My great uncle, Francis Boring, was captured in july, 1864, in Roswell, Georgia, while recovering from a wound suffered at Spotsylvaia in May. He was paroled from Camp Douglas in June, 1865. According to his pension records he suffered from rheumatism from his incarceraion there. A History Channel documentary on Camp Douglas indicated the camp commander witheld food and clothing from the prisoners. The POWs ate rats trapped under the barracks. The barracks were then raised up off the ground to stop this; afterward, the wind from Lake Michigan blew under the buildings, increasing the suffering from cold.

My other great uncle, Aleaxander, was captured at Cedar Creek October 19, 1864, and sent to Fort Delaware. He was also paroled in june, 1865. They lived ubtil 1896 and 1906, respectively.

Their Company CO, Captain James Lemon, was captured at Knoxville. He was photographed at Fort Delawqare late in the war. He wrote that he was provided a jacket for the picture, after which it was taken back from him. Stan