When a soldier died in camp, the officer in charge of his company completed an inventory of the dead soldiers’ effects. If the death occurred in a hospital, the Head Surgeon completed the inventory. The inventory included cash the soldier had in his possession, clothing issued to the soldier and pay owed to the soldier. The inventory was forwarded to the Confederate Treasury Department along with any money that the soldier had. When the next of kin filed a claim against the government, the Treasury Department would use the inventory to determine how much to pay the next of kin. Sadly, the list of effects for soldiers who died in Yankee prison camps was almost always “None.”
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Pvt. William Averitt (Co. I): $11.70 and a blanket
Pvt. Anderson Barker (Co. D): “clothing, etc.” and $15.00 given to his mother
Pvt. Lemuel Dail (Co.C): $10 and a blanket
Pvt. Hardy Duncan (Co. H): “sundries” and $16.20
Pvt. Solomon Dyson (Co. G): $10, given to his mother
Pvt. William Jones (Co. C): a knife, a book, and 15 cents
Pvt. Gilbert Little (Co. D): $4.00 Confederate and $1.60 North Carolina
Pvt. John Peterson (Co. E): 45 cents U. S.
Pvt. Joel Price (Co. C): $2.00
1st Sgt. Chester Vann (Co. K): one coat, one vest, one pair of shoes
Private Simeon Benton, Co. G
Private Duncan Evans, Co. D
Private Elijah Hinson, Co. A
Private William McCormick, Company D
Private William P. Thompson, Company H
Private John Wilkins, Co. E
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