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

Main Page

Early Life

Immigrating to America

Civilian to Soldier

Action on the Mississippi

Capture at Port Hudson

Andersonville Prison

Epilogue