2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
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Peter Aubrey - "Big Pete"
Police Chief at Andersonville
"Pete was an uneducated Canadian -- a man of gigantic stature and great physical strength, of an indomitable will, great good nature, and with innate ideas of justice, in the carrying out of which, he was as inflexible as iron. A blow from his fist was like that from a sledge-hammer, and from first to last he maintained so great supremacy in camp, that no description of the [Andersonville] prison at that time would be complete without a sketch of him." - Warren Lee Goss
GAR Photo Courtesy of Bonnie Aubrey
Benjamin F. Baxter
I recollect asking him, at one time, what he thought of southern chivalry. His answer had in it food for thought, which, though it may be indigestible in these lenient times, was the spirit evoked by the barbarous usage of prisoners. "I have made up my mind," said he, "to one creed, political and religious, to govern my conduct when I get out of prison." "What creed is that?" I inquired. "To hate what they love, and love what they hate. I shall be sure, then, to be on the right side." - Warren Lee Goss
Photo Courtesy of Linda Currie
Bartholomew Hennelly
Born circa 1829 in County Galway, Ireland; the son of Coleman & Mary Hennelly. Enlisted 4 Dec 1863; a Bootmaker from Milford, Worcester Co., MA. Captured 20 April 1864 at Plymouth, NC. Held captive at Andersonville, GA & Florence, SC. Died of disease & starvation 13 Oct 1864 at Florence, SC. Buried as an unknown in the Florence National Cemetery.
Photo Courtesy of Kurtis Wieting