Deaths of Prisoners of War
from the 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment
,
Confederate States of America
Camp Douglas Prisoner of War Camp
Chicago, Illinois

HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC - MILITARY - POW Deaths, 62nd NC Inf Reg, CSA
Deaths of Prisoners of War from the 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America
Camp Douglas Prisoner of War Camp - Chicago, Illinois

The 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment was surrendered by their commanding officer on 10 September 1863 at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, after which 442 soldiers of that regiment were transferred to Camp Douglas. Forty- four percent of them would die there on Union soil. Their bodies were placed in a mass grave known as The Confederate Mound.

The following roster of those who gave The Last Full Measure in service of the country, is submitted by Marshall Styles marshallstyles@yahoo.com / mstyles1947@yahoo.com, in honor of those who never came home.