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Twelve war-date Johnson's Island, OH, Confederate officer's prisoner of war autograph album pages, ca 1864, detached from a Johnson's Island POW souvenir book totaling 24pp, each 8vo, all but one inscribed both front and back. Examples vary from prisoners captured at Shelbyville, TN to Gettysburg, PA. All names are inscribed in period ink, many with place of capture and/or home town. Refer to cowans.com for a complete listing of the signatures included in the collection. _____________________________________________________________ A complete listing appears below: Page 1: six (6) signatures: "F. H. Kimbrough, 2nd Lt., Co. C, 3rd Ala. Cavalry, Pine Hill, Ala…J. W. Norwood, 2nd Lt., Co. A, 3rd Ala. Cavalry, Mount Sterling, Ala…J. W. Wood, Lt. 3rd Ala. Cavalry, Greensport, Ala…L. Preveaux, Lt. 3rd Ala. Cavalry, Mobile, Ala. Captured at Shelbysville, Tenn. June 27th/63…J. J. Thomas jr., 2nd Lieut. 17th Ark. Regt. Infantry, Captured at Port Hudson, La., July 9th 1863. Address Washington, Ark…William T. Williams, Lieut. 1st Regt. Ala., Captured at Port Hudson, La., July 9th 1864. Benton, Ala." Page 2: seven (7) signatures: "Wm. P. Barron, Capt. Co. E, 60th Tenn. Vols., [POW Vicksburg] Address Jonesboro, Ten…W. R. McEntire [William Randolph McEntire] Lieut. of Atlanta Leyden Arty [9th Battalion Georgia Artillery, POW Knoxville, Tenn., 9/7/63]. Address Atlanta, Ga…J[eremiah] E. Ritch, Cobbs Ga. Legion Cav., Address Athens, Ga…J[esse] C. Fincher, 43rd Ga., Regt. [POW Baker's Creek, MS, 5/16/63] Cumming, Ga…James G. Reid, Capt. 17th Tenn. Cavy. Capt'd near Memphis, Tenn., May 1863. Address Denmark, Tenn…J[ohn] W[ashington] Inzer, Lt. Col. 58th Ala. Regt. Captured Missionary Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863. Ashville, Ala…W. E. Lee, Capt. 58th Regt. Ala. Inf., Union Town, Perry Co., Ala." Page 3: two (2) signatures: "Jno. S. Lanier, Lt CSA Staff Maj. Genl. [Franklin] Gardner "Army of Port Hudson, La." July 9th 1863, Columbus, Miss…W[inchester] B[ledsoe] Shelly, Col. 39th Miss. Vols., Captured at Port Hudson, La., July 9th 1863. Brandon, Miss." Page 4: six (6) signatures: "H[enry] Clay King [who committed murder, was sentenced to death, went crazy and was acquitted by the governor of Tennessee for his crime] Col. 1st Confederate Cavalry Martin's Brigade, Wheeler's Corps, Memphis, Tenn…Thos. B. Harris, Lieut. 4th La. Infantry. Captured July 9th/63. Address Clinton, La…Hugh Kirkman, Capt. & A. A. G., [Col. Philip] Roddy Cav. Address Florence, Ala…O[scar] Rodriguez, 1st Lt. [?] B, 12 La. Batt[ery, Castellano's Battery. Captured Port Hudson, La., 7/9/63] Arty, New Orleans, La…Jas. O. Neill, Capt. Mile's Legion [9th Miss. Infantry]. Captured at Port Hudson. Address, Natchez, Miss…T. Edwin Betts, [WIA Gettysburg 7/1/63, POW Mercersburg, Va. 7/5/63] Capt. Co. C, 40th Va. Inft. Address Heathsville, Virginia." Page 5: seven (7) signatures: "Hamlett Sandford, Lieut. 1st Ky. [3rd] Cav. Overton, Kentucky…Alonzo Graham, [POW Alexander, Tenn., 6/4/63] Lieut. Co. B, 1st Kentucky Cavalry. Address Louisville, Kentucky…[Private] Pres[ton] Lindsay, Lt. 1st Ky. Cav. Address Hainesville, Ky…C[harles] H. Frith, [6th La. Infantry. POW Port Hudson, La., 7/9/63] Miles La. Legion. address Atchafalaya, La…John Tayloe [9th Virginia Cavalry. POW 10/1/62] Capt. P. A. C. V. of King George County, Virginia…J. F. Cross, Lieut. B Co. 5th N. C. Infy. Home Gatesville, N. C…Ths. R[oderick] Dew, [POW Falling Waters, MD. 7/14/63] Capt. Co. H, 47th Va. Regiment. Address Charlottesville, Albemarle Co. Va…" Page 6: six (6) signatures: "David P. Taylor, Private 5th Mo. Infantry. Sentenced for War. Address Rocky Mount, Ark…Thos. E. Owen, [8th Missouri Cavalry] Lt. Col. CSA. Address Clinton, Mo…T. E. Richardson, Adjt. 47th Tenn. Rgt. Dyersburg, Tenn…S. H. Taylor, Capt. etc. Genl. [Samuel J.] Gholson's Staff, Tupelo, Miss. Captured at Tupelo, Miss., May 5th 1863…David L. Dunham [POW Gettysburg, Pa., 7/3/63], Lt. Co. H, 2nd Fla. Inft., Perry's Brigade, A. N. Va. Address St. Augustine, Florida…J