The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-14
THE ELNIIF2A PRISON CAMP" TREATS
CHAPTER OF CIVIL WAR FAIRLY
LAY w Holmes Writes Inter-
estingly From His Personal
knowledge.
,CCOUNT OF SHOLOLA WRECK
Railroad Disaster in Which
Many Confederate Prisoners
Were Killed.

and readable book. The El,n!ra Prison
amp has been recently published by
LAY W. Holmes, a NJ. Mr.. Holmes
S a resident OF Elmira. and writes
rom personal knowledge Of much that
ne book treats. The evident spirit OF
hc book is just and fair. and this is
ne judgment OF old Contedcrates with
1Nhom have conversed who were
, priaoncr5 ~ Elmira. one OF the most
atercsting chapters In the book Is the
ccount OF the Sholola. Pa, railroad
wreck. which occurred July Is. 1864,
! which forty Confederate prisoners
we're killed outright. l0l wounded.
everal OF whom afterwards died OF
heir wounds, and five escaped. In the
anne wreck fourteen United States
| yards were Killed and nineteen
Wounded. Tho train was bound from
Jersey C!tY TO E:lm!ra. and had on
ooard ga prisoners.
] do not remember TO have ever
cen 4 The Tines Dispatch an account
" tho horrible affair. and Will give
ere Tie cinoial report OF the accident:
Barracks No. 3. .Elmira, " Y. July
\Lleutenan,coionel Eastman. Com
ln}ndIng Depot
"s!r.---.is officer IN command OF guard
a charge OF prisoners o: war from
1 oint Lookout, Nd. have 20 report
~. ~ :c:t on steiner C.2acent With
guard ot i25 nan and three com.
9taissioncn officers. and s33 prisoners.
N tho eve Of July IL Arrived a, Nav
YORK at 2 y. ". July u. and disem-
aoarkcd at Jersey city. via Erie Rail-
Iway. and ut . =. NJ came In collision
Iwith coal train near Sholola. Pa.
tausing a complete wreck Of the train
ri iill!ng fourteen OF tho guard and
i :orty OF The pr!sonern instantly. NOR
|tallY wonnd!ng three OF the guard and
7. ignt prisoners, all OF whom have sine
1iied. and wOunding sixteen o: tho
GUARD and n!nety-,nrce prisoners.
lNearlv all OF the guards on duty were
timer killed CT wounded, and 'nme-
lately | caused the reserve TO be
posted around tho wreck and prisoners
IT, prevent their crcaDc. The wounded
ere cNtr!Cated as soon as poss!Iil.
|trd taken 10 Sholola. Pa. where every
T. attention Was rendered by the citizens
and guard. The wounded all being
,ared for the dead we're buried IN the
Immediate vicinity OF the accident. and
ach grave properly designated The
prisoners were removed TO Sholola.
Nhere va remained until II \. NJ. July
d. when We proceeded on our way, ar
living at Elm!ra AT $50 p. NJ. Many
~ the prisoners killed were so dis
figured that Il was Impossible 10
oen!zo them. ana. i've escaping.
ISL oso names arc unknown. am un-
bic 10 give you a correc, list o. the
Killed.
Respectfully. your obed!ent servant.
MORRIS II. CHURCH
Captain, Eleventh V r. c.. Com
! aim also sending a photo OF the
monument erected in the cemetery al
|Elm!ra by the United states govern
|meut 70 the memory OF these unfortu-
mate prisoners. which would like TO
sec reproduced In The Times Dispatch.
40 4. 81
|cra killed. IS the letters small
on the photo 1t may be possible that
in 'he reproduction from the photo
graph they Ray not be easily read.
hero give them:
Adams. Joseph; Company a. Fifty
Hrst North Carolina Regiment.
Baker, Jesse r Company F. Fifty
hrs' North Carolina Regiment.
BaMlcy. John w. Company 4. Fifty
nrst North Carolina Regiment.
Besseut, J. II. Corporal; Company c.
Fitiy-nrst North Carolina Regiment.
Bird. j. H.. Company !. Twenty
sixth Virginia Regiment.
Bowers. W; Company b, Forty
eighth North Carolina Regiment.
briggs r., Company r, Thirty-frst
North Carolina Regiment.
Bright j. w. Company a. Twenty
sixth Virginia Regiment.
Bryant. Travers. Company /. Fifty
first North Carolina Regiment.
Can. N. Pogram's Virginia Battery.
Callcham. C.. Tenth Virginia.
Cary. J. w; Company |. Fifty-hrst
North Carolina Regiment.
Center. G. O.; Company II. Fifty sec
ond North Carolina Regiment.
Davis. John n; Company l. Fifty
nrat North Carolina Regiment.
Dcvcr. y. Ii: Company i, Fifty first
North Carolina Regiment.
! Fuller. Bryan: Company Fl. Twenty
fourth California Regiment.
Cotton. w r; Company D. Thirty
auh Virginia Cavalry Regiment.
Green. Henry Company a, Ninth
virginia Regiment
Ham, VIM. e. Sergeant: Company E,
Eighth North Carolina Regiment.
Harrison. J. j.; Company I. Fifty
Hatch. J. $; Company II. Fifty
third Georgia Regiment.
HAYNES r. r. Sergeant: Company
II, Twenty sixth Virginia Regiment.
Jackson. VIM. NJ: Company c. Fifty
third Georgia Regiment.
Joiner, a; Company c, Thirteenth
Virginia Regiment.
Jones. WIN. =: Company D. twenty
SECOND Virginia Regiment.
Lee. s w. Company x. Eighth
North Carolina Regiment
McCorouadnle. NJ; Company I, Fifty
iirst North Carolina Regiment.
MCtIurNeS. i. W. Company ~ I~iSH-
tcenth Georgia Regiment.
McQuade. a.: Company B. Fifty-flrst
North Carolina Regiment.
Manning Wallace: Company +,
i'ifty-hrst North Carolina Regiment.
Mitchell Joseph; Company ID, Forty
second Virginia Cavalry.
Mnnroe. Duncan; Company I. Fifty
FIRST North Carolina Regiment.
Parks. j. c. Company Fl. Twenty
second Virginia Regiment.
Patrick, I. n: Company RI, twenty
sixth Virginia Regiment.
Perks. j. D.: Company E. Forty
oevcnth Virginia Regiment.
J Pitchford. Il. D.. Company e, First
North Carolina Cavalry.
Pope. u. w; Company I, Fifty-first
North Carolina Reg iment
Reaser, Philip: Company d. Twenty
sixth Virginia Battalion.
Reuls. j. w; Company F.. Thirty
FIRST North Carolina Regiment.
Samkins. r c.; Company c. Second |
Georgia Cavalry.
Sanford. j. f.: Company A, Forty |
fourth North Carolina Regiment.
Sangford, w B.: Company K, Six
,centh Georgia Regiment.
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