Fort Fisher to Elmira: The Fatal Journey of 518 Confederate Prisoners

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Berry Grove walked home to Ansonville from Appomattox — a distance of about miles — married and reared a large family. Berry Grove said he was through walking. Berry Grove is my great-great-grandfather.

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While Thomas was away at war, back home in Ansonville he left behind a wife and five children. Thomas was married to Celie Williams, also from Ansonville. One of the places that Union soldiers searched as they looked for food and other items was the home of Thomas and Celie.

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After the war, Celie would tell this story how she outfoxed the Yankees. Celie died at the age of 93 on October 2, , and she is buried in the Sandy Plains Methodist Cemetery, near Morven. Tom Fagart lives in Concord. There were two arrivals of Fort Fisher men in Elmira. The first arrival was on 30 January and consisted of men and the second arrival was on 1 February and consisted of men, for a total of 1, Steam frigate Colorado from Fort Fisher has arrived.

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Triebe, there were 1, Confederate soldiers sent to Elmira from Fort Fisher. The major cause of death at Elmira was pneumonia, diarrhea, and small pox. We were kept standing in ranks in the street for half an hour before starting for the prison. Hildreth of Ansonville, Anson County, NC were both in the same company and arrived in Elmira in the first shipment of prisoners. Union Army inspecting officer Lt. In February there was an exchange of prisoners and the most sick in the Elmira Prison were sent to the James River in Virginia for exchange.

South Carolina had men captured at Fort Fisher. A number of sick South Carolina Fort Fisher men were paroled and exchanged and would also die either during transit to the James River or very soon after arriving in Confederate hospitals. William Brown, died of diarrhea, buried in grave and Pvt. James Drew, died of pneumonia, buried in grave , Pvt.

Richard Triebe does not have the literary gift of gab, so to speak. It's not well written! It's a difficult, boring read, on a cool subject.

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Speaking of cool subjects, I really feel like Triebe missed his mark here. Triebe could have easily developed his prose and research a little bit to make this a two-book project, or two separate projects entirely. Instead, he combined the two. Many of the Confederate soldiers who suffered at Elmira were captured at Fort Fisher. But, for some baffling reason, Triebe didn't connect the two!

Oh, he mentioned that Fort Fisher prisoners found themselves at Elmira I mean Only one chapter of the book talks about Elmira Prison, and no chapters are spent bridging the gap between the battle and the prison. Maybe historical non-fiction would have served Triebe here. Pick a soldier - any soldier - who fought at Fort Fisher and was interred at Elmira Prison, and follow him. If you can't find the perfect soldier that covered all aspects you wanted to cover, make one up! As long as you're up front about it and keep the scope of your book in well-researched history, you could have a really good book here, Shaara-style.

Instead, you have this confusing, muddled mess.

This is a very informative book, don't get me wrong. But unless you really, really want to learn about Elmira Prison, don't bother with it. You'll really have to earn your knowledge. Jun 03, Kelly Mccullen rated it it was amazing.

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While you can trace military service in the Civil War, it's difficult at times to find historical accounts that capture the big picture of some individual battles. Fort Fisher's fall is often overlooked but the Union's capture of the Wilmington, NC fort effectively cut supplies off to the Southern Army, quickly ending the war about three months later.

Richard Triebe does an incredible job with this book. He lists every soldier captured at Fort Fisher and their fate at Elmira Prison, including my ancestor. Dec 13, Michael added it Shelves: Great insight into an incredible battle. Such detail and factual material.