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From: Bart Johnson <>
Subject: Re: File ?s - Co H 120 IL Inf.
Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 20:24:24 -0500


Mary Jo Bruce wrote:

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> I read my g-gf's military file last night, and I have the
> following questions, some of which may be really stupid....
> What method of communication was there between the Union and
> Confederacy for transmitting names of those who were held prisoner.

They had regular cummunications between each other if nessesary, either
telegraph, flag of truce, or whatever.
They could responded to each other fairly frequently, if need be.

>
> It seems that my g-gf's whereabouts was not
> known. At one point, it seems he was thought to be dead. There is a
> casualty report which refers to his death file. The
> casualty report describes his "mortal wound."
>

Not surpriseing, perhaps he was wounded and later caputured, or left behind
during an evacuation, and assumed dead,
only to recover....

> There is info that he was shot and captured at Guntown, Miss. on
> June 10, 1864. There are many cards with that info on them.
> Later there is a notation that "the return for Jan 65 shows captured at
> Ripley, Miss June 11, 1864. What is "the return"?

The Return is a bimonthly report listing whether or not a soldier was with
the unit...
Each Soldier should have a report each month..

>
> In one entry it says "served in the siege of Vickaburg, Miss.,
> from May 19, 1863, to June 15, 1863.
> Although he was listed as being a prisoner, there is never
> any mention in the file about where he was held. Did they not
> know where he was held prisoner?

This is a possibility, but chances are, if he was at Vicksburg, he was
paroled..
This means he was issued a parole, which states that he will not serve in
active duty against the confederacy, ( or Union) until
which time he was "Exchanged" This means that on occasion, the powers that
be would meet and transfer the paroles of the men, and therefore allowing
them to return to active duty...
Grant stopped this practice in 1864, as it was returning to duty men the
confederates desperately needed. This is one of
the reasons for the sever Conditions of the POW Camps.. Neither side, but
especially the Confederates, were prepared
to accept and feed a large amount of prisoners. This Drain on the manpower
of the Confederates was one of the reasons
they eventually lost!

>
> There is a Hospital Muster Roll for U.S.A. Post Hospital St.
> Louis, MO showing he was "attached to hospital" on April 28, 1865.
> What was that hospital like?
> Who was General Sturgis?
> Who was Col. Hoge?
> Where is Camp Butler?
> What was Benton Barracks MO?

The rest I'll let someone else answer, who might know better then I

>
> Mary Jo
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> o o
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Hope this helps some!!

--
Your Obedient Servant,
Bart Johnson
49th Indiana

49th Indiana Volunteer Infantry,Company F
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11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/1462/index.html
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~indavies/
How to Research an Indiana Civil War Regiment
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