Three POWs in 1864

[TerryB]

These men are from the 49th Tenn Inf. They are at Camp Douglass. Dated Dec 14, 1864. Not so ragged-looking to me.

 

[Robert Gray]

The "ragged rebel" is pretty much a lost cause myth. The South did remarkably well in uniforming its troops after the first year of the war.

 

[TerryB]

The man's names are written on the back. One is Ed Read who wrote the inscription. Two on the left could be brothers. Name at the top looks like Armstrong. Only a few companies have online rosters, and i did not fine any of these men.

 

[TerryB]

The names on the back.