Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Allison, J. D. Diary, Nov. 14, 1864 - March 29, 1865. 1 vol. A.D. 57 pp. 11cm.
Call No.
Mss. A A439c
Content
Prison diary, Nov. 14, 1864 - March 29 1865; kept by Capt. J. D. Alllson, C.S.A :; was released on Nov. 14 from Fort Lafayette New York Harbor, with the aid of the British Consul; re-arrested and returned there as a political prisoner on Nov. 25 charged with complicity in attempt to burn New York City; Lieut.-Gen Roger A. Pryor, Admiral Buchanan, Captains John Yates Beall and Robert Cobb Kennedy were fellow prisoners; execution of Captains Beall and Kennedy; Allison released on taking oath of allegiance; he was described as "one of Morgan's Men" ; details of prison life. Entries from Nov. 28 through part of Dec. 14, 1864 have been torn out of the diary.