Civil War Soldier _________________________________________________________________
On the morning of 16 May 1862 Private G. W. Spears of Company B 1st Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi Regiment was shot and killed by one Private(?) Clarence Wicks 17 years old, of Company E 19th Wisconsin Volunteers. Private Spears along with other prisoners had came to the aid of H. W. Spears (brother of G.W Spears) whom was attempting to relieve himself (in an unauthorized sink-according to Yankees). When Private G. W. Spears shouted-to the effect of-and I quote the Official Records, "You Dammed Sons of Bitches" that's when Private Wicks killed him. There was a Court of Inquiry held, so there is 3 or 4 pages of testimony available for the history of this. One almost has a first hand account of the details of this murder. Additionally, in checking the list of graves at Camp Randall, there is a G. W. Spears as well as an A. F. Spears listed from Company B 1st Ala, Tenn, Miss. Could it be that there were three Spears in the prison camp, as the roster lists G. W. and H. W. Spears. The A. F. spears listed in the gravesite could be number 3. Possibly H.W. Spears was transferred on to Camp Douglas with the survivors of Camp Randall.
On the morning of 16 May 1862 Private G. W. Spears of Company B 1st Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi Regiment was shot and killed by one Private(?) Clarence Wicks 17 years old, of Company E 19th Wisconsin Volunteers. Private Spears along with other prisoners had came to the aid of H. W. Spears (brother of G.W Spears) whom was attempting to relieve himself (in an unauthorized sink-according to Yankees). When Private G. W. Spears shouted-to the effect of-and I quote the Official Records, "You Dammed Sons of Bitches" that's when Private Wicks killed him. There was a Court of Inquiry held, so there is 3 or 4 pages of testimony available for the history of this. One almost has a first hand account of the details of this murder. Additionally, in checking the list of graves at Camp Randall, there is a G. W. Spears as well as an A. F. Spears listed from Company B 1st Ala, Tenn, Miss. Could it be that there were three Spears in the prison camp, as the roster lists G. W. and H. W. Spears. The A. F. spears listed in the gravesite could be number 3. Possibly H.W. Spears was transferred on to Camp Douglas with the survivors of Camp Randall.
Civil War Soldier _________________________________________________________________
On the morning of 16 May 1862 Private G. W. Spears of Company B 1st Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi Regiment was shot and killed by one Private(?) Clarence Wicks 17 years old, of Company E 19th Wisconsin Volunteers. Private Spears along with other prisoners had came to the aid of H. W. Spears (brother of G.W Spears) whom was attempting to relieve himself (in an unauthorized sink-according to Yankees). When Private G. W. Spears shouted-to the effect of-and I quote the Official Records, "You Dammed Sons of Bitches" that's when Private Wicks killed him. There was a Court of Inquiry held, so there is 3 or 4 pages of testimony available for the history of this. One almost has a first hand account of the details of this murder. Additionally, in checking the list of graves at Camp Randall, there is a G. W. Spears as well as an A. F. Spears listed from Company B 1st Ala, Tenn, Miss. Could it be that there were three Spears in the prison camp, as the roster lists G. W. and H. W. Spears. The A. F. spears listed in the gravesite could be number 3. Possibly H.W. Spears was transferred on to Camp Douglas with the survivors of Camp Randall.
On the morning of 16 May 1862 Private G. W. Spears of Company B 1st Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi Regiment was shot and killed by one Private(?) Clarence Wicks 17 years old, of Company E 19th Wisconsin Volunteers. Private Spears along with other prisoners had came to the aid of H. W. Spears (brother of G.W Spears) whom was attempting to relieve himself (in an unauthorized sink-according to Yankees). When Private G. W. Spears shouted-to the effect of-and I quote the Official Records, "You Dammed Sons of Bitches" that's when Private Wicks killed him. There was a Court of Inquiry held, so there is 3 or 4 pages of testimony available for the history of this. One almost has a first hand account of the details of this murder. Additionally, in checking the list of graves at Camp Randall, there is a G. W. Spears as well as an A. F. Spears listed from Company B 1st Ala, Tenn, Miss. Could it be that there were three Spears in the prison camp, as the roster lists G. W. and H. W. Spears. The A. F. spears listed in the gravesite could be number 3. Possibly H.W. Spears was transferred on to Camp Douglas with the survivors of Camp Randall.
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