tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post2644369369813499276..comments2024-03-27T14:30:10.785-04:00Comments on JOHN BANKS' <br> CIVIL WAR BLOG: A haunting final entry in 16th Connecticut soldier's diaryJohn Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384617564864766357noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-72490089657518293242023-10-15T12:04:14.201-04:002023-10-15T12:04:14.201-04:00Great blog post John. I'll definitely visit Fl...Great blog post John. I'll definitely visit Florence.John Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032562617628351689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-63807445113955125632023-01-16T08:05:23.390-05:002023-01-16T08:05:23.390-05:00So interesting So interesting Mukhlishttps://landingspage.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-80198966169120234332022-09-29T12:47:58.399-04:002022-09-29T12:47:58.399-04:00PLEASE continue to find and speak the TRUTH! Don&#...PLEASE continue to find and speak the TRUTH! Don't anyone try to rewrite our history, painful or not! AMEN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-1842148600850493612020-03-08T16:11:19.671-04:002020-03-08T16:11:19.671-04:00The prisoners were moved from Andersonville during...The prisoners were moved from Andersonville during September & the first part of Oct 1864 in three separate groups. The first group went to Savannah, GA. The second went to Charleston and the third group of prisoners went to Florence, SC. Those that went to Savannah were moved from there to Blackshear, GA then Thomasville, GA and then back to Andersonville in Dec 1864. The group that went to Charleston were only there a short while before being sent to Florence. The stockade was still being built at Florence when the first prisoners arrived and only had three walls, with guards across the open span.Edward Bootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511201963701334158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-36243171903762730072020-03-08T15:58:12.558-04:002020-03-08T15:58:12.558-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Edward Bootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511201963701334158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-64547107865497012502019-04-10T08:08:20.253-04:002019-04-10T08:08:20.253-04:00Fascinating. I have an ancestor Jeremiah Moon 8th ...Fascinating. I have an ancestor Jeremiah Moon 8th Iowa Cavelry buried in a mass grave at Salisbury NC having been moved from Andersonville. Only 19 years old. So very sad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17124980241078335282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-29803562552937008452019-04-08T21:12:18.192-04:002019-04-08T21:12:18.192-04:00Thank you for researching and sharing. All the bes...Thank you for researching and sharing. All the best. Bruce BisbeyDumb Dog Productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155167455692204563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-39453615751476993662018-10-31T22:04:26.117-04:002018-10-31T22:04:26.117-04:00Correct, Randy. At least two Henry Adams in the 16...Correct, Randy. At least two Henry Adams in the 16th Connecticut.John Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384617564864766357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-47982857117780239782018-10-18T23:57:56.736-04:002018-10-18T23:57:56.736-04:00So this is a different person than the Henry M. Ad...So this is a different person than the Henry M. Adams wounded through the leg at Antietam and discharged for disability, right? I guess Henry Adams is a good New England name. Randy Buchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402327125329683967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-16503033640382029162018-10-11T13:16:29.267-04:002018-10-11T13:16:29.267-04:00Sherry, all Hendersonville prisoners were moved t...Sherry, all Hendersonville prisoners were moved to the Florence Prison Pen, Florence SC. When Sherman left Atlanta they thought he might try to free the Hendersonville prisoners so they went on trains first to Savannah. With no place to contain them they were sent to Charleston and held at the old fairgrounds. Meanwhile Col. Worley who was on convalescent leave was sent to Florence to build the prison with labor from local farmers slaves. The pen was 23 & 1/2 acres about same size as Anderdonville without the towers down the walls but 4 gun replacements on the corners. They came on trains before it was completed and were held in a field no far from the camp till it was completed...hope this helps you<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805645254001349125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-87702786880646091572018-09-25T16:34:41.273-04:002018-09-25T16:34:41.273-04:00I spent almost10 years in that camp after gaining ...I spent almost10 years in that camp after gaining permission from the owner and farmer who.leased part of it. Many mornings when it was hazy and I heard the train whistle blow on the same track that brought those prisoners do felt their presence knowing that they could that train whistle which represented freedom and they were dieing.<br />When they broke through the SE wall where the cannon implacement was and plowed that corner of the camp you could still see the ashes where the fire pits were..interesting site that finally got some preservationAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805645254001349125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-42027533202234093702017-10-19T09:54:53.973-04:002017-10-19T09:54:53.973-04:00Do not believe it is. Check with Connecticut Histo...Do not believe it is. Check with Connecticut Historical Society. Best, JBJohn Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384617564864766357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-21208218795068052562017-10-19T08:53:49.123-04:002017-10-19T08:53:49.123-04:00Is this Diary available as a .pdf scan or transcri...Is this Diary available as a .pdf scan or transcription? I am studying some prisoners time through Andersonville and eventual parole at Charleston, SC in 1864.Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-50578850895154344222017-05-21T13:34:56.474-04:002017-05-21T13:34:56.474-04:00Do you know more about when and where the Anderson...Do you know more about when and where the Andersonville prisoners were moved to other camps? or where I could read more about it? Thanks for this post, sad but interesting.sherriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920718448583269288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-14591293672545640232016-09-30T22:21:30.315-04:002016-09-30T22:21:30.315-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Joe McArdlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072993770356433455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-70322256330377845822016-09-30T16:49:36.727-04:002016-09-30T16:49:36.727-04:00This was really interesting! Did he write the las...This was really interesting! Did he write the last entry himself or did someone write it for him?debradudekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16937570366783987857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-6885024845363979632016-09-30T12:03:46.127-04:002016-09-30T12:03:46.127-04:00Interesting. Kind of like the story of Ira Pettit...Interesting. Kind of like the story of Ira Pettit . I read the book Diary of a Dead Man. Thanks for all the interesting, histotical and educational blogs and FB posts!! - Nick GruseNJ Grusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16875431809063748540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-78980969516354434622016-09-30T08:41:28.741-04:002016-09-30T08:41:28.741-04:00I am struck, not by the final 10 words on Oct. 20,...I am struck, not by the final 10 words on Oct. 20, but by the first 3 on the day before he died -- "Cool and pleasant." Words like this are identical to ones I write in my dairy every day.Tom Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17423337606659942170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-23859317438380166742016-05-29T18:23:09.793-04:002016-05-29T18:23:09.793-04:00Sad... Sad... pvtdrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835088730293902892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-58377223600779141522016-05-29T09:10:54.594-04:002016-05-29T09:10:54.594-04:00Wow, that was an unexpected entry in the diary. I ...Wow, that was an unexpected entry in the diary. I wish the person who made the final entry had given the specifics of Private Henry Adams's death.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com