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Cade, Robert Yancey
Co. I, 4th S. C. Vol Cav
Captured at Trevillian Station of June 11, 1864. His horse ran under a low tree and knocked him out of the saddle. He was taken to Fortress Monroe, Va and transferred to Elmira on July 25, 1864. He took the oath on June 30, 1865.
Information provided by Shelly Paker  Call, Richard P.
Co. E 50th Va. Inf
Richard R. Call was mustered into the Confederate Army ,"Smtyh Grays",at Camp Jackson ( Wytheville,Va. )Wythe County on April25,1861 under the command of Col. Reynolds.He fought in battles in West Va., Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia. Richard R. Call had his right ear shot off during the Battle at Spotsylvania Court House (May 8 - May 20,1864). He was taken prisoner here and sent to the Elmira Prison Camp, where he stayed till the end of the war. Richard returned home to Smyth County, Virginia, where he married Mary Louder. Their children were: Mary Lilly Isabel Call, Laura Alice Call, James E. Call, William Washington Call, Sarah E. M. Call and Emmett Hufford Call. The parents of Mary N. Louder were: James B. Louder and Sarah A. McClellan Louder.
Information provided by Donald P. Wall. Callahan, Jabez, B.
2nd Sgt. Co. B, 16th N.C. Inf.
Enlisted April 29, 1861, at Marshall, N.C. Appointed drummer Aug. 5, 1861. Sent to Chimborazo Hospital #5, Richmond, Va., Dec. 3, 1861 for general debility - diagnosed as enlargement of typhoid gland. Transferred to General Hospital, Dec. 5, 1861. Released to duty Dec 27, 1861. Wounded at Battle of Fredericksburg, VA., Dec. 13, 1862. Made Roll of Honor. In hospital in Lynchburg, Oct. 11, 1863 until after Oct. 31, 1863 (I don't know why). Appointed 2nd SGT. March 22, 1864. Captured at Battle of Plank Road (Wilderness, Va.), May 6, 1864. Taken to Belle Plain, Va., sent to Point Lookout, Md. prison May 17, 1864 then to Elmira, New York prison Aug. 10, 1864. Released June 22, 1865
Information provided by Dennis Callahan  Callis, John R.
Pvt 5th Va Inf Co F
12/5/63 Matthews Co. conscripted; Captured May 19 or 20, 1864; sent to Point Lookout and Elmira. U. S. record states he was "conscripted in service, does not sympathize with the South wishes to take the oath and join relatives in Somerset Co., Mass." Died of chronic diarrhea at Elmira, Nov. 19, 1864, age 46. Buried Grave No. 932. Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.  Cantrell, Wilson Decatur
Pvt., Co E, 14th Georgia Volunteers
Captured near Turkey Bend of the James River in Virginia(near Petersburg) on June 23, 1864. He was exchanged and paroled Prisoner at Camp Lee, (near Richmond.) Although I am unable to find any history of a battle wound, I do know that he told my mother that at the time of the exchange he had a "hurt leg". Considering the brutal conditions at Elmira, I find it most interesting that he also related that his captors almost refused to let him go because they were concerned he would not be able to make the journey from the prison. He related to my mother that he started crying and the captors relented and set him free.
Information submitted by Henry D. Berry.  Carpenter, Eleazar "Eli"
Eleazar "Eli" Carpenter was born in 1816, in Georgia, probably in Putnam County, where his father, John Carpenter, Sr., paid land taxes in 1815. The first record we have of Eli was a bill found in the loose papers of John Carpenter's probate records. This bill shows that Eli charged seven twists of tobacco on the 29th of December 1939 at John and D. M Causey's. Eli probably continued to live at home with his mother, until he married Annzena Norris on the 10th of May 1846 in Troup County, Georgia. She was the daughter of Samuel Norris and his second wife, Mary Elizabeth Stone. Eli Carpenter was listed the first of only two times in the Upson County, Georgia, Tax Digest in 1850, where it shows that he owned no land, and paid forty-four cents for poll tax. Then on the 7th of May 1850, he and George W. Carpenter witnessed a deed for their brother, Hamilton. Eli and Annzena Carpenter were enumerated in the 1850 Federal Census of Upson County, Georgia, living between his brothers, Hamilton and John Carpenter, Jr. They had three children at this time, Mary Ann, age 2, Dilly, age one, and an infant, two months old. Dilly is found in an old bible record as Juley Ellender. She died on the 1st of September 1858. The 1850 census and the bible entries of her birth and death are the only record we have of her. The infant listed was William "Cicero" Carpenter. Eli and Annzena are both shown as being unable to read or write. Randolph County, Alabama, is just north of Chambers County, Alabama. Its western edge extends a little ways across the top of Tallapoosa County, Alabama. Eli purchased forty acres in this northwest corner of Chambers County on the 25th of February 1856. The Tallapoosa River cuts this corner of Chambers County from the rest of the county, making Eli's land more accessible to the county seat of Randolph County than the county seats of Chambers or Tallapoosa Counties. In 1860, Eli and Annzena were listed on the census of Randolph County, Alabama, although they actually lived in Chambers County. Eli's occupation was given was farmer. Listed in their household were their five living children, Mary A., Cicero, Lorenzo (Alonzo), Laura E., James, and John H. Eli's brother, John Carpenter, Jr., was living with them and is listed as a farmer. In 1861 in Upson County, Georgia, Hamilton Carpenter, acting as agent for Eleazar, paid twenty-five cents poll tax for him. Eleazar was listed as owning thirty-five acres. This is the last record we have of him till he enlisted in the Confederate Army. At Camp Cooper, Macon, Georgia, on the 8th of April 1863, Eleazar Carpenter volunteered for service, and was he mustered into Company B, Sixty-Fourth Georgia Regiment, Infantry, of the Confederate Army. His rank was private, and he received his first and possibly only pay of $50.00. The Sixty-Fourth was sent to Camp Cobb at Quincy, Florida. They arrived there by the 20th of April 1863. Their orders were to "arrest deserters, sulkers, punish and drive out plunderers and Yankees, collect cattle for the Confederate Government, and help the farmer when possible". During April, May, June, July and August, many of the men of the Sixty-Fourth deserted. The regiment was still stationed at Camp Cobb for Christmas 1863. On the 20th of February 1864, the Sixty-Fourth, with other troops, were in the battle at Olustee, twelve miles from Jacksonville, Florida, at the Florida Atlantic and Gulf Railroad. 2,000 Confederate troops faced 9,400 Federal Troops. The Confederate soldiers were forced to retreat. J. W. Evans, Commander of the Sixty-Fourth, was severely wounded in the right thigh. Total Confederate casualties that day were 7 officers and 86 men killed, 49 officers and 798 men wounded, and 6 men were missing. The Sixty-Fourth, now commanded by Lieut. Colonel T. W. Brevard, remained in Florida till the 18th of April 1864, when they received orders to proceed to Savannah, Georgia, via Callahan, Florida, Traders Hill, Georgia, and Tebeauville, Georgia. They traveled by train, which was probably slow, with numerous delays en route. Before they could reach Savannah, they were ordered on to Petersburg, Virginia. The First Georgia Regiment was scheduled to go to Petersburg, and the Sixty-Fourth was to replace them in Savannah. But the First Regiment, who were heavy artillerists, were deemed necessary to the defense of Savannah, so the Sixty-Fourth was sent to Petersburg in their place. The trip from Florida to Savannah, Georgia, and then to Petersburg, Virginia was slow. The railroads were crowded with supplies and troops, all desperately needed somewhere. The Sixty-Fourth had not arrived in Charleston, South Carolina by the 27th of April 1864, but according to one message, "they would be sent on as soon as possible". An order was sent the 15th of May 1864 for the Sixty-Fourth to report to General Hill as soon as they arrived in town. In a letter to General Beauregard, dated 19 May 1864, Major-General Whiting wrote, "We have now but the Sixty-Fourth Georgia Regiment on Swift Creek and the Militia, with Colonel Tate (Sixth Regiment, North Carolina), in town." Assistant Adjutant-General James H. Pearce, issued special Orders No. 10 on The 11th of June 1864, to Headquarters in Petersburg, stating, "the invalid Corps will be stationed at the forks of Baxter and Jerusalem roads. The Sixty-Fourth Georgia Regiment will be stationed from Battery No. 16 to No. 27 inclusive, and Archers Militia from No. 27 extending to the right as far as they will reach". Late in the afternoon, on the 15th of June 1864, 13,700 Federal Troops commanded by General William Smith, attacked Petersburg, Virginia. General Smith received two more Federal Troops on the 16 of June 1864, giving him a total of 48,000 men. General Beauregard's troops were also reinforced, giving him a total of 14,000 Confederate soldiers. The Sixty-Fourth had probably arrived with this group of men. The Confederates again managed to hold off the Federal Troops. The next day, 17th June 1864, the battle continued with the Confederates coming under heavy artillery bombardment. Eleazar Carpenter, Captain T. J. Pritchell, and many other Confederate soldiers were captured by the Federal troops. These prisoners were first taken to City Point, Virginia, arriving there on the 24th of June 1864. On the 25th of July 1864, they were transferred to Elmira, New York. Before a Confederate could be paroled, an Oath of Allegiance to the United States was required. On the 30th of September 1864, Eleazar Carpenter made his oath, stating he had volunteered in the Confederate Army to avoid conscription, he was 48 years of age, claimed to be a Union man, and had opposed succession. He was paroled the 11th of October 1864, with other invalid (sick and wounded) prisoners. They were to be taken to Point Lookout, Maryland, for exchange. Eleazar Carpenter, sick and suffering from chronic diarrhea, never made it to Point Lookout, Maryland. On the 13th of October 1864, when the train reached Baltimore, Maryland, he was admitted to the U.S.A. General Hospital, West's building. There he was treated with the customary remedies: tonics, astringents, and stimulants. Medications that would have only made his condition worse. On the 31st of October 1864, Eleazar Carpenter died. He was buried on the 1st of November 1864, in the Confederate lot, grave B-46, in the Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland. Carson, Andrew M.
A private in Company I, 1st South Carolina Artillery. He enlisted at Charleston, S.C. on January 29, 1862 and was captured at Morris Island, S.C. on July 10, 1863. He was paroled from Elmira Prison on March 10, 1865, and exchanged at Boulware's Wharf, James River, Va. on March 15.
Information submitted by Clyde B. Kinard, Jr.  Cassell, Marion Browne
Co A, 4th Virginia Inf Information submitted by Cathy.  Cavanaugh, John
Sgt Co E 51st Va Inf. Regt.
7/1/61 Nelson C.H.; POW Leesburg 7/15/64 Old Capital Prison, Washington, DC 7/25/64; sent to Elmira 8/12/64; died there of chronic diarrhea 12/5/64; was a native of Ireland who claimed to have happened to be in Richmond when war broke out and couldn't get away (statement made in remarks on the roll of prisoners of war). Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, NY. Note: Though the muster roll cover shows that Cavanaugh was a Sgt, the records do not show him to rise above rank of Corporal. Chaplin, Daniel Jenkins
Pvt Co. D 5th SC Cav
Residence: Beaufort Dist., SC. b. 5 Dec 1843, St. Helena Island, Beaufort Dist., SC. 5. 8" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, black eyes, occupation: overseer. Trans. from Co. I, 2d SC Infantry, in exchange with C. S. MARRIOTT, 21 Apr 1863. Capt. at Trevilian Station, VA, 11 Jun 1864, and sent to Elmira, NY. Paroled, 2 Mar 1865, and sent to James River, VA, for exchange. Admitted to Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, with pneumonia, 10 Mar 1865. Granted 60-day furlough, 31 Mar 1865. Son of Thomas Benjamin CHAPLIN.
Information provided by Fred Knudsen.  Chapman, Israel
23rd Va Inf Co H
He was captured at some point and taken to Elmira Prison Camp in NY where he later died. Israel enlisted in Company H, 23rd Battalion Virginia Infantry at Wytheville on 1 April 1863. He was captured at Harper Ferry on 8 July 1864 and sent to Old Capitol Prison until transferred to Elmira where he died of diarrhea on 25 October 1864. He is buried in grave # 858.  Clark, Joseph, David
Pvt 52nd Va Inf Co E
Camp of 52nd VA B. Rockbridge Co. 1839? Farmer age 26, Collierstown, Rockbridge Co. 2/64. WIA (left arm and hip) and cap. near Spotsylvania CH 5/19/64. Sent to Point Lookout. Transfer. to Elmira. Released 6/19/65. 5'9" florid complexion, dark hair, gray eyes. Died Collierstown 5/25/02. Buried Collierstown Pres. Ch. Cemetery Brother of James A. and Robert Clark.  Clark, William M.
Pvt 52nd Va Inf Co E
B. Rockbridge Co. 8/21/37. Farmhand age 23, Collierstown PO, 1860 census. Bockbridge Co. rolls. Listed as POW Elmira in "Staunton Vindicator" 12/1/64. NFR. Died 11/21/15. Buried Mt. Moriah Ch. Cemetery, Botetourt Co.  Clements, Bedford Booker
Pvt. 38th Vir. Inf.
He enlisted on 3/17/62 at Republican Grove, Virginia. He was a member of Company F, the Davis Rifle Guards. Clements was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond on 8/28/62 with fever, but returned to active duty by 9/16/62. Clements and the 38th fought at a number of major engagements including Seven Pines, Seven Days, Malvern Hill, 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg. The regiment was with Armistead in General Pickett's famous charge. Clements served throughout these engagements until captured near Petersburg on 5/10/64, probably at Chester Station. He was sent to Fort Monroe and then Point Lookout on 5/13/64 and then finally to Elmira on 8/17/64. He died there from neglect and mistreatment on 3/8/65, just weeks before Appomattox. The official cause of death was listed as diarrhea. Bedford B. Clements is buried in the confederate section of Woodlawn National Cemetery.
Information provided by Wallace Owens.  Clodfelter, Henry
Pvt. Co. O 14th NC Inf. Died at Elmira on October 24, 1864 of pneumonia. Coble, Emsley F.
Pvt. 1st NC Inf. Co. E Participated in Battles of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania Court House. Captured Spottsylvania May 12, 1864. Interned Elmira, N.Y. for duration. Supplemented rations as POW by carving trinkets from pieces of wood and bones and bribing guards to sell them in the town of Elmira. Guards also provided him with fresh meat and other foods. Cochran, Allen
Cochran was born about 1846 in Clarendon County, Sumter District, SC. He died at Elmira Prison Camp and was buried in grave 2373. His brother, John Cochran, was also in the same military regiment: Co. I, 25th SC Inf.
Information provided by Robert Clyde Sapp II.  Cockerham, John H.
He entered service March 18, 1864 when he was 19. He was taken prisoner by the Yankees at Spotsylvania Court House, VA, May 12, 1864 and was sent to Point Lookout, MD, and then to Elmira, NY, August 8, 1864. He died at Elmira September 22, 1864 of "Chronic Diarrhea" He is buried in grave #475 or 8, Woodlawn National Cemetery.
Information provided by Robert Clyde Sapp II.  Cockerham, William M.
Private, Co. A, 28 NC Regt.
William M. Cockerham was born at Surry 27 Sep 1835 to Hugh and Nancy (Roberts) Cockerham, farmers of the Dobson District. William was a farm hand called "Billy" by his family. He volunteered at Dobson 4 May 1861 when he was 25 in the first camp in Surry to organize and leave for training camp. He was wounded near Chancellorsville,, VA, 3 May 1863. He was captured near Wilderness, VA, 12 May 1864 and a POW at Point Lookout, MD. He was then sent to Elmira Prison, NY, 12 AUG 1864, received a parole from there 14 Mar 1865 and was sent for exchange 18-21 Mar to Boulware's Wharf, James River, VA. Date of release not known.
Information provided by Robert Clyde Sapp II.  Cockrell, Quintus Jupitus
Co. G, 5th Al. Inf.
Quintus Jupitus Cockrell was captured at Chancellorsville was sent to Elmira Prison. At the end of the war he was not released right away because he refused to sign a letter of condolences for Lincoln's widow and was not released until July of 1865.
Information provided by Nelson Haldane  Coffman, Benjamin Franklin
Pvt 52nd Va Inf Co G·  8/2/61 Staunton B. Va. 1843? ·  Farmhand, age17, Burkes Mill Dist., Augusta Co. 1860 census. ·  Ab. sick 12/11/61-4/62. ·  Ab. on leave 4/30-8/31/62. ·  Present 9/1/62-4/63. ·  AWOL 7/25-9/24/63. ·  Present in arrest 9/25/-12/31/63. ·  CM 1/19/64. In hospital Richmond with "cattarrhus" 3/7-9/64 and returned to Castle Thunder. Sentence remitted 7/7/64. Issued clothing 4/21 and 27/64. ·  WIA and cap. near Spotsylvania CH 5/20/64. Sent to Point Lookout. "16 years old and wants to take oath and go to his sister's in Pa." ·  Transfer. to Elmira. Applied to take oath 8/64. "Will be 17 on the 10th of October1864. Attempted to desert 7/23/63 but was captured and kept in prison 9 months" . Released 5/29/65, 5' 61/2", fair complexion, light hair, blue eyes, resident of Harrisonburg. Buried in old Coffman Cemetery, located 1 mile north of Barren Ridge, Augusta Co., on farm of John C. Driver.   Coffman, David Jayne
Pvt 7th Va Cav
"David J. Coffman was in Company D, of the 7th Virginia Cavalry; a rather well known unit ("Ashby's Cavalry") with roots in the Shenandoah Valley (including Page County). Company D was organized in Page County in early June, 1861 and joined the rest of the regiment after June 19, 1861. The 7th Virginia Cavalry regimental history roster provided the following: ·  Coffman, David J. Pvt., Co. D. Born circa 1839. ·  Description: age 23, 5'9", florid complexion, black hair and dark eyes, and was a farmer residing in Page County. ·  Enlisted at Luray (Page Co.) on April 1, 1862. ·  Captured at Darkesville (now WV, just below Martinsburg) on December 11, 1862. He was on picket duty when captured (it is noted that his horse was also captured). He was sent to Cumberland, MD , then to Wheeling, WV to be confined in the Atheneum Prison (Dec. 14, 1862). ·  Transferred to Camp Chase, OH (Dec.15, 1862). ·  Transferred to Camp Douglas, Cairo, IL, to be exchanged (Dec.24, 1862). Paroled and sent to City Point, VA, April 6, 1863 to be exchanged. ·  Returning to active service with his regiment, his horse was killed in action near Culpeper Courthouse, VA on Sept. 13, 1863, for which he was paid $575. ·  Sick and not present for duty, Feb 3, 1864. - Apr. 30,1864. ·  Captured a second time near Bowling Green, VA (Milford Station) on May 20, 1864. Sent to Port Royal, VA then to Pt. Lookout , MD (May 30,1864. Transferred to Elmira, NY. Took the oath and was released June 26, 1865. Listed as a resident of Urbana, O. (OH?)." Here is a letter from David J., originally sent to his older brother Albert in Ohio, but later forwarded to Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois and eventually in the possession of his eldest brother, my great grandfather Jos. Wm. Coffman. "Camp Chase Dec. 16th 1862
Dear Brother Albert,
I embrace this present opportunity of writing you a few lines to let you know that I sill live, but unfortunately I am a prisoner confined at Camp Chase near Columbus. Frank Youell and several other men are with me. We were Captured on last Thursday, the 11th, near Martinsburg Va. We came to this place from Wheeling last night. I presume you have not heard that Papa is no more. He died on the morning of the 15th of Apr. last. His disease was dropsy in the chest. Old Father Booten preached his funeral. The words of his text you will find in Paul's 1st letter to the Corinthians, fifteenth Chapter, twenty-first (line illegible) and five days old. I cannot write any more this time. I want you to come and see me as soon as you get this letter for I do not know how long I will stay here. If you cannot come you must write immediately and Direct Camp Chase Ohio, Prison No. 2, Mess no. 3
D. J. Coffman I received a letter from home about two weeks ago. They were all well. Let me (hear) from Joseph" From the diary of Joseph William Coffman, as published in the Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly: , Vol XIX, No. 3, Fall 1987.
[NOTE: The "Papa" in the letter was Benjamin T. (for Taylor, I believe) Coffman (sometimes spelled Kauffman, as the original German-Swiss name), youngest son of Martin "White House" Kauffman and grandson of Martin Kauffman, Sr., one of the original founders of the Massanutten Settlement (1729) in the Shenandoah of Virginia.]
Information provided by Frank Coffman.   Colgin, Richard E.
Age 21 upon enlisted with Co. D, 10th Texas Infantry, at Camp Brazos, near Millican, Brazos County, Texas, April 1, 1862. According to the 1860 Texas Census, Colgin was a farmer, living with his mother and two brothers, at Fairfield, Freestone County; they were all Tennessee born. His brothers, Charles and Saladin, were also members of Co. D, 10th Texas Infantry. Pvt. Colgin was admitted sick to a hospital at Little Rock, Arkansas, on August 12, 1862. Pvt. Richard Colgin's last available record listed him "Absent In Trans Miss Dept". Richard Colgin married his wife, Harriet E., at Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas, on July 9, 1876. Richard E. Colgin made the following affidavit on behalf of the Widow's Pension Mrs. Alma Tull, wife of the late Isaac Tull, at Freestone County, Texas, on July 10, 1913: This is to certify that I was personally acquainted with Isaac Tull deceased. Having known him since 1838 or near that time. He enlisted in Co. D, 10th Texas infantry in 1861 Camp Virginia point near Galveston under Captain Wilson, Nelsons Regiment, Walkers Division, Trans Mississippi department. after Nelsons death, R. Q. Mills was our colonel. after the fall of the Arkansas Post about half of our Co. escaped, and reported at Little Rock and John Watson was appointed our Captain and attached to Young’s Brigade in May 1864. We were mounted as Cavelry.  And after the Battle of Naches Miss Our Capt John Watson was killed 5th of August 1864 and I was captured and sent to Elmira Prison. We were in the same Co during the war and associated together before and after the war. I can testify that he was a good Citizen and a good soldier. Very Resp
R E Colgin Know all Men by these present, That this Is a correct statement of all I know off Isaac Tull.
Witness my Office and Seal, This the 10 day of
July 1913.
Signed J. B.
Watson Jr.
Notary Public of Freestone Co. Tex. Colgin, along with Larry Clark and Matthew M. Drake, all residents of Cotton Gin, Freestone County, Texas, testified on behalf of the widow of William Brooks, for her Pension, on August 4, 1899. Richard E. Colgin died on July 9, 1922; after which time his wife, Annie E. Colgin applied for a Widow's Pension. A native of Adair County, Kentucky, she was 76 years old when she applied at Teague, Texas, on November 16, 1923. Mrs. Bonner's application was approved on December 14, 1923; she died in the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. C. Keys, at Teague, Texas, on December 21, 1932. The following letter was enclosed in Mrs. Colgin's Widow's Pension file: Mercedes, Texas. March 17, 1937.
Hon. Charley Lockhart,
State Treasurer,
Austin, Texas.Dear Sir:
My Grandfather, Richard Ewing Colgin was a Confederate Veteran and I would like to get his war record in order to keep it in the family. His widow, Annie Elizabeth Colgin, received a pension up to the time of her death a few years ago. If you can furnish me a copy of his record I will appreciate it very much if you will send it to me. If there are any charges, kindly advise me the amount and I will remit promptly. If you cannot furnish me a copy, I will appreciate it if you will tell me from whom I can get it. Thanking you very kindly, I am.
Yours very truly
Mrs. Mae F. Irby According to the 1976 book, Freestone County Cemeteries, Richard E. Colgin's headstone (in the Cotton Gin Cemetery at Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas) reads that he was born on December 31, 1839, and died on July 9, 1922.
Information submitted by Scott McKay.   Collins, John R.
Pvt 5th Va Inf Co F. Captured, date and place unknown. Sent to Elmira. Died of disease Nov. 19,1864. Buried Woodlawn National Cemetery Grave No. 969.  Collins, William H.
Pvt 5th Va Inf Co G
4/28/61 Staunton; Promoted from Cpl. to Sgt., Oct. 3, 1862. In Chimborazo hospital, June 5-8, 1863, with scurvy. Captured May 20, 1864; sent to Elmira; took the oath June 16, 1865; and "desires to go to Hope, Ind.".  Cooley, William C.
Pvt. Co. E 14th NC Inf. Died at Elmira on June 10, 1865 of chronic diarrhoea. Cope, Daniel
Pvt. 4th SC Cav. Co. E
Captured at Hawe's Shop. Taken prisoner at Point Lookout Prison Camp, Maryland and transferred to Elmira Prison Camp in 1864 until end of the war. Died Savannah, Georgia in 1880  Cox, Jacob
Pvt 52nd Va Inf Co I
7/16/61 Staunton B. Rockbridge Co. 12/1/40. Farmhand, age 19, Burkes Mill Dist., Augusta Co. 1860 census. Present 11/61-4/62. Reenlisted 5/1/62. AWOL 9/12-10/31/62. Present1-4/63. WIA (back) Gettysburg 7/3/63. Ab. wounded 7/4-10/63. Present11-12/63. Issued clothing 3/16, 4/1, 22 and 29/64. Cap. Bethesda Church5/30/64. Sent to Point Lookout. Transfer. to Elmira. Released 6/30/65.Resident of Staunton, 5' 9", fair complexion, light hair, hazel eyes. Farmer, age 29, Fishersville PO, Augusta Co. 1870 census. Died near Old Providence Pres. Ch. 1/2/87 and Buried in Cemetery there.  Cox, Thomas Henry
Pvt 52nd Va Inf Co A·  7/15/61 Staunton B. Augusta Co. ·  2/24/39. Farmhand, age 21, Burkes Mill Dist., Augusta Co. 1860 census. ·  Present 11/61-4/62. ·  Reenlisted 5/1/62. ·  Present 8/31/62-12/31/63. ·  Promoted 3rd Cpl. 64. ·  Issued clothing 4/21/64. ·  Cap. Bethesda Church 5/30/64. ·  Sent to Point Lookout. Transfer. to Elmira. ·  Released 6/30/65. ·  Resident of Staunton, fair complexion, dark hair, blue eyes, 5' 8". ·  Farmer, age 31, Mt. Sidney PO, Augusta Co. 1870 census. Died Augusta Co. 12/15/11. Buried Hildebrand Mennonite Ch. Cemetery, Madrid, Augusta Co.   Crabtree, Albert and W. J. (also W. I.)
The Union prisoners of war records show W. J. Crabtree (also borne as W. I. Crabtree). Company K, 44th Tennessee Infantry, Confederate States Army, was captured at Tullahoma, Tennessee, July 3, 1863, and was released, to go to his home, upon taking the oath of allegiance at Tullahoma, July 9, 1863. No later record has been found of this soldier. The J. W. referred to in this note was his brother, Jerome Wilson Crabtree. He was a Pvt. in C.S.A., Co K, 44th TN Inf. captured July 7, 1864, near Petersburg, Va. and taken to Elmira Prison in NY with Albert M. Crabtree. Albert M. Crabtree, another brother, enlisted in CSA August 24, 1861. He served in B Co. 23rd Rgt. TN Inf. and was promoted from Private to1st Cpl and then to 2nd Cpl. Wounded in Battle of Perryville, Ky. Captured in Battle of Petersburg, VA June 17, 1864. Sent to Elmira, NY Prison July 30, 1864. Died of pneumonia February 21, buried February 22, 1865. He is buried in Woodlawn National Cemetery in Elmira, NY, grave #2319 Jonathan Nathaniel Crabtree, another brother, was reportedly killed in the Battle of Stones River.

Craig, Joseph Talkington·  Born: 28 Jan 1841 Lafayette Co., MS to Samuel H & Amarrella CRAIG. ·  Died: 16 Dec 1890 Atlanta, GA ·  M1: Texas Adelia PARIS (b: 12 Mar 1847 to George Washington & Mary Caroline Rogers PARIS), m: 18 Feb 1867, Lafayette Co., MS.

• Ch: Mary Amarella Craig (m: Marion Franklin WILSON, Atlanta, GA)

·  M2: Augusta L STEARN (b: 11 Aug 1855 to Henry & Susan F Tillory STEARN, Bullock Co., AL)m: May 24, 1877 in Union Springs, Bullock Co., AL

• Ch: Samuel b: May 1879, d: 8 Nov 1931
• Frances b: Dec 1880 (m: Claud LANGFORD, Atlanta, GA) 1880
• Vivian (male) twin b: June 1883
• Norma (female) twin b: June 1883

Joined 1st Regiment Mississippi Calvary, also known as Company B, Woods Regiment Confederate Calvary and Wirt Adams Regiment Calvary C.S.A. on August 28,1861 in Memphis, TN. He participated in the defense of Vicksburg and was taken prisoner at the Battle of Champion Hill, near Greenville, Miss., on May 14, 1863. He was 'received' at Ft Delaware, Delaware June 15, 1863; was moved to Point Lookout, Maryland on Sept 22 1863, then transferred to Elmira on Aug 16 1864. He was paroled March 10 1865 and sent to James River, VA for Exchange, being receipted for at Boulware's Wharf, James River, VA March 15, 1865 by W H Hatch Assistant Agent of Exchange, a Confederate official. He returned home to Miss, were widowed 10 Sep 1873 and remarried in 1877. He then removed to Atlanta, GA., where he died. Information taken from War Department correspondence, Widow's Pension application, census and family records.
Submitted by Freddie Brunson.  

Craig, Peter David
Born on July 19, 1838 in Henry County, Virginia. He moved to the Rock Castle community of Patrick County and became a farmer. He married Sallie Wood and they had one child before the "War Between the States" began. Peter enlisted as a private in the 42nd VA Infantry, Co. G. at Martinsville, VA. He was captured at Spotsylvania Court House On May 12, 1864. He was sent to Point Lookout POW camp where he stayed until August 3, 1864. He was transferred to Elmira, NY where he suffered until February 20, 1865. He was sent to James River for prisoner exchange. After the war, he came home and he and Sallie had 9 more children! Peter Craig died May 28, 1929 and is buried beneath a big old' pine tree in the Lone Ivy community of Patrick County.
Submitted by Beverly Wood

Craig, Thomas
Brother of Peter David Craig. Enlisted in the 42nd VA Inf. Co. G on March 10, 1862. He was promoted to Sergeant, but was captured with Peter at Spotsylvania Court House on May 12, 1864. He, too was sent to Point Lookout where he stayed until August 3, 1864, when he was transferred to Elmira. He remained at Elmira until June 27, 1865 when he was released on oath.
Submitted by Beverly Wood

Craven, Sr., Benjamin Franklin
3rd Regiment NC State Troops
The following information is out of the books "Craven - 280 years with Peter Craven Family" and the "North Carolina Troops : 1861-1865". Benjamin Franklin Craven, Sr. was born in 1832 in Randolph Co., NC and died Elmira, NY 18 Feb 1865. He married in 1857, Randolph Co., to Molsy T. Craven. They had two children Asenath L. (daughter) and a son Benjamin Franklin Craven, Jr. Benjamin joined the 3rd Regiment North Carolina State Troops, Company H, "Bladen Volunteers". He enlisted at the age of 25, July 17, 1862, for the war. He was present or accounted for until captured near Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, May 12, 1864. He was confined at Point Lookout, Maryland, until transferred to Elmira, New York, August 10, 1864. He died at Elmira on February 18, 1865, of "pneumonia".
Information provided by Donald D. Smart.

Crawford, William
Served in the Civil War and was a prisoner of war at Elmira Prison Camp in Elmira, NY. Died the day before he was supposed to come home. Married Mary Elizabeth (Darnell???) Had a daughter named Wilhemina.

Creekmore, Alexander O.
15 Vir Cav.
Dies 09/26/1864 and buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Creekmore, Malachi
Co. F, 15 Vir Inf.
Dies 09/22/1864 and buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Crickenberger, Daniel D.
Sgt. Co. G, 10 Virginia Inf.
Captured May 12, 1864, Spotsylvania Courthouse (mule shoe), Va. Sent to Point Lookout, Md. May 14, 1864 then to Elmira N.Y. August 2, 1864.

Crites, Elam T.
25th VA Inf
A 5th Sgt in the 25th VA Infantry. Enlisted in Buckhannon WV on 27May61 at about age 19. In the hospital a lot during the war with a leg wound. Confined in Elmira Prison. After the war, lived in Grafton WV (1880 census). Elam T. Crites b. 1841 m. Judith Morrisett on 3/11/1869 in Upshur Co, WV. Farmer. Elam was the son of Jonas & Catherine McVaney Crites. 5 ft 8in tall.
Information provided by Diane Stewart.

Crocker, William D.
25th VA Inf
Seaman aboard the CSS Bombshell. The CSS Bombshell, an armed steamer with a complement of about 37 personnel, is believed to have originally been a U.S. Army transport of the same name, which had been sunk, April 18, 1864, by Confederate batteries in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. Raised by the Confederates, she was transferred into their naval service, but was recaptured in Albemarle Sound, when she accompanied the CSS Albemarle and the steamer Cotton Plant during the attack on the Union Naval vessels, Mattabesett, Wyalusing, Whitehead and Sassacus, May 5, 1864. Crocker was captured and taken aboard the USS Sassacus. With less than three weeks in operation, the Bombshell may have had the shortest service life of any of the Confederate Naval vessels. He died March 25, 1865, at Elmira Prison Camp, New York, and is interred at the Prison Cemetery.

Croft, Jacob, Jr.
Pvt 52nd Va Inf Co A·  7/15/61 Staunton B. Augusta Co. ·  5/14/43. Farmhand, age 17, Burkes Mill Dist., Augusta Co. 1860 census. ·  Ab. on Leave12/6/61-5/1/62. ·  Present 1/6-4/62. ·  Reenl.5/1/62. ·  Present 8/31/62-11/63. ·  Ab. on leave 12/23-31/63. ·  Promoted 4thCpl. '64. ·  Cap. Bethesda Ch. 5/30/64. ·  Sent to Point Lookout. Transfer. to Elmira. ·  Released 6/30/65. ·  Resident of Staunton, fair complexion, auburn hair, blue eyes, 5' 9". Farmer and Florist, Annex, Augusta Co. 1897. Member, Stonewall Jackson Camp CV, Staunton. ·  Died on New Hope Road 3 miles from Staunton 8/11/13. ·  Buried Croft family Cemetery, on Rt. 2548/10's mile east of intersection with Rt. 714, Augusta Co. Brother of Samuel A. Croft.  

Croft, Jacob S.
Pvt 52nd Va Inf Co C·  7/16/61 Staunton B. Augusta Co. ·  1837? Farmhand, age 23, Burkes Mill Dist., Augusta Co. 1860 census. Enl. age23. ·  Present 11/61-4/62. ·  Reenlisted. 5/1/62. ·  WIA (neck) Port Republic 6/9/62. ·  AWOL 6/9/62-3/10/63, fined $99.00. ·  Present 4/30-12/31/63. ·  Issued clothing 4/27/64. ·  Cap. Bethesda Ch. 5/30/64. ·  Sent to Point Lookout. Transfer. to Elmira. ·  Released 6/30/65. ·  Resident of Staunton, 5' 10", dark complexion, dark hair, dark eyes, illiterate Farmhand, age 36, Mt. Sidney PO, Augusta Co. 1870 census. Died Beverly Manor Dist., Augusta Co. 2/14/84.   Crouch, John R
2nd NC, Co I
His full name is Crouch, John R.: Private, resided in Davidson County (NC) and enlisted in Wake County (NC) at age 21, August 18, 1862 for the war. captured at Mechanicsville, Virginia, May 31, 1864. Confined at Point Lookout, Maryland until transferred to Elmira, New York, July 8, 1864. Died at Elmira on October 26, 1864, of "typhoid pneumonia."(N.C. Troops 1861-1865, Vol. III, p. 464).
Information provided by Richard Barnes.

Coker, William
Pvt. 4th SC Cav. Co. A
Private from Chesterfield County, SC. Prisoner of War at Elmira, NY.  Crum, Jacob
Pvt 52nd Va Inf Co D
7/61 B. Va. 1819? Not on muster rolls. Cap. date and place unknown. Listed as POW Elmira 12/1/64, in "Staunton Vindicator". Served to end of war. Died Augusta Co. 5/2/05. Buried Green Hill Cemetery, Churchville.  Cundiff, Giles, John and James
Pvt. 58th Va Inf, Co. E
Giles was born in Franklin County Virginia on January 15, 1842. He along with two of his brothers, John W. and James A., enlisted at Union Hall, VA (Pasley's Store) on July 24, 1861. Giles, who was 18 at the time he enlisted, was captured at Spotsylvania Courthouse on 5/1/1864 and sent to Pt. Lookout and Elmira. He was released on June 30, 1865. He later married a Matilda Hutts, but never fathered any children. He died in Roanoke, VA June 3, 1909 and is buried beside his wife at the Old Bethel Church in Franklin County, VA. John W. died in 1861 at Camp McCulloch, Highland County, Virginia of measles. James A. Cundiff was my great-great-grandfather. He was at the surrender at Appomattox and died October 11, 1914. He was married twice and fathered 14 children.
Information submitted by Linda B. Nezbeth