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From: "Patricia" <>
Subject: Re: [MI-CW] STOCK., Forrest., died Civil War POW 24.1.1865
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 20:46:35 +1000
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HI Kevin., I can't thank you and another lady Meri Schoof enough for
information I have been receiving on my Ancestors especially it is all so
unexpected. I have now found that another who became Forrest STOCKS son in
law was an enlisted Private in Company H. 1st Engineers Regiment Michigan.
Name: GAINER John enlisted 4th. January 1864. Is any further information
on him readily available please. For the first time since I started
Genealogy many years ago my husband has taken an interest. Many thanks.
Patricia Gundish
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From: "Kevin Frye" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: [MI-CW] STOCK., Forrest., died Civil War POW 24.1.1865


> Hi Patrica,
> Im a historian and Volunteer at Andersonville Civil War POW site.
> Your ancestor was with General Stoneman on his attempt to liberate those
> prisoners in Macon Georgia and Stonemans plan was to then continue on here
> to ANdersonville to liberate the Union POWS. His orders by Sherman were to
> distroy the rail lines between Macon Georgia and Atlanta to disrupt the
> supplies to the Confederates who were defending Atlanta. Stoneman asked
> if he was sucessful in getting to Macon , could he attempt to liberate
> those officers held at the Macon stockade ( camp Oglethorpe ). Sherman
> gave permission.
>
> Stoneman then asked if sucessful there could he continue on to
> Andersonville. Sherman said absolutly not. Continuing to ANdersonville
> would widen Shermans path another 50 miles which would not only depleat
> the resources in soldiers to occupy the midstate, but then he also wouldnt
> have the resources to care for the 33000 prisoners who were here at the
> time. The plan must be to continue on to Savannah as quickly as possiable
> which would shorten the war, and in the long run, save POWS. That was
> the plan anyway. Stonemans Cavalry was enguaged at Sunshine Church where
> he took a sever thrashing and most of his soldiers were captured and
> ironically, the majority ended up here at ANdersonville including your
> ancestor. Stoneman himself was captured but being an officer was not
> brought here.
>
> With Shermans march coming this way, the Confederates powers that be
> decided to transfer the high majority of the 33000 prisoners across the
> south to other stockades leaving about 4000 to sick to travel here at
> Andersonville. Your ancestor was one who was transfered and ended up at
> the Florence Stockade in South Carolina where he died. Unfortunatly the
> records at Florence were not nearly as well done as here at ANdersonville,
> and he is one of the many unknowns buried in the Florence National
> Cemetery.
> http://home.att.net/~florencestockade/friends.htm
>
>
> He was 38 at time of enlistment ( a bit old for the war )
> Captured 1864 and died January 24 1865. This is whats available here.
>
> Code No: 68639
> Grave No: NOT BURIED AT ANDERSONVILLE
> Last Name: STOCK
> First Name: FORREST
> Rank: PRIVATE
> Company: D
> Regiment: 8
> State: MI
> Branch of Service: CAVALRY
> Date of Death: 1/24/1865
> Cause of Death:
> Remarks: Died in prison at Florence, South Carolina.
> Reference*: 8TH MI ADG RPT 146
> Place Captured: Stoneman's Raid to Macon, Sunshine Church
> Date Captured: 8/4/1864
> Alternate Names:
> Status: SURVIVED ANDERSONVILLE
> More Information
> Available: NO
>
>
> Kevin Frye
>
> Andersonville Historic Site Historian / NPS Volunteer
> www.angelfire.com/ga2/Andersonvilleprison/index.html
>
>
>
>
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> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 8:56 PM
> Subject: [MI-CW] STOCK., Forrest., died Civil War POW 24.1.1865
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>> I have with delight through Ancestry found the abovenamed a brother to
>> my ggrandfather who came to Australia in 1852 and would be delighted to
>> find out any further information on him and his family. Any help in this
>> would be appreciated and aid in my knowledge of the disperse of a family
>> born in Westbury Somerset U.K. Thanks in anticipation. Patricia G. in
>> Melbourne Australia
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