Private James Olmstead was a Prisoner of War during Civil War.
Private James Olmstead Died in Prison during United States Civil War.
James Olmstead served in the United States Civil War. Enlisted: May 21, 1864 Mustered out: May 06, 1865 Side: CSA Regiment(s): Co. B, 1st NC Junior Reserves
James Walter Olmstead was born September 17, 1846 in Camden, Michigan. He was the son of James and Lucretia (Riggan) Olmstead. [1][2]
In 1850, his family was in Tally Ho, Granville County, North Carolina. [3]
James served on the Confederate Side during the Civil War. At age 17, he enlisted on May 21, 1864 at Camp Holmes and served as a Private in Company B of the 1st Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves. James was held as a prisoner at Point Lookout, one of the worst Union prisoner camps. [4][5]
He died May 6, 1865 and is buried in a mass grave in the Point Lookout Prisoner of War Confederate Cemetery in Scotland, St. Mary’s County, Maryland. [6][7]
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