James was captured at Philadelphia,Loudon Co.,Tennessee during the Civil war and was sent to Belle Island,Virginia where he died.
Belle Isle is located west of Richmond, Virginia in the James River. During the Civil War, this small and beautiful island was used as a Civil War Prison. Holding only a few small shacks, the island afforded no protection from the elements to the Union soldiers who were captured and taken there. Prisoners were given tents to sleep in but the tents numbered 3000, while the soldiers held there, numbered almost 10,000 by 1863. A hospital for prisoners and an iron factory were located on the island, but no barracks were ever built for the prisoners, hence the continuous exposure to weather played a large role in the death toll on Belle Isle.
James was captured at Philadelphia,Loudon Co.,Tennessee during the Civil war and was sent to Belle Island,Virginia where he died.
Belle Isle is located west of Richmond, Virginia in the James River. During the Civil War, this small and beautiful island was used as a Civil War Prison. Holding only a few small shacks, the island afforded no protection from the elements to the Union soldiers who were captured and taken there. Prisoners were given tents to sleep in but the tents numbered 3000, while the soldiers held there, numbered almost 10,000 by 1863. A hospital for prisoners and an iron factory were located on the island, but no barracks were ever built for the prisoners, hence the continuous exposure to weather played a large role in the death toll on Belle Isle.
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1835–1875
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1837–1920
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1839–1914
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Pvt Charles B. White
1839–1864
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1839–1910
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Nancy Jane White Key
1842–1925
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Johnson L White
1842–1927
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1846–1935
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1847–1913
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1850–1895
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1852–1922
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1854–1937
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