James Walter Olmstead (1846 - 1865)

Born 17 Sep 1846 in Camden, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 May 1865 at age 18 in Scotland, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States

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Biography

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]}

Sources

1. ↑ Olmsted, Henry King, M.D. Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America (A.T. De La Mare, New York, 1912); pg. 118, #2559.
2. ↑ Olmste(a)d files of Walt Steesy
3. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1860, Ledge of Rock (P. O. Tally Ho), Granville, North Carolina.
4. ↑ U. S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865; online database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.
5. ↑ U. S. Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865; online database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.
6. ↑ U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960; online database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #20088584