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Civil War 1864, POW Payment Voucher and Affidavit for Wife

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 450.00 USD
Civil War 1864, POW Payment Voucher and Affidavit for Wife
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This item SOLD at 2022 Jul 27 @ 16:02UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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Indiana, 1864. Issued $142.00 Payment voucher-receipt with signed affidavit by Mary Jane Carpenter, Wife of Private Samuel Carpenter, who was a Prisoner of War from Company I of the 66th Regiment of the Indiana Infantry. Carpenter was captured by the "so-called Confederate States Government" near Collinsville, Tennessee in October of 1863. The Extract of the document states that the United States will provide payment for sums due to "families of officers and soldiers in the service of the United States," who are or may become prisoners of war. Samuel Carpenter was taken to Andersonville Prison, a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp during the final fourteen months of the American Civil War. Unfortunately, Carpenter died in the prison, which was known for its deplorable conditions. The commander of the prison, Captain Henry Wirz, was tried and executed after the war for war crimes. Andersonville was overcrowded to four times its capacity, with an inadequate water supply, inadequate food and unsanitary conditions. Of the approximately 45,000 Union prisoners held at Camp Sumter during the war, nearly 13,000 died. The chief causes of death were scurvy, diarrhea and dysentery. Carpenter served in the 66th Indiana Infantry with three of his brothers, who also suffered poor fates in life. Calvin Carpenter made it through the Civil War, only to die from a tree falling upon him; Lee Carpenter was murdered by their brother, Greenbury Carpenter; and William Carpenter was terribly wounded at the battle of Collierville, Tennessee, however he survived through to the end of the war. Very interesting piece of Civil War history. Fine to VF condition with toning and pronounced fold lines.