Georgia
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- Oct 19, 2020
Are there known records for POWs held at Libby Prison?
The ancestor I’m searching is George W. C. Shotts. He was a Sargent in the 1st Alabama Cavalry and was captured at Vincent’s Crossroads.
His dates would be around 10/26/63 and he mustered out at Camp Davies, Mississippi on 12/27/63.
( Original enlistment date was 12/23/62 and he mustered in on 12/31/62.)
Originally, I thought he had been held at Morgan’s Castle or Cahaba. When I didn’t find his name there, I contacted the location to ask about their records and if he could be added to their rosters- and, this afternoon I received word about him being held in Richmond.
However, I’m finding it difficult to find POW records for Libby.
Would anyone happen to have advice or a link to access the records? ( I’m on ancestry but not on Fold3.)
Thank you-
The ancestor I’m searching is George W. C. Shotts. He was a Sargent in the 1st Alabama Cavalry and was captured at Vincent’s Crossroads.
His dates would be around 10/26/63 and he mustered out at Camp Davies, Mississippi on 12/27/63.
( Original enlistment date was 12/23/62 and he mustered in on 12/31/62.)
Originally, I thought he had been held at Morgan’s Castle or Cahaba. When I didn’t find his name there, I contacted the location to ask about their records and if he could be added to their rosters- and, this afternoon I received word about him being held in Richmond.
However, I’m finding it difficult to find POW records for Libby.
Would anyone happen to have advice or a link to access the records? ( I’m on ancestry but not on Fold3.)
Thank you-