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Pvt Andrew Jack “A.J.” Hughey

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Pvt Andrew Jack “A.J.” Hughey Veteran

Birth
Death
27 Nov 1864
Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Confederate Mound
Memorial ID
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COMPANY 'E', 15TH TENNESSEE CAVALRY

Jack enlisted 1 Apr 1864 at Paris, Tennessee.
He brought his sorrel horse with him.
Captured near Rienzi, Alcorn County, Mississippi on 7 Jun 1864.
Sent to Prison Camp at Alton, Illinois 24 Jul 1864.
Transferred to Camp Douglas, Chicago on 23 Aug 1864.
Died of smallpox in camp 27 Nov 1864.
COMPANY 'E', 15TH TENNESSEE CAVALRY

Jack enlisted 1 Apr 1864 at Paris, Tennessee.
He brought his sorrel horse with him.
Captured near Rienzi, Alcorn County, Mississippi on 7 Jun 1864.
Sent to Prison Camp at Alton, Illinois 24 Jul 1864.
Transferred to Camp Douglas, Chicago on 23 Aug 1864.
Died of smallpox in camp 27 Nov 1864.

Inscription

E 15 TENN. CAV. (Company E, 20th Russell's Tennessee Cavalry)

Gravesite Details

One of 6,000 Confederate soldiers buried here who died as Prisoners of War at Camp Douglas in Chicago.



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