Army of the Confederacy
PVT CO C 26th Mississippi Infantry
Captured at the Battle of Ft. Donelson, TN, 16 Feb 1862.
Died as a prisoner of war 5 Oct 1862, Memphis, TN.
John C. Ricketts was being transported down the Mississippi River after being held as a war prisoner at Camp Morton, Indianapolis, IN he was very ill and was dropped off at Memphis, TN and hospitalized at the Overton Hotel/Hospital and there he died.
Confederate Rest
Elmwood Cemetery
Division 2
Headstone 853 (303)
Memphis, TN
John C. Ricketts was the son of Drewy/Drewry/Drury Ricketts and Judia Jones Ricketts born in Tennessee.
Army of the Confederacy
PVT CO C 26th Mississippi Infantry
Captured at the Battle of Ft. Donelson, TN, 16 Feb 1862.
Died as a prisoner of war 5 Oct 1862, Memphis, TN.
John C. Ricketts was being transported down the Mississippi River after being held as a war prisoner at Camp Morton, Indianapolis, IN he was very ill and was dropped off at Memphis, TN and hospitalized at the Overton Hotel/Hospital and there he died.
Confederate Rest
Elmwood Cemetery
Division 2
Headstone 853 (303)
Memphis, TN
John C. Ricketts was the son of Drewy/Drewry/Drury Ricketts and Judia Jones Ricketts born in Tennessee.
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