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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. War-date manuscript D.S. ""Jno. H. Winder"" (with rank of brigadier general in another hand) 1p. 4to., Richmond, Mar. 25, 1862, a ""Special Orders"", in part: ""...The Provost Marshall will furnish an adequate guard from the his Command for the Henico County Jail from 6 P.M. to 5 A.M."". Fine.