The diary and papers of Samuel H. Hawes are found at the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia. Hawes served in the Second Company, Richmond Howitzers, and was at Gettysburg among other battles. He was captured 12 May 1864 near Spotsylvania and landed at Fort Delaware on 17 May, where the other prisoners greeted them with "Fresh Fish, Fresh Fish!" the meaning of which Hawes did not understand at first, or appreciate. He remained there until 20 August 1864 when he was sent to Morris Island aboard the steamer "Crescent" and became one of the "Immortal 600." On 20 September, he wrote: "Still at Morris Island - the rations given us are abominable, rancid meat, with hard crackers, in which we can see the worms and bugs crawling through ... but few of us have blankets, our beds being the ground, with scarcely enough straw to hide the sand." Afterwards, citizens in the vicinity did send them some good eatables.