From Verl W. Addison-John was a member of the 65th Enrolled MO Militia, having volunteered for service in 7/1864. An account of his death is presented by his commanding officer, Major George Deagle. Major Deagle surrendered to a superior Confederate force commanded by Gen. Sterling Price in Carrollton at 8:00AM on 10/17/1864. The terms of the surrender required paroling all enlisted men and officers of the 65th Enrolled MO Militia. All of the enlisted men, including John F. Addison, were marched to General Shelby's headquarters near Waverly, MO. After all names were recorded, all prisoners were released, with the exception of John F. Addison, William Silkey, Joel Trotter, Alexander Stanley, James Street (incorrectly identified by Deagle as Joseph), and John Street. The prisoners were turned over to men under the command of "Bloody" Bill Anderson, a notorious "bushwacker" that accompanied Gen. Price's command. The prisoners were immediately executed by a firing squad. This occurred on 10/20/1864. Although they were temporarily buried by residents of the area, Dr. G.W. Hereford and Mr. A.M. Creel, the bodies of James and John Street, as well as that of John F. Addison were later retrieved by their mothers and returned to Carroll Co. Headstones identify James Street as 20 years old, John Street as 18 years old and John F. Addison as nearly 50 years old at the time of their deaths. John was a brother to my great-grandfather William H. Addison
From Verl W. Addison-John was a member of the 65th Enrolled MO Militia, having volunteered for service in 7/1864. An account of his death is presented by his commanding officer, Major George Deagle. Major Deagle surrendered to a superior Confederate force commanded by Gen. Sterling Price in Carrollton at 8:00AM on 10/17/1864. The terms of the surrender required paroling all enlisted men and officers of the 65th Enrolled MO Militia. All of the enlisted men, including John F. Addison, were marched to General Shelby's headquarters near Waverly, MO. After all names were recorded, all prisoners were released, with the exception of John F. Addison, William Silkey, Joel Trotter, Alexander Stanley, James Street (incorrectly identified by Deagle as Joseph), and John Street. The prisoners were turned over to men under the command of "Bloody" Bill Anderson, a notorious "bushwacker" that accompanied Gen. Price's command. The prisoners were immediately executed by a firing squad. This occurred on 10/20/1864. Although they were temporarily buried by residents of the area, Dr. G.W. Hereford and Mr. A.M. Creel, the bodies of James and John Street, as well as that of John F. Addison were later retrieved by their mothers and returned to Carroll Co. Headstones identify James Street as 20 years old, John Street as 18 years old and John F. Addison as nearly 50 years old at the time of their deaths. John was a brother to my great-grandfather William H. Addison
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who while in the service of their country was captured by the rebels at Carrollton, Mo.on the 17 of Oct. 1864 and by them murdered while a prisoner in their hands on the 20th day of Oct.1864
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