description: After more than 15 years of research, Randolph W. Kirkland has identified 11,238 South Carolinians held in captivity as a result of their service to the Confederacy. Drawing on more than 200 different sources, Mr. Kirkland's list includes the individuals' names, ranks, units, where and when they were captured, where they were held, when they were moved, their final dispositions, and sources to assist researches.The information compiled here offers invaluable data for Civil War researchers, genealogists, local historians, and others. It is the most complete record ever published of South Carolinians held in Union captivity during the war.
language: English
title: Dark Hours: South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors, and Citizens Held in Captivity During the War of Southern Independence, 1861-1865
titlecomplete: Dark Hours: South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors, and Citizens Held in Captivity During the War of Southern Independence, 1861-1865
publisher: Univ of South Carolina Pr