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John P. Starks
Pvt. Co H 1 Regt Ga

Appears on a           

Roll of Prisoners of War

At Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill., discharged May
12, 1865, pursuant to Orders from Commissary
General of Prisoners dated May 8, 1865.

Roll dated________________________
_____________________Not Dated, 186

Where captured:        Chattahoochee, GA
When captured:        July 10, 1864
Remarks:           Gilmore Co. Ga

X In a letter dated May 8, 1865, the Commissary General of
Prisoners directed that, "all prisoners of war, except officers
above the rank of Colonel, who, before the capture of Richmond,
signified their desire to take the oath of allegiance to the
United States, and their unwillingness to be exchanged, be forth-with
released upon their taking the said oath"-M.S. 1086615:

Number of roll:
185; sheet C

                    Name Unreadable

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