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Size | 7 items |
Abstract | Ira B. Sampson (1840-1890) of Springfield, Mass., was a captain in the 2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. He was captured on the North Carolina coast and imprisoned at Andersonville, Ga., and Columbia, S.C. The collection consists of a Civil War diary and memo book (226 p.), 1864-1865, of Ira B. Sampson, with a few related papers. The pocket diary describes the surrender of Fort William at Plymouth, N.C., in April 1864; Sampson's experiences as a prisoner at Andersonville, Ga., and at Columbia, S.C.; and other matters. Also included are a photograph of Sampson, 1863; his two commissions as an officer in the Massachusetts Volunteers, 1862-1863; and photocopies of Sampson's 1881 application for a disability pension and his widow's 1891 application for a pension following his death from consumption in 1890. |
Creator | Sampson, Ira B., 1840-1890. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Anna Brooke Allan, January 1969
Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser, November 2005
Updated by: Laura Hart, August 2021
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Ira B. Sampson (1840-1890) was a captain in the 2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. He was captured on the North Carolina coast and imprisoned at Andersonville, Ga., and Columbia, S.C. Sampson married Mary A. Cooley of Springfield, Mass., in 1865, and with her had three children: Marcus, Walter, and Luke. Ira B. Sampson died from consumption in Arizona on 23 December 1890.
Back to TopThe collection consists of a Civil War diary and memo book (226 p.), 1864-1865, of Ira B. Sampson, a captain in the 2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, with a few related papers. The pocket diary describes the surrender of Fort William at Plymouth, N.C., in April 1864; Sampson's experiences as a prisoner of war at Andersonville Prison in Andersonville, Ga., and at Columbia, S.C.; and other matters. Also included are a photograph of Sampson, 1863; his two commissions as an officer in the Massachusetts Volunteers, 1862-1863; and photocopies (1958) of Sampson's 1881 application for a disability pension and his widow's 1891 application for a pension following his death from consumption in 1890.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Folder 1 |
Papers, 1862-1891 |
Reel M-3870/1 |
Microfilm copy of collection, 1862-1891 |