HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC - MILITARY - POW Deaths, 62nd NC Inf Reg, CSA ----¤¤¤¤---- Deaths of Prisoners of War from the 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America Camp Douglas Prisoner of War Camp - Chicago, Illinois The 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment was surrendered by their commanding officer on 10 September 1863 at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, after which 442 soldiers of that regiment were transferred to Camp Douglas. Forty- four percent of them would die there on Union soil. Their bodies were placed in a mass grave known as The Confederate Mound. The following roster of those who gave The Last Full Measure in service of the country, is submitted by Marshall Styles marshallstyles@yahoo.com / mstyles1947@yahoo.com, in honor of those who never came home. SOLDIER'S NAME DATE DIED RANK CO. COUNTY (Yr.Mo.Day) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen, William 1865.05.04 Private E Haywood Allison, James C. 1864.01.26 Private E Haywood Allman, G.G. 1864.07.31 First Sergeant D Macon Arrington, James B. 1864.02.12 Private G Jackson Arrington, W.P. 1864.08.18 Corporal G Jackson Ash, Amos 1864.06.23 Private H Henderson Ash, Marcus L. 1865.01.19 Sergeant H Henderson Bagwell, J.A. 1864.12.20 Private K Transylvania Bates, L.M. 1864.01.30 Corporal D Macon Benjamin, William 1864.06.25 Private A Haywood Blaine, Wilson 1864.07.27 Private D Macon Blanton, G.N. 1863.12.21 Private H Henderson Boston, Jesse 1864.05.29 Private D Macon Brandle, Micajah D. 1865.01.18 Private D Macon Brown, Alney L. 1864.02.15 Sergeant Major C Haywood Brown, Ezekiel 1865.06.18 Musician - Fifer G Jackson Bryan, James M. 1864.04.16 Private B Clay Bryant, John C. 1864.12.13 Private K Transylvania Bryson, Milton M. 1864.10.19 Private H Henderson Bryson, Samuel G. 1864.09.26 Private H Henderson Bryson, Samuel W. 1865.04.24 Private H Henderson Buchanan, James W. 1864.05.31 Sergeant H Henderson Buchanan, Leander C. 1864.03.18 Private H Henderson Cabe, Lawrence B. 1865.03.11 Private B Clay Cabe, Thomas J. 1865.03.11 Corporal C Haywood Cabe, William J. 1865.01.14 Private D Macon Caldwell, Reuben A. 1864.09.15 Sergeant C Haywood Carpenter, Andrew J. 1864.07.24 Private D Macon Carpenter, Benjamin B. 1865.02.15 Private D Macon Carson, James T. 1864.07.28 Corporal G Jackson Cash, Drury 1865.03.01 Private K Transylvania Chappell, Andrew J. 1864.05.05 Private K Transylvania Chastain, A.M. 1864.11.20 Private K Transylvania Chastain, Edward 1864.07.29 Private K Transylvania Clarke, James A. 1865.02.27 Private D Macon Cline, Thaddeus C. 1864.03.19 Private D Macon Cook, Solomon F. 1864.12.11 Sergeant G Jackson Corn, Adam P. 1864.05.19 Private B Clay Coward, Samuel H. 1864.03.06 Private G Jackson Crawford, Samuel C. 1864.01.04 Private G Jackson Crawford, William 1864.12.31 Private G Jackson Dalton, Andrew J. 1864.09.12 Private F Rutherford Dalton, Joseph C. 1864.03.15 Private F Rutherford Dalton, Noah W. 1863.12.05 Private F Rutherford Darnel, Virgil 1864.08.18 Private D Macon Davenport, Charles E. 1863.11.11 Private B Clay Davenport, Sidney S. 1864.10.14 Sergeant B Clay Deitz, Asaph M. 1864.06.21 Private H Henderson Dills, Andrew J. 1865.01.02 Private H Henderson Dotson, John 1865.04.24 Private A Haywood Dotson, Thaddeus 1864.08.09 Private A Haywood Dunn, Joseph 1865.01.21 Private E Haywood Edney, John Calhoun 1864.12.06 Private E Henderson Elliott, A.L. 1864.07.26 Private F Rutherford Elson, John 1863.12.28 Private B Clay Epley, William 1864.08.14 Private F Rutherford Ferguson, Robert P. 1864.09.15 Private A Haywood Fincher, John E. 1864.05.12 Private C Haywood Flynn William H. 1864.07.30 Private F Rutherford Fort, H.F. 1864.03.15 Private A Haywood Fowler, Elisha L. 1865.02.04 Private H Henderson Francis, John Noah 1864.12.30 Private I Haywood Francum, James A. 1864.04.15 Private B Clay Franklin, Charner 1865.03.10 Private A Haywood Freeman, George W. 1864.09.12 Corporal F Rutherford Galloway, R.M. 1863.11.05 Private K Transylvania Garten, William H. 1864.05.23 Private I Haywood Grant, W.E. 1864.12.28 Private F Rutherford Gray, John J. 1863.10.24 Private D Macon Green, William H. 1864.08.03 Private F Rutherford Gribble, James 1864.04.21 Private D Macon Griswell, John 1864.08.26 Private F Rutherford Griswell, Miller 1864.02.26 Private F Rutherford Gunter, Samuel N. 1864.11.06 Private G Jackson Gunter, William L. 1865.03.29 Private H Henderson Halford, W.F. 1864.02.06 Private F Rutherford Hancock, James 1864.02.12 Private K Transylvania Hannah, Harvey 1864.10.12 Private A Haywood Hawkins, Elihu 1865.01.12 Private G Jackson Heatherly, Solomon W. 1864.02.06 Private E Haywood Hemphill, William N. 1864.12.20 Private G Jackson Henson, Archibald M. 1864.11.18 Private I Haywood Henson, George P. 1864.08.29 Private I Haywood Herren, Cornwell 1864.04.28 Private H Henderson Hice, Byard T. 1865.01.22 Private A Haywood Hill, Benjamin F. 1863.10.23 Private F Rutherford Hill, G.W. 1863.11.05 Private F Rutherford Hill, J.Q. 1863.12.03 Private F Rutherford Hill, James B. 1864.02.05 Private F Rutherford Hill, William A. 1864.07.30 Private F Rutherford Holloway, James W. 1864.01.11 Private H Henderson Hooper, Thomas P. 1863.12.30 Sergeant G Jackson Hooper, William P. 1864.05.16 Private G Jackson Hopkins, John S. 1863.11.17 Private D Macon Howell, David S. 1864.02.18 Private I Haywood Howell, John N. 1864.08.18 Private A Haywood Huffman, Ranson C. 1864.01.01 Private G Jackson Hyder, Andrew K. 1864.01.30 Private F Rutherford Inman, Daniel L. 1864.12.25 Private I Haywood Inman, Joseph A. 1864.04.16 Private I Haywood Johnson, Asaph W. 1864.06.18 Private G Jackson Jones, Alfred 1864.09.15 Private B Clay Jones, Stephen 1865.01.14 Private D Macon Jones, Thomas 1865.03.04 Private B Clay Jones, William R. 1864.04.14 Corporal H Henderson Justice, William M. 1865.05.03 Private A Haywood Keeter, D.A. 1864.02.17 Private F Rutherford Keeter, Ichabod C. 1864.02.04 Private F Rutherford Leming, James H. 1864.12.10 Private C Haywood Leming, John 1865.01.30 Private C Haywood Long, Elisha W. 1865.01.26 Sergeant F Rutherford Long, John F. 1863.11.15 Private I Haywood Lookadoo 1863.12.02 Private F Rutherford Mahaffey, Joseph S. 1864.06.10 Private C Haywood Mason, John J.J. 1865.02.28 Private I Haywood Mason, Peter W. 1863.11.29 Private A Haywood Matthews, William D. 1864.10.10 Private B Clay Mauney, George L. 1864.09.01 Private A Haywood Mays, John 1864.06.23 Private H Henderson McCall, Champion 1865.01.11 Private E Haywood McCall, Phidilia P. 1864.05.14 Private E Haywood McCloud, James H. 1864.01.19 Private D Macon McClure, William R. 1864.12.18 Private A Haywood McCracken, Doctor S. 1864.07.24 Private A Haywood McElroy, John F. 1864.11.04 Private C Haywood McGinnis, James 1864.01.26 Private F Rutherford McTaggard, David 1865.03.16 Private B Clay Mease, Robert 1864.09.11 Private I Haywood Melton, I.W. 1863.12.08 Private F Rutherford Messer, David 1864.08.11 Private C Haywood Millard, Barney 1863.10.12 Private F Rutherford Moore, Michael 1864.01.12 Private C Haywood Noblitt, Joseph B. 1864.12.28 Private F Rutherford Orr, George 1864.03.11 Sergeant E Haywood Owens, Anderson S. 1864.09.05 Private E Haywood Owens, John K. 1865.02.06 Private E Haywood Parton, Daniel M. 1864.08.27 Private A Haywood Patterson, Elijah 1864.05.05 Private K Transylvania Pless, Asbury 1863.11.08 Corporal I Haywood Plott, Enos V. 1864.04.21 Private H Henderson Plott, Hebron F. 1864.03.13 Private A Haywood Presnell, Andrew J. 1863.10.20 Private C Haywood Quilliams, Benjamin 1864.01.20 Private H Henderson Raines, Robert 1864.12.17 Private E Haywood Ratcliff, Francis M. 1864.01.17 Private C Haywood Ratcliff, James 1865.01.28 Private C Haywood Reece, James 1864.10.14 Private I Haywood Reeves, William A. 1863.10.16 Private E Haywood Rhea, John M. 1864.08.11 Private A Haywood Roane, John R. 1865.02.20 Private D Macon Roberson, John 1864.07.23 Private C Haywood Roberson, William M. 1864.05.21 Musician-Drummer H Henderson Rogers, M.T. 1864.12.02 Private B Clay Rogers, Merritt C. 1864.01.30 Private I Haywood Rogers, William W. 1864.10.19 Private A Haywood Ruff, Silas P. 1864.07.11 Private A Haywood Rykard, Robert H. 1863.09.10 Private K Transylvania Salmon, Walter 1864.03.14 Private F Rutherford Sanders, Matthew 1864.03.26 Private D Macon Scruggs, Nathaniel D. 1864.01.20 Private E Haywood Searcy, Adam H. 1864.01.18 Private F Rutherford Seay, Benjamin 1864.09.11 Private A Haywood Sellers, Jacob 1863.10.16 Private I Haywood Sellers, John W. 1864.06.08 Private I Haywood Shelton, James L. 1863.10.18 Private A Haywood Shelton, Thomas W. 1865.01.07 Private C Haywood Shepherd, Jesse M. 1864.06.19 Private E Haywood Simpson, James B. 1864.02.21 Private E Haywood Smart, Cornelius C. 1864.08.28 Private F Rutherford Smith, Charles L. 1865.03.21 Private C Haywood Snider, Leander 1865.04.24 Private C Haywood Stafford, William 1864.05.15 Private I Haywood Stamey, Frances M. 1864.07.13 Private C Haywood Thompson, Bartlett Y. 1864.06.13 Sergeant D Macon Thompson, John W. 1864.05.10 Private F Rutherford Thompson, Silas G. 1865.02.26 Private F Rutherford Tramell, Craven 1864.05.10 Private K Transylvania Tritt, Lafayette 1864.05.23 Private I Haywood Turpin, Henry A. 1864.12.26 Private C Haywood Wade, George W. 1864.09.29 Private A Haywood Wade, Joseph E. 1863.11.11 Private A Haywood Wallace, Jeremiah 1864.02.18 Private E Haywood Wallen, Archibald T. 1864.09.27 Private F Rutherford Watson, George M. 1863.12.18 Private G Jackson Watson, Jasper 1863.12.09 Private H Henderson Watson, John A. 1865.01.20 Private G Jackson Webb, Lorenzo C. 1865.03.20 Private H Henderson Whitmire, Jackson 1865.01.02 Private K Transylvania Williams, Thomas 1865.01.28 Private B Clay Wilson, Joseph 1864.10.14 Corporal E Haywood Wood, Benjamin A. 1865.05.30 Private H Henderson Wood, G.W. 1865.03.09 Sergeant F Rutherford Woodruff, George W. 1864.11.06 Private K Transylvania Wooten, Elias K. 1865.05.18 Private B Clay Wooten, Lazarus S. 1864.01.29 Private I Haywood Young, James A. 1864.12.05 Private G Jackson Total Deaths By Company and County Company A - Haywood 23 Company B - Clay 14 Company C - Haywood 18 Company D - Macon 19 Company E - Haywood 17 Company F - Rutherford 33 Company G - Jackson 18 Company H - Henderson 22 Company I - Haywood 19 Company K - Transylvania 13 Total Deaths: 196 Total Taken Prisoner: 442 Prisoner Death Rate: 44% A letter from Camp Douglas, dated March 21st 1864, from John Henry Dyer of the 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment: "Dear Friends, We take this opportunity of informing you that we are all well at this time. Was hoping that these few lines will reach your kind hand and find you all well. We would like to hear from you all and would like to see you all but we cannot tell when that will be, but one thing we must do and that is prepare to meet in Eternity, for it God permits us to live we will live for the future and we tell you all now that we are determined by the help of God to make our way to a better world. So no more at present, write [unreadable]. Signed Stamey J. Dyer. Noah is still around." He didn't know that John Noah Frances, his best friend, would not live to see the end of the year (died 30 December 1864). [The above letter is in the possession of Robert Milner, a descendant of both John Noah Francis and of John Henry Dyer. After his release from Camp Douglas, John Dyer returned to Haywood County, where he resided at Ratcliff Cove until his death on 26 March 1909] Following is a summary of the history of the 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, CSA, from its creation until the majority of the unit was captured at Cumberland Gap: The 62nd North Carolina Infantry, North Carolina Troops, Confederate States Army, was organized in Waynesville and mustered into service on the 11th of July, 1862. It drew men to its ranks from Haywood, Rutherford, Clay, Macon and Transylvania counties, and was assigned to the Department of East Tennessee until it was captured, almost in its entirety, at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee on 10 September 1863. After enlisting, the recruits were sent to Johnson City, TN, arriving on the 1st of August 1862 for drill and training. Lieutenant Colonel B.G. McDowell, one of the commanders, wrote in 1901, "This regiment when it went into camp for drill was without arms, except a few old muskets which were furnished them for drilling purposes. A very small amount of ammunition was furnished. In the fall of 1862, date not now remembered, Lieutenant Colonel Clayton was ordered to Causby Creek, Cocke County, Tennessee, to help suppress an uprising of disloyal citizens there. It seems that some conscripts [draftees] and deserters had been turned out of the Waynesville jail by their friends. Sheriff Noland while pursuing them was killed on Noland or Utah Mountain, three miles northeast of town. The Sixty Second, badly armed and equipped as it was, presented a formidable and war-like appearance. The outlaws were killed, captured or scattered." Its first Command assignment came on 31 October 1862 in the Third Division of the Army of Kentucky. In late December of that year, they were assigned to guard the railroads in the area, remaining there until 20 February 1863 when they went into camp at Greeneville in Greene County, Tennessee. Their Brigade assignments changed from the Second Brigade, its initial assignment, to A.E. Jackson's Brigade in March, then to the Fourth Brigade in late April. Those who were not captured at Cumberland Gap regrouped and were reassigned to the District of Western North Carolina on the first of January, 1864. The final reassignment took place in December 1864 to the Mountain District, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia. During the period of service that the 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment saw prior to the Cumberland Gap episode, they participated in a number of engagements and operations, the first being against Union supporters in nearby Cocke County, Tennessee, just across the state line from Warm Springs (now Hot Springs), Madison County, from the 6th to the 16th of October, 1862, and also at Cataloochee and Big Creek in Tennessee. The mission for the week between Christmas Eve, 1862 and New Year's Day, 1863, was to move against Union troops moving into the eastern part of Tennessee, an area very heavily pro-Union. They fought at Union, Watauga Bridge, Carter's Station and Carter's Depot in that region. The Regiment's activities were very light - possibly even inactive, from the first of January, 1863 until June 14th, when they moved to thwart an East Tennessee raid by a Union regiment commanded by a man named Saunders; this operation at Knoxville and Powder Springs Gap lasted about 10 days. In mid-August, Union General Ambrose P. Burnside was ordered to concentrate his forces in East Tennessee. The 62nd North Carolina, among others, was sent to the defense, but were overwhelmed and captured at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee on the 10th of September, 1863, thus ending the fighting for 442 soldiers of the 62nd North Carolina. An account from Official Records of The War of the Rebellion, Series III, Volume II, 1863, United States Government: "Brigadier General John W. Frazier, CSA, after his surrender at Cumberland Gap reported that his disaster was forced, amongst other reasons, by the quality of the troops he commanded, saying the 62nd North Carolina was very indifferent, being badly disciplined and hardly drilled. The Colonel was absent, soon after resigned, and became an open advocate of reunion. One Captain was in arrest for disseminating papers hostile to the Confederacy, and the regiment of four hundred and fifty men was commanded by the Major." Lieutenant Colonel B.G. McDowell had this to say about Frazier's comments, "I have noticed in Brigadier General Frazier's report, of his disgraceful surrender of Cumberland Gap, he refers to this regiment as at one time having been commanded by its Major (referring of course to this writer), and as having been surrendered BY him to a gang of Yankee scouts, or raiders. A more unblushing falsehood was never penned by living man. "I was there with three companies of poorly armed men, with no means of defense and absolutely helpless. In this condition these three companies were surrendered, And yet, the gallant General Frazier has me surrendering this whole regiment to a Yankee scouting party. Frazier was in command at Cumberland Gap when the surrender of that stronghold occurred on 9 September 1863. The force we had at the Gap was insignificant when compared with the Federal forces, but the surrender of the Confederate forces was a shame and disgrace, when the situation is fully understood. The opportunity of General Frazier to have evacuated the Gap and saved his command from a long imprisonment and death was open, and nothing but treachery, or cowardice, or it may be both, could have led to the unconditional surrender. The writer has read the report as given by Gen Frazier and wondered if an opportunity would be offered for the vindication of our men from the miserable slander against them in his attempt to shield himself from public censure. It affords me pleasure now to say that men never behaved with more coolness and courage than did the 62nd Regiment. Stalwart men actually cried like children when they found that they were surrendered without defending their right and reputation." ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Marshall Styles ___________________________________________________________________