The following eight images replicate a 1903 newspaper article about Civil War prisoners surviving the war.
Information is posted after/beneath the eighth newsclipping (below) to support the probability that the Joseph Harris (1838-1913) from Darrtown wrote the Civil War diary that is quoted in the news article.
The newspaper article that reported the "Captors Captured " story was printed by:
The URL for this newspaper article is: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82016187/1903-10-29/ed-1/?sp=6&q=darrtown&r=0.527,0.017,0.276,0.222,0
The following death notice for Joseph Harris was found at Ancestry.com
The date (Sept. 13, 1913), the location (Oxford, Ohio - five miles northwest of Darrtown), and the military assignment (75th regiment of Ohio) all lend credibilty to the likelihood that Joseph Harris of Darrtown was the author of the diary quoted in the newspaper article that appears above.
MILITARY DEATH NOTICE
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Additional information that links Joseph Harris (1838-1913) to the Harris family of Darrtown and the military diary posted above
Currently, we have two items to support the likelihood that the diary (above) was written by Joseph Harris of Darrtown:
(1) a graphic that illustrates selected sections of the family lineage of Joseph Harris (1781-1841)
(2) a copy of a death notice related to a military pension for the widow of Joseph Harris (1781-1841)
Graphic with selected sections of the Harris lineage
In the following graphic, we can see that Joseph Harris (1838-1913) lived during the American Civil War era and was the grandson of Darrtown pioneer, Joseph Harris (1779-1841).
Copy of death notice for widow of Joseph Davis (1838-1913)
As noted in the final sentence of the news article, this... "is the story of one of the survivors of the 75th Ohio about the battle of Chancellorsville. - Joseph Harris, Darrtown, Butler Co., O."
To see the obituary of Dwight Harris, click the following link and scroll to Dwight Harris
Use these "Quick Links" to access the following documents:
(1) An illustration that links Joseph Harris (1838-1913) to the Harris family of Darrtown via selected sections of the Joseph Harris lineage.
(2) An application for the widow of Joseph Harris to receive a military pension by way of a Military Death Notice.
(3) An image of a state-issued Joseph Harris death certificate.
Copy of death certificate for Joseph Davis (1838-1913)
The above replica of the Joseph Harris death certificate was found at: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GPKP-9JWV?i=1859&cc=1307272&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AX8X4-241
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