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WINDER, JOHN H.

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WINDER, JOHN H.
(1800 - 1865) Confederate brigadier general and commander of the Confederate Libby Prison, Belle Isle and the notorious prison at Andersonville. He escaped the hangman, dying just before war's end. Fine war-date manuscript D.S. ""Jno H. Winder Bg. Gen"" (with rank in another hand), 1p. 4to., Richmond, Mar. 11, 1862, appointing A.C. Godwin as Provost Marshall. In part: ""...Colonel J. C. Porter is relieved from duty as Provost Marshall at his own request. Capt. A. C. Godwin is appointed Provost Marshall, and will receive Colonel Porter..."". A. C. Godwin later served as a brigadier general, fighting at Fredericksburg and Gettysburg before being killed at the Third Battle of Winchester by a shell fragment. Fine condition.