Thomas Spencer Grisham was my 2nd great grandfather. I have seen his release papers from Rock Island Prison first hand at my grandmother's house. He was initially in the 54th Tennessee which was later consolidated into the 48th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry under Col. Nixon. He was taken prisoner on 25 Nov 1863 at Missionary Ridge near Dowdy's Ferry on the Tennessee River. He was initially taken to Louisville, KY and then transfered to Rock Island in mid December. He was released on 20 May 1865 and bought farm land in Colbert County, AL and married Mahala Jane Guthrie in 1867.