I just discovered the following link with information re the burial site and monument for 11 (10?) members of Gantt's 9th Battalion Tennessee Cavalry POWs buried in Terre Haute, Indiana.
see: http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7CD4_TN_9th_Cavalry_memorial_Woodlawn_Cemetery_Terre_Haute_IN
here is the info there:
TN 9th Cavalry memorial - Woodlawn Cemetery - Terre Haute, IN
in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 39° 28.839 W 087° 24.929
16S E 464267 N 4370199
Quick Description: A memorial to 11 Confederate prisoners from the TN 9th Cavalry who died in a war camp.
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/4/2009 6:16:24 PM
Waymark Code: WM7CD4
Published By: Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Long Description:
From the US Dept of Veterans Affairs website (link given below), we learn:
"The Confederate Monument is located at the intersection of Central and Wabash Avenues within Woodlawn Cemetery. Erected in 1912, the 11’ tall granite monument commemorates 11 Confederate prisoners of war who died in a local prison and are interred in Woodlawn. The names of the Confederates are inscribed in bronze tablets attached to the monument. Ten of the 11 soldiers were members of Gantt’s 9th battalion, Tennessee Cavalry."
9th Cavalry Battalion was organized and mustered into Confederate service at Camp Maury, near Nashville, Tennessee, in December, 1861. Its six companies were from Maury, Hickman, and Wayne counties. All of the soldiers reported died from typhus while imprisoned.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1952
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: US Government - War Department
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
Am not familiar with a POW camp at Terre Haute; can anyone provide details re this prison....????
Found this while researching a letter to the editor of North & South magazine......enjoy!!!!
y.v.o.s.,
Kenneth Byrd