John R. Cason Papers 22 Feb. 1864-12 Jun. 1865

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John R. Cason Papers 22 Feb. 1864-12 Jun. 1865

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Ledger book of John R. Cason, Confederate Lieutenant and one of the Immortal 600, containing lists of other prisoners he encountered following his capture at the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Cason, John R.

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John R. Cason was born ca. 1843. He lived in Watson, Marshall County, MS, and enlisted as a private on 1 June 1861 in Company 'I' of the 17th Mississippi Infantry. He was in and out of hospitals throughout his military career, but despite that he was promoted to third Lieutenant on 27 April 1862. He was captured by Union forces in the Battle of Gettysburg on 2 July 1863. He spent the next three years in various Union prisons, and was one of the officers in the "Immortal 600" group o...