Confederate Prisoners Of War - A few of our local men who were POW's

I would like to “THANK” Mr. Dan Goodson of Elkton, Virginia who has so generously given of his time to help track down many of our more obscure Prisoner Of War veterans.  Mr. Goodson is an active member of the Col. D. H. Lee Martz  Sons of the Confederate Veterans Camp 10.

Grave-site of one of our many men in Gray.

Confederate Prisoners Of War

Daniel B. Abbott– Enlisted 1 Jun 1861 as a Pvt. In Co. H, 33^rd VA Infantry. Promoted to Corporal in 1863. On the 3  May 1863 he was wounded in action at Chancellorsville.  He became a POW on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania and sent to Fort Delaware.  He was released 15 Jun 1865.

Born: ca. 1835

Died: 13 Jan 1871

Burial: Atwood Cemetery near Rileyville, Page Co., VA

Married:

Elizabeth C. _________

Born:

Died:

Children:

1. Thomas W. Abbott [4 Nov 1868 – 28 Jan 1948]

George Washington Aleshire – Enlisted 2 Jun 1861 as a Pvt in Co. K, 10^th Virginia Infantry. Captured 8 Jul 1864 near Harper’s Ferry, sent to Old Capitol Prison and then sent to Elmira on the 25Jul  1865. Paroled 20 Apr 1865 at New Market, VA.

Born: 10 Feb 1837

Died: 10 Jan 1907

Burial: Stanley Church Cemetery, Page Co., Virginia.

Married:

Eliza J. __________

Born: 29 May 1860                                                                                                                                                                                  Died: 14 Jul 1906    

Burial:  Stanley Church Cemetery, Page Co., Virginia.                                                                                                                                                                                                         

 Henry Aleshire – Enlisted 2 Jun 1861 as a Pvt in Co. H, 33^rd Virginia Infantry. Captured 23 Sep 1864 at Strasburg, Virginia – sent to Point Lookout, MD- exchanged 17 Mar 1865.

Born: ca. 1841 Page Co., VA

Died:

Married:

Eliza _______

Born:

Died:

Isaac Aleshire – Enlisted Co. E, 97^th Virginia Militia on 5 Jul 1861 as a Pvt. – captured 21 Dec 1862 – POW 3 Jul 1863 at Chambersburg, PA.

Born: ca. 1829 in Page Co., Virginia

Died: 23 Nov 1916

Burial: St. Luke’s Church Cemetery – Rt. 616 – Stanley area – Page Co., VA

Married:

Susan ________

Born:

Died:

Children:

1.      John W. Aleshire

2.      Nancy R. Aleshire

3.      Sarah Aleshire

4.      Isaac C. Aleshire

5.      James E. Aleshire

Joseph Aleshire – Enlisted 13 May 1863 in Co. H, 33^rd Virginia Infantry. 3 Jul 1863 captured at Chambersburg, PA.  Exchanged and hospitalized rest of war.

Born: ca. 1825

Died:

Burial:

Married:

Clarissa N. ________

Born: ca. 1835

Died:

Children:

1.      John W. Aleshire

2.      Lucy V. Aleshire

3.      James R.F.L. Aleshire

James John Comer – Enlisted 1 Jun 1861 in Co. H, 33^rd Virginia Infantry – wounded at Chancellorsville captured 20 Jul 1864 at Harper’s Ferry WV – sent to Elmira.

Born: 2 May 1847 Shenandoah Co., Virginia

Died: 6 Oct 1930

Burial: Methodist Church Cemetery, Shenandoah, Page Co., Virginia

Married 1^st:

Mary A[nn?] _________

Born:

Died:

Married 2^nd:

Lucy D. ____________

Born: 26 Apr 1880

Died: 2 May 1977

 Reuben Dadisman – Enlisted 1 Jun 1861 in Luray, Page Co., Virginia as a Pvt. in Co D, 7^th Virginia Calvary – captured 7 May 1862 in Harrisonburg, Virginia – sent to Fort Delaware -

Born: ca. 1841

Died:

William Dolane – Co. C, 6^th Virginia Calvary

Born: ca. 1845

Died:

Resident of Page Co., VA.  Captured at Paw Paw, WV on 2 Dec 1863- sent to Antheneum Prison at Wheeling, WV on 5 Dec 1863 and from there to Camp Chase on 7 Dec 1863.

George Washington Donovan – Co. I, 33^rd Volunteer Infantry, Stonewall Brigade.  Wounded twice – captured at Chancellorsville, Virginia – sent to Fort Delaware. He signed his Oath of Allegiance on 22 Jun 1885[?] which describes him as being  5’10” tall with grey eyes and dark hair.

Born: 1833, son of John O. and Emma Biggerstaff Donovan.

Died: 15 Feb 1905 Rockingham Co., Virginia

Burial: Singers Glen Cemetery, Singers Glenn, Rockingham Co., Virginia.

Marries 1^st :

Lee Ann Swecker

Born:

Died: 1857

Married 2^nd.: 1869

Mary E. Weller

Born:

Died:

Children:

1.      Rev. John D. Donovan [1855 – 1905]

2.      George Donovan [1856 – 1856]

3.      Phillip Harvey Donovan [1861 – 1928

4.      Robert E. Lee Donovan [1863 – 1912]

5.      Nettie Virginia Donovan Swank [1868 – 1943]

6.      Archibald Franklin Donovan [1870 – 1908]

C. F. Finch – enlisted 1 Aug 1862 in Luray.  Pvt. Co D, 7^th Virginia Calvalry – captured 11 Dec 1862 at Darksville - sent to Antheneum Prison at Wheeling, WV, sent to Camp Chase, OH 15 Dec 1862, sent to Cairo, IL 20 Dec 1862. Exchanged 6 Apr 1863 at City Point. Paroled 1 Jun 1865 at Winchester, VA.

Born: 3 May 1837

Died: 25 Jun 1921

Burial: Green Hill Cemetery, Luray, Virginia

Benton S. Fleming – enlisted 7 Mar 1862 in Luray as a Pvt.in Co. K, 10^th Virginia Infantry.  He was wounded on Rappahannock River on 21 Mar 1862.  Again wounded in action and captured at Gettysburg 3 Jul 1863. Sent to Fort McHenry and from there to Ft. Delaware –exchanged Sep 1863. Wounded in action at Mine Run on 27 Nov 1863. Disability discharge 9 Feb 1865.

Born: ca. 1844

Died:

 John Henry Marshall – Pvt. -enlisted 18 Apr 1861 in Co. I 10^th Virginia

Born: 10 Jan 1839 in Virginia, the son of ________ Marshall and _______ Lawson.

Died: 16 Oct 1864  at Elmira Prison, New York

Burial: Space 558

Married:

Julia Baugher

Born:

Died:

 Joseph W. Mauck – 2^nd Lt 10^th VA Infantry – one of the Immortal 600

Born: 18 Feb 1835 Page Co., VA

Death: 2 May 1912

Burial: Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery

John Benjamin Monger – Enlisted 17 Jun 1861 at Conrad’s Store as a Pvt. in Co. I, 10^th Virginia Infantry. Promoted to Color Corporal 31 Dec 1863 – captured 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania – sent to Point Lookout 18 May 1864 and from there to Elmira on 2 Aug 1864. Oath given 27 Jun 1865.

Born: 17 Apr 1842 Rockingham Co., Virginia

Died: 20 Sep 1941 Beallsville, MD

Married:

Eliza Huffman

Born:

Died:

Children:

1.      Cora E. Monger

2.      Ida Monger

Wadsworth H. “Wads” Nash – Pvt. Young’s Harbor Guard at outbreak of war. Transferred to Captain Grady’s Light Artillery Blues on 22 Apr 1861. He was captured 2 Apr 1865 during the fall of Petersburg, Virginia and sent to Point Lookout Prison in MD.  He was released from prison on 21 May 1865.

Born: 31 Aug 1841 Norfolk, VA

Died: 22 Nov 1920 Dayton, Rockingham Co., VA

Burial: Dayton Cemetery, Dayton, Rockingham Co., VA

Married:

Mary F. _______

Born 1848

Died: 1940

Henry Washington Roller – A member of the old Mount Crawford Calvary which was called into service soon after the John Brown raid.  He then entered service as a Pvt. in Co. C, 6^th Virginia Infantry, Garnett’s

Division. He was captured in June 1861 at Beverly, Randolph Co., WV  and when released joined  Co. I, 25^th Virginia Infantry, Co. H, 12^th Virginia Calvary.

Born: 27 Dec 1837 Mount Crawford, Rockingham Co., Virginia, the son of Emmanuel and Elizabeth Hulvey Roller.

Died: 1907 Mount Crawford, Rockingham Co., Virginia – obituary Rockingham Register, Friday 18 Jan 1907

Burial: Mount Crawford Cemetery, Mount Crawford, Rockingham Co., Virginia

Married:

Mary Ann Saufley of Cross Keys, Rockingham Co., Virginia

Born: 1843

Died: 1924

Children:

1.      Arthur [Vernie] E. Roller of Abingdon, Virginia.

2.      Ida Florence Roller [Mrs. Arthur Van Lear] of Meyerhoeffer’s Store, Rockingham Co., Virginia.

3.      Homer D. Roller of North River, Augusta Co., Virginia

 

John H. Simmers – Pvt. Co, G 10^th VA Infantry under Col. S. B. Gibbons and Col. D.H. Lee Martz

Born: 5 Apr 1839

Died: 14 Mar 1925

Burial: Clover Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Dayton, Rockingham Co., VA

Obituary – Monday, 16 Mar 1925 – Harrisonburg Daily News

Married:

Elizabeth Fairburn

Born: 1841

Died: 1930

Children:

1.      John W. Simmers

2.      Mrs. Annie Simmers Smith of Springfield, OH

3.      Mrs. Gertrude Simmers Heatwole of  Clover Hill, Rockingham Co., VA

4.      Mrs. Mollie Simmers Smith

5.      Mrs. Minnie Simmers Guyer of  Clover Hill, Rockingham Co., VA

 John L.  Thompson - Co. D, 10^th VA Infantry

Born: 15 Feb 1840

Died: 28 Mar 1905 in Dayton, Rockingham Co., VA – Obituary in Daily News Record for Wednesday, 29 Mar 1905.

Burial in Dayton, Rockingham County, VA

Married:

Sarah Hedrick

Born:

Died:

Children

1.      Solomon Thompson

2.      J.W. Thompson

3.      Jesse Thompson

4.      Cameron Thompson

5.      Charles Thompson

6.      Gary Thompson

7.      Mrs. John Byrd [Daughter]

He also had two brothers: Frank Thompson and Andrew Thompson of Rockingham Co., VA

John L. Thompson was captured at Spotsylvania Courthouse and imprisoned at Fort Delaware.

                                                                                                                                                                                  

Peter William Wheeler – Cpl. Co. D, 10^th Virginia Infantry – 4^th Corporal Bridgewater Grays – wounded in leg on 3 Jul 1863 at Gettsyburg, PA – captured and taken to DeCamp General Hospital at David’s Island, NY – paroled from DeCamp General Hospital 22 Oct 1863.

Born: Sep 1838 Rockingham Co., VA

Died: 7 Jul 1914 Rockingham Co., VA

Burial: Briery Branch Church of the Brethren – Bridgewater, Rockingham Co., VA

Married 1st: 30 Oct 1861

Mary Ann Bryan

Born:

Died: prior to 1868

Married 2^nd: 15 Dec 1868

Catherine Jane Shaver

Born:

Died: 2 Nov 1875 – drown near head of Spring Creek, Rockingham Co., VA

Married 3^rd: 22 Feb 1880

Lydia Margaret Lee

Born: 1861

Died: 1885

Married 4^th: 6 Sep 1885

Miriah Jane Minnick Howdyshell

Born: 1848

Died: 1907

Children:

1.      1. Jacob R. Wheeler

 

Charles Will – Pvt. that was released from Fort Delaware.

Born: 26 Sep 1842

Died: 4 Jul 1886 Rockingham Co., VA