71 Duplin County Soldiers who died as Prisoners of War



This information was contributed by Charles Purser


This is an excllent project done by Charles, listing 71 soldiers all from Duplin County who died as Prisoners of War. Here is an excerpt from his email to me: These 71 men are Duplin Co. soldiers that died as Prisoners of War. One was released from prison, but died soon after in Richmond from prison disease. Two men that died in Washington, DC and buried in Arlington Cem. were re-interred in 1883 in Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh. One fellow was in prison, but the record just stopped on him. I just found out by research that the longest held Prisoner of War in the Civil War was from Duplin County.


71 Duplin County Soldiers who died as Prisoners of War




A link to Elmira "Hellmire" Prison

Pages in the History of Elmira




Photos of Headstones at Mt Olivet Cemetery

Headstones at Mt Olivet Cemetery




A link to some service records for the POW Veterans

Service Records for POW Veterans




Back to Duplin Co. Civil War Information

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