1. Confederate forces frequently forced Union POWs to give up their clothing at the time of capture and the POWs had no choice but to go without clothing or put on the rags that their captors had thrown on the ground. Union buttons would have been on these uniforms. This happened after the Battle of Marks Mills, Arkansas during the Camden Campaign. Bayonets would also come from captured Union weapons. Many of the 506 POWs that were captured at Marks Mills were transferred to Camp Groce in August 1864 and paroled at Camp Groce in December 1864.

2. I have in my possession at least 6 large containers of research surrounding the Union prisoners held at Camps Groce and Ford. I spent 15 years researching and writing about Camp Groce. I have a list of about 100 unaccounted for Union POWs known to have been held in Texas from the National Archives. I researched every one of them in great detail, and along with the other mountains of evidence that I have collected over the years. Not one mention of Bonham or Camp McCullough. To this day, I am still looking, learning something new every day. I also have many first-hand accounts of numerous Union POW experiences in Texas. During this entire period of time, I have never seen anything that mentions any of the Union prisoners of war held at Bonham, Texas. Not one thing.

3. There were about 1,105 Union POWs held at Camp Groce from May 1863 to December 1864. There are volumes of information available about their time at Camp Groce, including the Adjutant Generals Reports of numerous states concerning POWs in Texas. I have poured over them for years. I have boxes and boxes of complete records of countless Union POWs service records that I bought at $10.00 each. Not one mention of any Union POW held and/or died at Camp McCullogh and/or Bonham, Texas. Not one. To say that 1,000 POWs were held at one place in Texas, which would surpass the total number held at Camp Groce for an 18-month period without substantial supporting evidence, is a tall order indeed. Gen. McCullough may have indeed burned some records, but what did the records pertain to? Whatever he burned, it would never cover-up the truth about a POW camp where 1,000 men were held. Where is the stockade? Where are the Quarter Master records that indicate where the food and medical support came from? Moving and guarding 1,000 POWs would require immense resources that at the time the CSA just did not have.

You must find numerous first-hand eyewitness accounts to corroborate your claim along with official US/CS government documents. I am willing to help you but I have already done so with my research. The burden of proof is very high in this business.