Saunders, J. C. Jr. (fl. 1862) to George Wortham
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02233.16 Author/Creator: Saunders, J. C. Jr. (fl. 1862) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 December 1862 Pagination: 1 p. ; 14.5 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy
Written from "Gill's Signal Station." Saunders writes as the Sergeant in command of the Station: "I send…a man who came to my station today. He says he is from Philadelphia and just out of "Castle Thunder" Richmond. I do not think he is altogether right, as contradicted himself several times in his statements." Castle Thunder in Richmond was a tobacco warehouse converted into a prison during the Civil War. Prisoners, many of whom were under sentence of death, were primarily civilians, they included violent criminals, Union sympathizers, and spies, among them Dr. Mary E. Walker.
George Wortham was a Confederate officer, who served as a Captain in the Twelfth North Carolina Infantry and later Colonel in the Fiftieth North Carolina Infantry.
Gill's Signal Station
Dec 27th 1862
Maj. Wortham
Sir
I send under charge of vidette, a man who came to my station today. He says he is from Philadelphia and just out of "Castle Thunder" Richmond. I do not think he is altogether right, as contradicted himself several times in his statements.
Respectfully
J. C. Saunders Jr.
Sgt. ? Sta
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