Jeremiah McBride
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 3/5/1864 at Narrows, VA as a Private.
On 3/5/1864 he mustered into "I" Co. VA 60th Infantry
He died a POW on 11/22/1864 at Point Lookout, MD
He was listed as:
* POW 9/19/1864 Winchester, VA
* Confined 9/21/1864 Point Lookout, MD
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Jesse McBride
Residence Mercer County WV;
Enlisted on 4/15/1862 at Princeton, WV as a Private.
On 4/15/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. VA 60th Infantry
He died on 11/30/1862
He was listed as:
* Wounded Richmond, VA (date not stated)
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Thomas McBride
Residence was not listed; 25 years old.
Enlisted on 8/10/1861 at White Sulphur Springs, WV as a Private.
On 8/10/1861 he mustered into "I" Co. VA 60th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* Hospitalized 4/15/1862 Wilmington, NC
* Furloughed 2/15/1863 (place not stated)
* On rolls 4/15/1864 (place not stated)
* POW 9/22/1864 Fisher's Hill, VA
* Confined 9/26/1864 Point Lookout, MD
* Exchanged 10/30/1864 (place not stated)
* Paroled 6/23/1865 (place not stated)
He was described at enlistment as:
5' 11", grey eyes, light hair
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
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Jeremiah McBride, Private, Company I, 60th Regiment Virginia Infantry, enlisted March 15, 1864 at Narrows by Capt. Georgs for the war, captured at Winchester September 19, 1864, sent to Point Lookout, Md. from Harpers Ferry September 23, died pot Pneumonia November 22, Prisoner No. 5444, buried in Prisoner of War Grave Yard No. 649/669?
The 60th Regiment Virginia Infantry (also known as the 3rd Regiment Infantry, Wise Brigade) was organized August 13, 1861.
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Jesse McBride, Private, Company I, 60th Regiment Virginia Infantry, enlisted April 15, 1862 at Princeton by Capt. Ryan for 3 years/April 27 at Camp Rappahanoe, Va. by Col. Sarke [sp?] for 2 years, wounded in battle before Richmond, sent to hospital, died of wounds November 30, 1862, born in Mercer, Va.
Note: He could be buried in the Oakland or Hollywood Cemeteries, Richmond, Va.
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Thomas McBridge, Private, Company I, Company I, 60th Regiment Virginia Infantry, enlisted August 10, 181 at White Sulphur, by W. A. Archer for 12 months, patient at CSA General Military Hospital, No. 4, Wilmington, N. C. April 16, 1862, Pneumonia, returned to duty June 19, 1862, captured at Fisher’s Hill/Woodstock September 23/24, 1864, sent to Point Lookout, Md. from Harper’s Ferry October 1, exchanged October 30, paroled at Charleston, West Va. June 23, 1865 signing by an ‘X’, his mark, age 25, 5’ 11”, fair complexion, gray eyes, light hair, believe a resident of Flat Top, Va.
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J. B. Travwick was captured at Fisher’s Gap, near Strasburg. After some delay at Winchester, Harper’s Ferry and Baltimore, I was carried by steamer to Point Lookout , Maryland, arriving there on October 3. On entering prison we were divested of everything except personal wear and blankets. Not long after our arrival an inspection was held, and in every case where prisoners had more that one blanket, unless concealed, they were all taken except one to each man, and then those who did nt have any were supplied with blankets that had been taken from their fellow-prisoners. Barefooted prisoners were supplied with shoes, and a scant quantity of clothing were give to the most destitute.
The tents were mostly bell or round-shaped. They had been refused for use in the Federal army and generally leaked. The rations as to quality were, as a rule, good. Pork two out of three days, the third day beef, but occasionally the ribs of beef were round, which showed that it was mule-beer. Hungrey prisoners ate it all the same. The bread was served in pound loaves daily, one loaf to be divided between two prisoners-it was short weight. A pint cup of soup went with each loaf of bread. Two day’s rations were issued on Saturday, and so small was the quantity that men frequently ate all given at one time.
The ration for a day was about sufficient for a well man one meal. It was said by the prison authorities to be one-half ration a day. The pork was very fat, and always boiled. The prisoners never got the lard that came out of the port, and it was commonly reported that the provost marshal and other officers there relized a vast amount from the sale of this grease to soap-makers and lard-refiners. The water used by the prisoners was mineral, giving the sharpest of appetites with so little to eat. Our sufffering from hunger was indescribable.
I have heard men pray to be made sick that the appetite might be taken away. The prisoners being so poorly clad, and the Point so much exposed to cold, it caused them great suffering. Every intensly cold night from four to seven prisoners would freeze to death. Almost no wood was furnished. About a cord of green pine to one thousand men for five days. It was mockery.
I was paroled and left Point Lookout February 18, 1865. While free from any special sickeness, I was reduced sixty-five pounds in weight, purely for want of sufficient food. (SHSP Vol. 18, 1890, pp. 431-435) , Rev. J. B. Travwick)
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Southern_Historical_Society_Papers_volume_18.djvu/431
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See also:
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/national_cemeteries/maryland/point_lookout_confederate_cemetery.html
http://www.amazon.com/Point-Lookout-Prison-Camp-Confederates/dp/B002JQGX5E
http://www.plpow.com