Documentation and References

Documentation
  • Civil War Muster Roll
  • Captain J.P. Cassidy Letter
  • 3rd Massachusetts Cavalry History
  • Captain James W. Hervey's Letter describing the capture.
  • Death Certificate of Mary McKnight
  • Death Certificate of Bernard McKnight
  • Photos of the Wirz Execution
  • Grave of Bernard McKnight
  • Application for Pension
  • Garvey Letter in support of pension application

  • References
  • Andersonville: The Last Depot by William Marvel
  • History of Andersonville Prison by Ovid L. Futch
  • This Was Andersonville by John McElroy; edited by Roy Meredith
  • John Ransom's Andersonville Diary by John Ransom
  • Andersonville by MacKinlay Kantor
  • Prisoners Who Died at Andersonville Prison: Atwater List by Dorance Atwater
  • The Third Massachusetts Cavalry in the War for the Union by James Ewer
  • Andersonville: 1996 TNT Movie produced by John Frankenheimer

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    Early Life
    Immigrating to
    America
    Civilian to
    Soldier
    Action on the
    Mississippi
    Capture at
    Port Hudson
    Andersonville
    Prison
    Epilogue