(anc. 921, 923, 927) Augusta, Ga. Prisoners of War: a Virtual Cemetery

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(anc. 921, 923, 927) Augusta, Ga. Prisoners of War

This Virtual Cemetery is indexed to images of original battlefield burial locations on ancestry.com.
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All Union Soldiers' remains were removed from the Augusta City Cemetery (now called Magnolia Cemetery) to Marietta National Cemetery in 1867. Over 160 soldiers were originally buried at Augusta, Ga., but this VC contains only the POWs from 1863 and 1864.

Prisoners of War.
Buried by the Rebels in Augusta City Cemetery in the SE corner of the cemetery.

The first row numbered from No. 489 to No. 528 inclusive. Forty (40) bodies was buried next to the wall & were exhumed from South to North. [Break in grave numbers in middle of first row. Ergo, men buried together at Augusta are separated in the national cemetery.]
Row 1:
Graves E-6523 to E-6543: Harrison, Lathamer, Gray, Kelly, Strong, E-6528 Unknown, Bennett, Millens, Gorsuch, Galloway, Carr, Howard, Paradice, Myer, Crox / LaCroix, Douglass, Trump / Camp, Whitlock, Grandfield, Hall, Ranscley / Bangsley,
Graves F-5451 to F-5470: Boalinster / Bodenstein, Magnemar, Compton, Hope, Hines, Rogan, Parker, Newport, Rayborn, F-5460 Unknown “O, -“, Calway / Calloway, Butler, Russell, Zimmerman, Morris, Baker, Cooley, Bryson, Painster / Parmenter.

2nd Row in front or west of 1st row, numbered from South to North. [Break in grave numbering between Gaddis and Rothie/Rothe.]
Row 2:
Graves F-5471 to F-5498: Laurence / Larrimore, Reed, Reagan, Lieut Gukins (Officer's grave F-5532), Jones, Smith, Betzer, F-5477 Unknown, F-5478 Unknown, F-5479 Unknown, F-5480 Unknown, Titus, Fisk, Henderson, Barger, Simmons, Murry, Smith, Banks, Logan, Whelan, Kane, Dehnhard, Ogan, Casey, Leslie / Lasley, Winchell, Foulds, Gaddis,
Graves M-4260 to M-4264: Rothie, Mackelay, Dibble, Herell / Harrier, M-4264 Unknown.

From the descriptions in the Prisoner of War records of several of the above men, it appears that Augusta had a prison or military hospital. When prisoners were being moved between the prison in Richmond, Va., and Andersonville, and they were sick, they were "left at Augusta for treatment".

Third row has both Prisoners of War and men who died at Augusta after it was liberated.
Row 3: Graves M-4287 to M-4299: Moran, Frederick, Dunn, Johnson, Campbell, Patterson, Roush, Bryan / Byam, Hall, Huntley, Jones, M-4298 Unknown, M-4299 Unknown.

All Union Soldiers' remains were removed from the Augusta City Cemetery (now called Magnolia Cemetery) to Marietta National Cemetery in 1867. Over 160 soldiers were originally buried at Augusta, Ga., but this VC contains only the POWs from 1863 and 1864.

Prisoners of War.
Buried by the Rebels in Augusta City Cemetery in the SE corner of the cemetery.

The first row numbered from No. 489 to No. 528 inclusive. Forty (40) bodies was buried next to the wall & were exhumed from South to North. [Break in grave numbers in middle of first row. Ergo, men buried together at Augusta are separated in the national cemetery.]
Row 1:
Graves E-6523 to E-6543: Harrison, Lathamer, Gray, Kelly, Strong, E-6528 Unknown, Bennett, Millens, Gorsuch, Galloway, Carr, Howard, Paradice, Myer, Crox / LaCroix, Douglass, Trump / Camp, Whitlock, Grandfield, Hall,  Ranscley / Bangsley,
Graves F-5451 to F-5470: Boalinster / Bodenstein, Magnemar, Compton, Hope, Hines, Rogan, Parker, Newport, Rayborn, F-5460 Unknown “O, -“, Calway / Calloway, Butler, Russell, Zimmerman, Morris, Baker, Cooley, Bryson, Painster / Parmenter.

2nd Row in front or west of 1st row, numbered from South to North. [Break in grave numbering between Gaddis and Rothie/Rothe.]
Row 2:
Graves F-5471 to F-5498: Laurence / Larrimore, Reed, Reagan, Lieut Gukins (Officer's grave F-5532), Jones, Smith, Betzer, F-5477 Unknown, F-5478 Unknown, F-5479 Unknown, F-5480 Unknown, Titus, Fisk, Henderson, Barger, Simmons, Murry, Smith, Banks, Logan, Whelan, Kane, Dehnhard, Ogan, Casey, Leslie / Lasley, Winchell, Foulds, Gaddis,
Graves M-4260 to M-4264: Rothie, Mackelay, Dibble, Herell / Harrier, M-4264 Unknown.

From the descriptions in the Prisoner of War records of several of the above men, it appears that Augusta had a prison or military  hospital. When <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=138114272&PIpi=128234313">prisoners were being moved between the prison in Richmond, Va., and Andersonville</a>, and they were sick, they were "left at Augusta for treatment".

Third row has both Prisoners of War and men who died at Augusta after it was liberated.
Row 3: Graves M-4287 to M-4299: Moran, Frederick, Dunn, Johnson, Campbell, Patterson, Roush, Bryan / Byam, Hall, Huntley, Jones, M-4298 Unknown, M-4299 Unknown.