This is the definitive work on Americans taken prisoner during the Revolutionary War. The bulk of the book is devoted to personal accounts, many of them moving, of the conditions endured by U.S. prisoners at the hands of the British, as preserved in journals or diaries kept by physicians, ships' captains, and the prisoners themselves. Of greater genealogical interest is the alphabetical list of 8,000 men who were imprisoned on the British vessel The Old Jersey, which the author copied from the papers of the British War Department and incorporated in the appendix to the work. Also included is a Muster Roll of Captain Abraham Shepherd's Company of Virginia Riflemen and a section on soldiers of the Pennsylvania Flying Camp who perished in prison, 1776-1777.

Excerpt from Men of Mark in Virginia, Vol. 3: Ideals of American Life; A Collection of Biographies of the Leading Men in the Sate On his father's side, he is descended from Robert Anderson, who came from County Donegal, Ireland, in 1756, settled first in Delaware (where he married), and afterwards in what is now Botetourt county, Virginia. Archibald Alexander, his maternal ancestor, came from County Antrim, Ireland, and, in 1747, settled in what was then Augusta, now Rockbridge, county, Virginia. His father was one of the most distinguished men of his day in Virginia, serving, during his long and useful life, as a member of the Virginia legislature, presidential elector, trustee and rector of Washington and Lee university, judge of the supreme court of appeals of Virginia, and in other positions of honor and trust. Mr. Anderson passed much of his youth in the country, and obtained his primary education in the district schools. He was a student at Washington and Lee university at the begin ning of the War between the States, and, in April, 1861, enlisted in the military service of the state as orderly sergeant of the Liberty Hall volunteers, which became Company I of the 4th regiment of infantry, Stonewall brigade. With this com pany, he participated in the campaign in the lower valley of Virginia in June and July, and in the battle of July 21, 1861, at Manassas, where he received a wound in the knee, which permanently disabled him. Nevertheless, in 1864, while yet on crutches, he was a member of a temporary artillery company formed in Albemarle county, largely of disabled soldiers, and again saw service during the period of Hunter's invasion of the state. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

These records are from the late 18th through the early 19th century. Over 6,000 individuals are named in the marriage records. The probate records identify heirs, with relationships, and give the probate date.