Norra Carotina Troops, 1861-’65.

 

 

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Sunsoury, N. C., J. F. CROSS.
9 April, 1901.

_ Norz.—Some names appear on this list which are not among names
ot to the ‘‘Letter of Prisoners to Gov. Vance”’ ante, i. e., those who
left or died before the date of that letter or who were captured afterwards.
And there may be names signed thereto. which, notwithstanding Lieu-
tenant Cross’ great care, are omitted here and some prisoners are on
neither list. For various causes it was difficult to get every name.—Ep.

CONFEDERATE PRISONERS AT
MORRIS ISLAND.

By CAPTAIN WALTER G. MacRAE, Company G, SEVENTH REGI-
ment N.C, T.

In the month of August, 1864, a report spread among the
prisoners of war at Fort Delaware that six hundred of their
number were to be sent off and placed under the fire of the
Confederate batteries in Charleston harbor in retaliation for
alleged cruelties to Northern soldiers confined in the South.

It was only a few weeks since about fifty Field Officers
went away under a similar threat; and they had been duly
exchanged. We were so certain that this last move was a
bluff that every one was anxious to go. Many, whose names
were not on the list, gathered up their poor belongings—
watches, rings, a little money—anything and everything of
value which had escaped confiscation, and came and laid
them down at the feet of the elect—if haply they might per-
suade some one to exchange places. They cared not what
was to come. Anything for a change! The list was made
up of

6 from Maryland,

186 “ Virginia,

111 “ North Carolina,
24 “ South Carolina,
60 “ Georgia,

40. Ee iomda,

26 “ Alabama,

22 “ Mississippi,

31 “ Louisiana,
Me eiececrae bo 2.

27 “ Arkansas,
8 “ Missouri,
35 “ Kentucky,

49 “ Tennessee.