Otway B. Norvell Papers, 1864; 1891

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Otway B. Norvell Papers, 1864; 1891

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Otway B. Norvell (fl. 1860-1891) was a Confederate soldier who served with the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment. He was captured in 1863 and imprisoned at Camp Douglas near Chicago, Ill., until 1865. The collection includes an account (37 pages), written in 1891, by Norvell of his experiences, 1863-1865, as a Confederate prisoner in federal Camp Douglas, mentioning hardships and maltreatment. Also included is a contemporary handwritten transcription (4 pages) of charges against conspirators who allegedly planned to attack Camp Douglas in 1864.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Norvell, Otway B., fl. 1860-1891.

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Otway B. Norvell (fl. 1860-1891) was a Confederate soldier who served with the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment. He was captured in 1863 and imprisoned at Camp Douglas near Chicago, Ill., until 1865. From the guide to the Otway B. Norvell Papers, 1864; 1891, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...