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.
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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