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Escape records or transfer records.

Escape records or transfer records.

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 6:41PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Potter
So it seems that Adin H. Potter may not have escaped from Andersonville Prison. his Civil War file indicates he was at Andersonville from 18 March 1864 and that on 31 October 1864 he was sent to Millen prison. For sure his record tells he escaped from some were. It is noted that the date and place of escape was not known. Could he have escaped while being moved to Millen. Is there a place to check if he was listed as being at Millen and if he was at what date he was gone.
He reported back on 24 May 1865. Family talked about him and others who escaped walking back, hiding in the woods and getting food from African American folks. So how long would it take to walk back to the Union lines. suspect days or weeks but not months. Can any one tell me if there is a Millen prison list, if they had an Ancestor who escaped how long it took them to get back to Union lines.
Thanks. Dove
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