Letters & Diaries
letters
Samuel Franklin Carson (1861-1865)
Samuel Franklin Carson was a Confederate officer during the war. He was a member of Company D 5th Virginia Infantry and fought with that unit until he was captured and placed in a prisoner of war camp in 1864. As a prisoner he would become one of the “Immortal 600,” a group of Confederate officers who received extremely harsh treatment by their Union captors as retribution for similar treatment allegedly given to Union prisoners.
The following links provide access to the most likely matches in the Valley of the Shadow databases:
Carson Family
A collection of letters, mostly written by Carson, while serving as a Confederate officer during the war. Includes descriptions of life as a soldier and officer, and also as a prisoner of war. Most of the letters in this collection are addressed to Annie Harris.