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Re: The true death of Edmond C. Maxwell 28th Alaba

Hi Rick, The information listed came from the Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion and it can be read online and has thousands of cases. The Confederate cases are italicized by their name where the Union soldiers are not. There are a total of six volumes and they cover every subject in the medical field during the war. They are broken down into categories train wrecks, soldier injured by sabre wounds, and yes even soldiers killed by boards.

As you are aware I'm still working on the Camp Chase biographies and looking for some of their names within these volumes and it is so easy to get side tracked as in this case.

I'll probably be concentrating on letters in the coming years although I've managed to find a few unknown letters over the past few years that deal with my subjects but not nearly enough. The research has lead me all over the United States and I've found the rarest information is some of the most unlikely places.

But to answer your question I know of no letters that deal with the subject of Maxwell's death. If I were looking for more information on Maxwell it would probably be at the NARA in DC. Guard Reports etc. I'm sure there is more to his story.

At least one Confederate at Camp Chase was killed by a fellow Confederate POW.

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