Dabney Howard Smith letter, 15 October 1863.

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Dabney Howard Smith letter, 15 October 1863.

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Letter from Col. Dabney Howard Smith to his wife. He writes from Johnson's Island, a prison in Ohio for Confederate officers. Smith discusses his transfer to the island and a railroad accident that occurred while he was there. Envelope postmarked Sandusky, Ohio.

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Smith, Dabney Howard, 1821-1889.

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Confederate soldier, Ky. auditor of public accounts. From the description of Dabney Howard Smith : miscellaneous papers, 1847-1926. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49322405 D.H. Smith was colonel of the 5th Kentucky Cavalry (C.S.A.) under John Hunt Morgan. From the description of Dabney Howard Smith letter, 15 October 1863. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 60196623 Colonel in the 5th Ky. Cavalry Regiment, C.S.A....

Johnson Island Prison

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Johnson Island, located in Sandusky, Ohio, operated as a federal prisoner of war depot, housing Confederate officers and other enlisted men captured in battle, from April 1862 to September 1865. From the guide to the Johnson Island Prison Autograph Albums, ., 1861-1865, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Union army prison in Ohio. From the description of Diagram, 1862. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat...