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George Miller Crowell |
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George Miller Conquest Crowell was born 16 Apr 1841, in Moscow, Franklin County, Alabama. George was a Confederate soldier who was captured and held as a prisoner of war at Camp Chase until the end of the war. During the war Dr. D.C.A. Moses, also of Frankling County, befriended young George. Dr. Moses died during the war. George returned to Franklin County and married Dr. Moses' wife, Mary Eskew Moses, and took in her two surviving children by Dr. Moses. They subsequently moved to Texas. In his Oath of Allegiance to the United States upon surrender, George was 24 years old. He was described as having a light complexion, light hair, blue eyes, 5 foot, 11-1/2 inches tall. George died in the Texas Confederate Home in Austin, Texas on 10 Feb 1932. He is buried at McNeil Cemetery in Caldwell County, Texas. |
Photo courtesy of Ople Crowell. Grandpa Crowell raised grapes--he would go to Galveston to sell them. He lived at Salt Flat. Interview with W.H. Moses, by Linda Watkins |
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A letter written by George while at the Texas Confederate Home. |
Camp Chase, Ohio, where George was held prisoner of war, was called "Camp Marsh" for its rain and flat terrain. "The government administrators never built barracks adequate to hold the number of men confined, and open latrines and cisterns contributed to an unhealthy environment. One prisoner described Camp Chase as 'one of the filthiest of the many pens assigned for the confinement of our men.'" Civil War, Issue 59. |
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George Crowell with his children Seated: George Miller Crowell (age 83), Cross Conquest
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George Crowell with his siblings Seated: Munk Crowell, Bose Crowell, George Miller
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