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Horrors of Pa loon Life Described by an Aged Veteran
Captain W. P. Oldham of Company K 44th North Carolina describes capture and prison life after Petersburg. He recounts skirmishes at Hatch's Run in March 1865, death of Yankee officers, escape attempts, and eventual capture. The narrative covers march to Petersburg, hunger, forced marches, transport to Johnson's Island, prison conditions, rats as food, barter among prisoners, and postwar reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paloon
W. P. Oldham
Confederate States of America
A. M. Gale
Brunswick
Sherman
New York
Petersburg
Hatch
MacRae
General MacRae
Oldham
Heath
Appomattox
Southerland
Lee
Danville
Sheridan
Mead
Grant
Almelia Court House
Ed. Cantwell
City Point
Washington, D. C
Washington City
Lincoln
Pennsylvania Avenue
Congress
Capitol
Johnson’s Island
Baltimore
Harrisburg
Johnson's Island
Pittsburg
Mansfield
Ohio
We Sone
Lake Erie
Coosh
Washington
Alex
44Th
North Carolina Regiment
Wilmington, North Carolina
State of North Carolina
County of
New Hanover
City of Wilmington
John W. Neil
Matilda Neil
Sallie Jane Neil
G. W. Connor
New Hanover County
Willington
Anderson Street
Green Street
Geren
Wilmington
N. C
Co. & Bellamy