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Samuel was born & raised in Abingdon, Wash. Co. VA. In 1861, his family moved north & west. First to Easton, MO, then to Quincy, Adams Co. Il, & then to Jacksonville, Morgan Co. IL. He lied about his age when he enlisted saying he was 18, when he was only 16 years old. He also was a POW at Andersonville Prison. His brother in law, James Deadmore served as a Capt. for the Confederacy in VA. ***************************************************** 'Camp Butler- Dec the 16, 1863-Dear sister. I seat my self to rite [write] you a few lines which leaves me in good health and I hope when this reaches you it will find you enjoying the same blesing [blessing]. I am now at my regiment in Camp Butler in the 113 reg Co C Infantry. We have a good time here. We have a dance here every night and we expect to have thre [three] thousand prisoners here soon and we will have some hard gard [guard] duty to then. I stayed one week at Camp Yates but am in Camp Butler now. I have a beter [better] time now than I did in Camp Yates for we go out a hunting every day we like but I hardly think that we shall have a good tine [time] when the prisoners gets here for we will have to stand gard [guard] about one half of the time. I wish I could be at hom [home] with you for I would like to se [see] you. I like soldiering fwrs[??] rate. I received my bounty yesterday and I am a going to express 40 Dol s to you for you to use as you like. I do not have time to rite [write] but a few lines for it is geting [getting] late so nomore at present. As soon as you get this go to the express office for I ex to send them at the same time. As ever your brother Samuel Newland rite [write] soon' Source: Samuel's letter to his sister, Mary Jane Newland during the Civil War. Samuel was later to become a prisoner at Andersonville, GA, Ray Durley is caretaker of the letter ************************************************************ Note- Camp Butler [1861-1866] was major mustering-in site for Civil War. It is located east of Springfield, Sangamon Co. IL on 'Clear Lake.' The first troops arrived in Aug 1861. It has become a national burial site of both Union & Confederate soldiers. It was also a POW prison for Confederate soldiers. Camp Yates[1861] was located in Springfield, IL & was later moved to Camp Butler. Source: IL Camps, Posts, & Prisons by Victor Hicken, IL Civil War Sketches, No. 9, published by IL State Historical Library for the Civil War Centennial Commission of IL *********************************************************** Name: Samuel Newland, Residence: Jacksonville, Illinois, Enlistment Date: 05 December 1863 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE, Side Served: Union, State Served: Illinois Unit Numbers: 289289, Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 05 December 1863 Enlisted in Company C. 113th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 05 December 1863 Transferred Company C. 113th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 13 June 1865 Transfered in Company C. 120th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 13 June 1865 Name: Samuel Newland, Enlistment Date: 03 November 1863, Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE, Side Served: Union, State Served: Illinois Unit Numbers: 298298, Service Record: POW, Enlisted as a Private on 03 November 1863 Enlisted in Company C. 12Oth Infantry Regiment Illinois on 05 December 1863 Mustered out Company C. 120th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 10 September 1865 in Memphis, TN Source: Ancestry.com, ' American Civil War Soldiers
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