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Size | 2 items |
Abstract | Otway B. Norvell (fl. 1860-1891) was a Confederate soldier who served with the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment. He was captured in 1863 and imprisoned at Camp Douglas near Chicago, Ill., until 1865. The collection includes an account (37 pages), written in 1891, by Norvell of his experiences, 1863-1865, as a Confederate prisoner in federal Camp Douglas, mentioning hardships and maltreatment. Also included is a contemporary handwritten transcription (4 pages) of charges against conspirators who allegedly planned to attack Camp Douglas in 1864. |
Creator | Norvell, Otway B., fl. 1860-1891. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, July 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Otway B. Norvell (fl. 1860-1891) was a Confederate soldier who served with the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment. He was captured in 1863 and imprisoned at Camp Douglas near Chicago, Ill., until 1865.
Back to TopThe collection includes an account (37 pages), written in 1891, by Otway B. Norvell of his experiences, 1863-1865, as a Confederate prisoner in federal Camp Douglas near Chicago, Ill. Norvell recounts hardships and maltreatment. Also included is a contemporary handwritten transcription (4 pages) of charges against conspirators who allegedly planned to attack Camp Douglas in 1864.
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