, 1864. He was among the first 400 prisoners transferred to Elmira and is listed as #275 through the gates on July 6, 1864. He remained in camp until his death by "variloa" on Feb. 12, 1865. He was buried in grave #2026. His incorrect identification is presently being investigated as is the listing as a corporal. Clay Holmes book, Elmira Prison Camp published in 1903.

Previously listed information has been cleared up somewhat. George W. Jernigan AKA G.W. Jernegan is buried in Woodlawn Memorial Cemetary in gravesite #2072 as listed in the Holmes book and NOT #2026 as listed in the archives file from the National Archives in Washington per his file. Further, his gravesite is misspelled and attempts to correct the spelling will be initiated shortly. The one piece of information left outstanding is the listing at time of burial of being a corporal. No record at present indicated an elevation in rank for George W. Jernigan of Duplin County, NC. Information submitted by T. Watson Jernigan.

Johnson, Adolphus R. 8th Reg Ga Inf
FLOYD COUNTY, GEORGIA ("ROME LIGHT GUARDS") Private May 18, 1861.

Appointed Corporal March 1, 1864; 5th Sergeant May 1, 1865. Captured at Wilderness, VA. May 6, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. March 1865. Exchanged at James River, VA. March 15, 1865.

The photo at right was, obviously, made long after his war years. It was taken in 1900. His grandfather was David Johnson, the Governor of South Carolina in the early 1800's.
Information submitted by Julia N. Autry.

Johnson, Simon Peter
Co. B, 13th SC Infantry
Simeon Peter Johnson (11/06/1835-04/10/1915) was born near Spartanburg, SC. Enlisted, 12/21/1861 in "Brockman Guards" which became Company B, 13th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry. Gregg/McGowan''s SC brigade. A.P. Hill''s 3rd Corps, Army of Northern Virgina, CSA. Wounded for the second time at Deep Bottom VA. July 28, 1864, and captured. After sometime in the Union hospitals, was sent to Old Captial Prison in Washington, D.C. then transfered to Elmira, and received there on March 3, 1865. Applied to take the Oath of Allegiance to the United States on May 31, 1865. Released on July 3, 1865. His brother, Tolliver R. Johnson, same regiment and company, may have also been a prisoner with him. Family ledged says that the two of them walked home, on on canes the other on crutches. Would appreciate any addtional information anyone might have on Simeon Peter Johnson''s time at Elmira.
Information provided by Richard M. Painter

Johnson, William M. Henry
Co. K, 52nd N.C. Reg.
William M. Henry Johnson. He was born Jan. 23 1836 in Surry City, NC. the son of Henry and Eliza Truelove Johnson. The records show that he was taken prisoner at the battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse and died of pneumonia Jan, 18 1865. Mr. Johnson's two brothers Jesse and John also served the Confederacy in the same regiment.
Information provided by David S. Jones

Jonas, Daniel A.
Pvt. 1st NC Inf
Captured in May 1864 at Spotsylvania. He was sent to the prison at Elmira where he died in January 1865 of pneumonia. Records indicate that he is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in grave numbered 1442.
Information submitted by Daniel E. Jonas.

Jones, David W.
Pvt 5th Va Inf Co H
4/19/61 Fishersville Present until captured May 12,1864. Died of disease at Elmira, Dec. 2,1864. Buried Woodlawn Cemetery Grave No. 1009.

Jones, J.M.
Cpl 5th Va Inf Co G
Captured May 12,1864 at Spotsylvania; sent to Elmira.

Jones, John R.
Cpl 5th Va Inf Co A
4/18/61 Winchester b. Winchester, May 1842; butcher; Prom. to Sgt., Oct. 1861. Reduced to Pvt., March 1862. Absent sick, June - Aug. 1863. Enl. Co. C, 23rd Regt. Va. Cav. Captured Oct. 21, 1863 at Winchester; sent to Atheneum Prison, Wheeling, Camp Chase, and Rock Island. Biog. sketch states he was wounded. and captured at New Creek; sent to Elmira; see Memorial to John Bowie Strange Camp, U. C. V. (1920). Reported to have enl.. Fen.5,1864, in U. S. Navy. Postwar res. Charlottesville; returned to Winchester,1922. Died Feb. 12,1923. Buried Stonewall Cemetery.

June, Samuel Newman
25th SC Inf
He was a prisoner there
Information submitted by dixiecloud@aol.com.