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From: "Frye" <>
Subject: Re: Pvt. James T. WILLIAMS, 102 OH INF & Cahaba Prison
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 20:28:18 -0700
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Hi Rick,
My name is Kevin Frye and I do Volunteer research at Andersonville. My
main resource in doing lookups at Andersonville is down for revision but
when it comes back on line, I will be happy to do a search for you. I don't
show him listed on my cd...but I will double check the online database,,or
the onsite database on my next visit.
Keep in mind that of the reported 54000 prisoners who were held at
Andersonville, only 32000 records survived the war. I have had many
descendants of Andersonville prisoners send me obituaries, National Archive
records, regimental histories, and even entries which say their ancestors
were held here. I turn these over to those at Andersonville who handle the
files and they , in turn, add the information to their database as " Being
at Andersonville" or " Reported to have been at Andersonville" depending on
what documents are submitted. When the online site returns, I will also be
able to get you the names of any prisoners of the 102 Ohio Regiment D, if
any were held here.
Here is an article documented by the National Park Service which tells of
Cahaba Prisoners being sent to Andersonville.
Cahaba Confederate Prison
Cahaba prison was located in Cahaba Alabama, approximately 10 miles south of
the Selma at the junction of the Cahaba and Alabama rivers. It was
established in the summer of 1863. The prison was closed 6 to 9 months later
and the prisoners were sent to Andersonville. It was reestablished the last
6 months of the was. The prison was originally a cotton warehouse measuring
roughly 193 feet by 116 feet. The entire enclosure measured about 16000
square feet. Cahabas tall brick walls were 8 to 10 feet high and only
partially roofed over. The entire center area was left open. Into this small
stockade, the confederates crowded over 3000 men. Cahaba held about 5000
Union soldiers from late 1863, until the end of the war, April of 1865.
Source: National Park Service
I have more information on Cahaba if anyone needs it.
Kevin Frye
Butler Georgia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Reeves" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: Pvt. James T. WILLIAMS, 102 OH INF & Cahaba Prison
> At 6:11 PM -0700 4/2/01, richard schroeder wrote:
> >Friends,
> >
> > Just an initial posting to introduce myself. My name is
> >Rick Schroeder and I live in Maine. My Great-Great-Great-
> >Uncle was Private James T. Williams, Company D, 102nd
> >Ohio Volunteer Infantry, a survivor of Andersonville Prison,
> >who perished on the Sultana. Wondering if anyone else
> >might be familiar with the Regiment or perhaps even have
> >come across his name, or have any further information.
> -------------------------------
> Hi Richard!
>
> I'm curious: 'just how certain are you that your GGG Uncle was
> imprisoned in Andersonville before his death aboard the Sultana on 27
> APR 1865? Are you in possession of his NARA military/pension records
> that suggest that he was imprisoned at Andersonville?
>
> I ask because others in Pvt. James T. William's 102nd OH Infantry
> Regiment-----who were presumably and similarly captured-----were
> imprisoned at Cahaba Prison in Selma, AL instead of at Andersonville,
> GA.
>
> Richard, I'm not doubting either your word or your knowledge! But if
> you possess evidence that your GGG Uncle was in Andersonville Prison
> instead of Cahaba Prison, I'd appreciate learning about it!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Greg Reeves
> On-Line Sultana Database Webmaster,
> http://www.rapidnet.com/~greg/Sultana/Sultana.html
> 10th Indiana Cavalry Webmaster,
http://www.rapidnet.com/~greg/Tom/10thCav.html
> GGG Nephew of 2nd Lt. Thomas B. REEVES, http://www.rapidnet.com/~greg/Tom
>
>
>
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