Joseph Blair enlisted as a Private in Company G of the 46th Alabama Infantry Regiment on 3 May 1862 at Randolph County, Alabama where he was a resident in the 1860 Census. He fought in the Battle of Perryville KY on 8 Oct 1862 and must have been severely wounded, because he was taken prisoner east of Perryville at Danville KY on 15 Oct 1862.
Joseph Blair, Co G, 46th Alabama Infantry is listed on a Louisville, KY Prisoner of War roll stating he along with other POW's were to be shipped to Vicksburg Nov 12th for prisoner exchange. Louisville KY is not far from Perryville and Danville, so it makes logical sense Joseph Blair was taken to Louisville KY, not Camp Chase OH. I found no record of Joseph Blair being at Camp Chase OH. I think the Camp Chase assumption comes from the facts he was a POW, muster rolls state he died in Ohio, and Camp Chase was a Union POW Camp in Columbus, OH. But the Union POW record is from Louisville KY.
While the muster rolls for Joseph Blair state he died in Ohio, we know he was to be transported to Vicksburg MS from Louisville KY, and Louisville KY is on the Ohio River. The Steamer Metropolitan would have traveled from Louisville KY on the Ohio River to the Mississippi River then south to Vicksburg MS.
Upon arrival near Vicksburg MS, 4 DEC 1862, a RECEIPT was GIVEN by Major N. G. Watts, C.S.A. Agent for Exchange, to Capt. W. W. Bickford, U.S.A., Agent for Exchange, for Confederate prisoners of war RECEIVED on board Steamer Metropolitan near Vicksburg, Miss, Dec. 4, 1862. Key point here is that the Confederate Officer GAVE a receipt to the Union Officer for Confederate prisoners, which included Dead Pvt Joseph Blair, Co G, 46 Regt Ala.
If Joseph Blair died on 12 Nov 1862, the same day he was documented to be transported to Vicksburg MS from Louisville KY, his body may have been transported to the Confederate Soldiers Section of Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville KY. However, the Receipt dated 4 DEC 1862 at Vicksburg MS suggests the body of Joseph Blair was onboard the Steamer Metropolitan. Therefore, the body of Joseph Blair would have been offloaded at Vicksburg MS for interment in the Confederate Soldiers Section at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg MS. The Union Officer would have wanted the body to be with him upon arrival at Vicksburg in order to receive in return a living Union Soldier POW in exchange, which was the purpose of the transport Steamer Metropolitan.
Physical Description: Age 25, Height 5 feet 6 inches, Eyes Grey, Hair Black, Complexion Light, Remarks: Dead
Joseph Blair, Co G, 46th Alabama Infantry is listed on a Louisville, KY Prisoner of War roll stating he along with other POW's were to be shipped to Vicksburg Nov 12th for prisoner exchange. Louisville KY is not far from Perryville and Danville, so it makes logical sense Joseph Blair was taken to Louisville KY, not Camp Chase OH. I found no record of Joseph Blair being at Camp Chase OH. I think the Camp Chase assumption comes from the facts he was a POW, muster rolls state he died in Ohio, and Camp Chase was a Union POW Camp in Columbus, OH. But the Union POW record is from Louisville KY.
While the muster rolls for Joseph Blair state he died in Ohio, we know he was to be transported to Vicksburg MS from Louisville KY, and Louisville KY is on the Ohio River. The Steamer Metropolitan would have traveled from Louisville KY on the Ohio River to the Mississippi River then south to Vicksburg MS.
Upon arrival near Vicksburg MS, 4 DEC 1862, a RECEIPT was GIVEN by Major N. G. Watts, C.S.A. Agent for Exchange, to Capt. W. W. Bickford, U.S.A., Agent for Exchange, for Confederate prisoners of war RECEIVED on board Steamer Metropolitan near Vicksburg, Miss, Dec. 4, 1862. Key point here is that the Confederate Officer GAVE a receipt to the Union Officer for Confederate prisoners, which included Dead Pvt Joseph Blair, Co G, 46 Regt Ala.
If Joseph Blair died on 12 Nov 1862, the same day he was documented to be transported to Vicksburg MS from Louisville KY, his body may have been transported to the Confederate Soldiers Section of Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville KY. However, the Receipt dated 4 DEC 1862 at Vicksburg MS suggests the body of Joseph Blair was onboard the Steamer Metropolitan. Therefore, the body of Joseph Blair would have been offloaded at Vicksburg MS for interment in the Confederate Soldiers Section at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg MS. The Union Officer would have wanted the body to be with him upon arrival at Vicksburg in order to receive in return a living Union Soldier POW in exchange, which was the purpose of the transport Steamer Metropolitan.
Physical Description: Age 25, Height 5 feet 6 inches, Eyes Grey, Hair Black, Complexion Light, Remarks: Dead
Joseph Blair enlisted as a Private in Company G of the 46th Alabama Infantry Regiment on 3 May 1862 at Randolph County, Alabama where he was a resident in the 1860 Census. He fought in the Battle of Perryville KY on 8 Oct 1862 and must have been severely wounded, because he was taken prisoner east of Perryville at Danville KY on 15 Oct 1862.
Joseph Blair, Co G, 46th Alabama Infantry is listed on a Louisville, KY Prisoner of War roll stating he along with other POW's were to be shipped to Vicksburg Nov 12th for prisoner exchange. Louisville KY is not far from Perryville and Danville, so it makes logical sense Joseph Blair was taken to Louisville KY, not Camp Chase OH. I found no record of Joseph Blair being at Camp Chase OH. I think the Camp Chase assumption comes from the facts he was a POW, muster rolls state he died in Ohio, and Camp Chase was a Union POW Camp in Columbus, OH. But the Union POW record is from Louisville KY.
While the muster rolls for Joseph Blair state he died in Ohio, we know he was to be transported to Vicksburg MS from Louisville KY, and Louisville KY is on the Ohio River. The Steamer Metropolitan would have traveled from Louisville KY on the Ohio River to the Mississippi River then south to Vicksburg MS.
Upon arrival near Vicksburg MS, 4 DEC 1862, a RECEIPT was GIVEN by Major N. G. Watts, C.S.A. Agent for Exchange, to Capt. W. W. Bickford, U.S.A., Agent for Exchange, for Confederate prisoners of war RECEIVED on board Steamer Metropolitan near Vicksburg, Miss, Dec. 4, 1862. Key point here is that the Confederate Officer GAVE a receipt to the Union Officer for Confederate prisoners, which included Dead Pvt Joseph Blair, Co G, 46 Regt Ala.
If Joseph Blair died on 12 Nov 1862, the same day he was documented to be transported to Vicksburg MS from Louisville KY, his body may have been transported to the Confederate Soldiers Section of Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville KY. However, the Receipt dated 4 DEC 1862 at Vicksburg MS suggests the body of Joseph Blair was onboard the Steamer Metropolitan. Therefore, the body of Joseph Blair would have been offloaded at Vicksburg MS for interment in the Confederate Soldiers Section at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg MS. The Union Officer would have wanted the body to be with him upon arrival at Vicksburg in order to receive in return a living Union Soldier POW in exchange, which was the purpose of the transport Steamer Metropolitan.
Physical Description: Age 25, Height 5 feet 6 inches, Eyes Grey, Hair Black, Complexion Light, Remarks: Dead
Joseph Blair, Co G, 46th Alabama Infantry is listed on a Louisville, KY Prisoner of War roll stating he along with other POW's were to be shipped to Vicksburg Nov 12th for prisoner exchange. Louisville KY is not far from Perryville and Danville, so it makes logical sense Joseph Blair was taken to Louisville KY, not Camp Chase OH. I found no record of Joseph Blair being at Camp Chase OH. I think the Camp Chase assumption comes from the facts he was a POW, muster rolls state he died in Ohio, and Camp Chase was a Union POW Camp in Columbus, OH. But the Union POW record is from Louisville KY.
While the muster rolls for Joseph Blair state he died in Ohio, we know he was to be transported to Vicksburg MS from Louisville KY, and Louisville KY is on the Ohio River. The Steamer Metropolitan would have traveled from Louisville KY on the Ohio River to the Mississippi River then south to Vicksburg MS.
Upon arrival near Vicksburg MS, 4 DEC 1862, a RECEIPT was GIVEN by Major N. G. Watts, C.S.A. Agent for Exchange, to Capt. W. W. Bickford, U.S.A., Agent for Exchange, for Confederate prisoners of war RECEIVED on board Steamer Metropolitan near Vicksburg, Miss, Dec. 4, 1862. Key point here is that the Confederate Officer GAVE a receipt to the Union Officer for Confederate prisoners, which included Dead Pvt Joseph Blair, Co G, 46 Regt Ala.
If Joseph Blair died on 12 Nov 1862, the same day he was documented to be transported to Vicksburg MS from Louisville KY, his body may have been transported to the Confederate Soldiers Section of Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville KY. However, the Receipt dated 4 DEC 1862 at Vicksburg MS suggests the body of Joseph Blair was onboard the Steamer Metropolitan. Therefore, the body of Joseph Blair would have been offloaded at Vicksburg MS for interment in the Confederate Soldiers Section at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg MS. The Union Officer would have wanted the body to be with him upon arrival at Vicksburg in order to receive in return a living Union Soldier POW in exchange, which was the purpose of the transport Steamer Metropolitan.
Physical Description: Age 25, Height 5 feet 6 inches, Eyes Grey, Hair Black, Complexion Light, Remarks: Dead
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