Mexican War, Civil War,
and Spanish American War.
Col of 51st NC, resigned.
Became Captain of Company in
the 3rd NC Infantry. Captured at
"Bloody Angle" in battle of
Spotsylvania Court House.
Sent to prison at Ft Delaware
where 600 Confederate Prison-
ers(Officers)were put on board
one ship and taken to Charleston
harbor to act as hostages while
the ship was moored in the harbor.
These men became known as the
Immortal 600 for what they went
through. (Starvation, exposure to
the elements, disease, packed
quarters.) Col. Cantwell was a
Member of the Immortal 600.
Responsible for keeping list
of those 600 who suffered under
the Guns in Charleston Harbor.
A great American, served his
Country in the Mexican War
under the United States Flag,
served the Confederacy and
served his Country again in
the Spanish American war again
under the United States Flag.
and Spanish American War.
Col of 51st NC, resigned.
Became Captain of Company in
the 3rd NC Infantry. Captured at
"Bloody Angle" in battle of
Spotsylvania Court House.
Sent to prison at Ft Delaware
where 600 Confederate Prison-
ers(Officers)were put on board
one ship and taken to Charleston
harbor to act as hostages while
the ship was moored in the harbor.
These men became known as the
Immortal 600 for what they went
through. (Starvation, exposure to
the elements, disease, packed
quarters.) Col. Cantwell was a
Member of the Immortal 600.
Responsible for keeping list
of those 600 who suffered under
the Guns in Charleston Harbor.
A great American, served his
Country in the Mexican War
under the United States Flag,
served the Confederacy and
served his Country again in
the Spanish American war again
under the United States Flag.
Mexican War, Civil War,
and Spanish American War.
Col of 51st NC, resigned.
Became Captain of Company in
the 3rd NC Infantry. Captured at
"Bloody Angle" in battle of
Spotsylvania Court House.
Sent to prison at Ft Delaware
where 600 Confederate Prison-
ers(Officers)were put on board
one ship and taken to Charleston
harbor to act as hostages while
the ship was moored in the harbor.
These men became known as the
Immortal 600 for what they went
through. (Starvation, exposure to
the elements, disease, packed
quarters.) Col. Cantwell was a
Member of the Immortal 600.
Responsible for keeping list
of those 600 who suffered under
the Guns in Charleston Harbor.
A great American, served his
Country in the Mexican War
under the United States Flag,
served the Confederacy and
served his Country again in
the Spanish American war again
under the United States Flag.
and Spanish American War.
Col of 51st NC, resigned.
Became Captain of Company in
the 3rd NC Infantry. Captured at
"Bloody Angle" in battle of
Spotsylvania Court House.
Sent to prison at Ft Delaware
where 600 Confederate Prison-
ers(Officers)were put on board
one ship and taken to Charleston
harbor to act as hostages while
the ship was moored in the harbor.
These men became known as the
Immortal 600 for what they went
through. (Starvation, exposure to
the elements, disease, packed
quarters.) Col. Cantwell was a
Member of the Immortal 600.
Responsible for keeping list
of those 600 who suffered under
the Guns in Charleston Harbor.
A great American, served his
Country in the Mexican War
under the United States Flag,
served the Confederacy and
served his Country again in
the Spanish American war again
under the United States Flag.
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