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Abstract | Benjamin R. Smith, captain in Company G, 6th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, was captured at Rappahannock Bridge, Va., 1863, and imprisoned at Johnson's Island, Ohio, until his release in June 1865. The collection contains an album that consists largely of autographs of fellow Confederate officers collected by Smith while he was imprisoned. Autographs include prisoner's name, rank, unit, home address, and where captured. Also included is a pen-and-ink drawing of Johnson Island Prison by G. W. Melvin. |
Creator | Smith, Benjamin R., fl. 1863-1865. |
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, January 2009
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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Benjamin R. Smith (fl. 1863-1865) was a captain in Company G, 6th North Carolina Infantry captured at Rappahannock Bridge, Va., November 1863. He was imprisoned at Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C. then Johnson's Island, Ohio, until his release in June 1865.
Back to TopThe collection includes an album largely filled with autographs of fellow Confederate officers collected by Benjamin R. Smith while he was imprisoned at Johnson's Island, Ohio. Autographs include prisoner's name, rank, unit, home address, and where captured. Also included is a pen-and-ink drawing of Johnson's Island Prison by G. W. Melvin and a copy of a letter of a man condemned to die as a spy.
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Original finding aid |
Album |
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Image Folder PF-3379/1 |
Photocopy of drawing of Johnson's Island PrisonThe original drawing by G. W. Melvin is on one of the first few pages of the album. |
Picture (PF-3379/1).
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