"The Confederates were not able to properly provide for the guards, or the prisoners either."

That's a part of actual History that usually gets left out of the telling of the Andersonville story. Probably because it doesn't fit the templet of revised history that has been popular.

As for J. Haid, there does not appear to be a record of service for such a person in the 2227 names listed in the National Parks Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System as having served in the 9th Arkansas. Nor any listing of muster rolls from any other source.

As for J.W. Hard, there are such listings in Company "A" of the 9th Ark. However, that listing is limited to only his name being listed with a group of P.O.W. sent to Cairo, Illinois. There is no date, nor further disposition of Mr. Hard's fate.

I would suspose that it is possible that J.W. Hard was part of a later prisoner exchanged, of which we know of no records of fact, and was sent to a Hospital in Georgia. And there being unable to rejoin his regiment, due to health or other disability, may have been assigned as a guard.

From what I understand about the 9th Ark., it was never involved with the Andersonville Camp. However, its did leave men in every hospital in Georgia, while it took part in the operations with the Army of Tennessee.

However, this can only be speculation as there does not seem to be any confirmation one way or the other.