Prisoners of War
of Schuylkill County
The Civil War is probably one of the saddest wars in our nations history; brother against brother, friend against friend. The Civil War caused more death then any war then or now. Many men died; and in some areas, an entire generation of men were wiped out. What started as a fight/issue over states rights, ended with the issue of slavery.
This page is dedicated to our Schuylkill Soldiers who were captured during the Civil War. Some returned, most didn't. If you wish to contribute to this page. Please email me. This is an attempt to document those soldiers who were captured by the south, and promised the exchange program which never came.
| Name | Unit | Place Captured | Prison Camp(s) | Date Released | Contributor |
| Private Franklin BOYER | Co. E, 48th PA Infantry | June 12, 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA | Andersonville | died of diarrhea. Grave number 5969 | Sandra Hayward |
| Name | Unit | Place Captured | Prison Camp(s) | Date Released | Contributor |
| Benjamin Byron DAVIS | 57th PA Volunteers, Company K, Infantry | Battle of Winchester | Libbey Prison | Escaped | Karen Chila |
| Belle's Island | Exchanged | ||||
| Name | Unit | Place Captured | Prison Camp(s) | Date Released | Contributor |
| William GUENTLER | Co. C, 50th Pa | Andersonville | Lori Eggert | ||
| Name | Unit | Place Captured | Prison Camp(s) | Date Released | Contributor |
| Franklin F. HEATER | 116th Pa Volunteers Company G. | Petersburg, Va | Andersonville | July 1865 | John Cathcart |
| Jacob HEHN | Co C 50th PA | Andersonville | Lori Eggert | ||
| John HOBBS | Co I, 96th PA Volunteers | battle of Gaines Mill (Penninsula Campaign) | taken to Richmond | a week later was repatriated for medical reasons | Leo Hobbs |
| George William HUTH | 117th Regiment 13th Calvary Co. A | Winchester Va (6-15-1863) | Richmond. Danville, Andersonville, Charleston Savannah and Florence | 3/1/1865 | Mike Winter | Recaptured at St. Mary's Church, VA (6-24-1864) |
| Name | Unit | Place Captured | Prison Camp(s) | Date Released | Contributor |
 Joshua D. Lutz |
Irish Draggons - 117th Regt, 13th Cav Co H. | Near Culpepper Va | many including Andersonville | End of War | Retha Haibach |
| Name | Unit | Place Captured | Prison Camp(s) | Date Released | Contributor |
| John C. McCANN |
55th Infantry Regiment, Co. "E" | Battle of Drewry's Bluff - 5/16/1864 | Andersonville | 1864 | Tom BROBST |
| Dennis MELLEY | 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, | Chickamauga GA | Danville Va | Vicksburg. MI 1865 | Jerry Malley |
| Andersonville | |||||
| Name | Unit | Place Captured | Prison Camp(s) | Date Released | Contributor |
| Sgt. Jacob PAULY | Co D, 75th Reg PA Vol Inf | 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville | Richmond, VA | Exchanged 15 May 1863 at Camp Parole, MD | Chris Caraher |
| 2nd Lt, Charles Pitman POTTS | 151 Artillery Regiment of the Pa. Volunteers | Gettysburg | Libbey Prison | End of the war | Chuck |
| David C. PRITCHARD | Co A 96thth PA | Andersonville | Lori Eggert | ||
| Name | Unit | Place Captured | Prison Camp(s) | Date Released | Contributor |
| David RAUDENBUSH | Co C 50th PA | Andersonville | Lori Eggert | ||
| David T. REESE | Company A 7th Regiment PA Cavalry | Lovejoy Station Georgia | Andersonville | Died In Andersonville grave #12355 | Ruth Ann Bagley |
| Name | Unit | Place Captured | Prison Camp(s) | Date Released | Contributor |
| Private John W. SENNET | Co. B, 53rd PA Vol. | Battle of the Wilderness - May 12, 1864 | Salisbury, NC | Died at Salisbury Prison Camp December 8, 1864 | Doris McDonald |
| Elisha SKEELY | Co K 101st PA | Andersonville | Lori Eggert | ||
| William SPATZ/SPATTS |
210 Regt PA Vol. Abington Heights, PA Company C | White Oak Rd, Va. 3/31/1865 - Battle of Gravely Run, Va. | Aikens Lodge, Va | 4/2/1865 | Dawn Owings |
| David STAHLER | Co A, 4th Regiment PA Cav | Andersonville | Died in Andersonville - Starvation | Anne Duval | |
| Name | Unit | Place Captured | Prison Camp(s) | Date Released | Contributor |
| Andrew G. WREN | Co B 48th PA | Andersonville | Lori Eggert | ||
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