John Cullom, J.W. Philmon (my ancestor's brother who I mentioned earlier) was a Pvt. Co. E, 45 Regt. Geo., appears on a register of Prisoners of War at Fort Delaware, Del. Received from Petersburg (City Point), April 4, 1865. He was captured on April 2, 1865. On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 7:53 PM, John Cullom Sr <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > My G-Grandfather Benjamin Cullom was a Confederate soldier from N.C. & was > captured on April 2, 1865 in the Siege of Petersburg & released on June 17, > 1865 from Hart’s Island New York Harbor Prison Camp. There is a family > story that his wife Lucy had a dream about 3 black birds. She told her > children the next morning that their father was coming home. Sure enough, > later in the day she saw three soldiers walking down the road towards the > house. One was Benjamin, he stopped & the others continued on. He was so > filthy that Lucy made him undress in the yard & she burned his clothes. It > is not recorded how he traveled from N.Y. to N.C. > John Cullom, Westminster, MD > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > -- *Angie Wilderman* Bermuda Hundred Chapter NSDAR Chesterfield Historical Society Friends of the Library St. Augustine Parish Chesterfield, VA 23838 https://sites.google.com/site/angiesfamilysite/ http://grassifamilyhistory.weebly.com/ Life Is Full of Surprises <http://blogs.delphiforums.com/agwilderman> *Our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors. Jonas Salk In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.* *God, what do you think I should do? * *How few there are who accept failure and weakness, who are content to see themselves on the ground and to be found there by others. (**St. Therese of Lisieux)* *May the Lord Bless and Keep You!, The Lord let His Face shine upon you, and be gracious to you! The Lord look upon you kindly and give you Peace! * ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html