Scotland in St. Mary's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Pvt. Joseph P. Bashaw ⎯⎯⎯ Pvt. Enos Jennings ⎯⎯⎯ Pvt. John O. Douglas
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April 11, 2026
1. Pvt. Joseph P. Bashaw / Pvt. Enos Jennings / Pvt. John O. Douglas Marker
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Pvt. Joseph P. Bashaw, also, Pvt. Enos Jennings, also, Pvt. John O. Douglas. .
Pvt. Joseph P. Bashaw Co. I 7th Tenn Infantry. "I was captured and carried to Pt. Lookout Prison, where I took chronic dysentery without treatment, I came near dying before they sent me to a hospital where I began to improve a little, but what I got to eat was scant and bad for a sick boy, I gained no strength",
Pvt. Enos Jennings Co. I 7th Tenn. Infantry. Released from Pt. Lookout June 7th 1865. Arrives home June 28th via ship, wagon, trains and foot. "Went on a ship from Pt. Lookout to Savanna and walked and rode a wagon to Gainesboro, and on a train to Augusta, Ga. and then to Atlanta and then to Chattanooga and then stayed all night. Took a freight to Wartrace and got home to 5 o'clock and my mother met me at the creek shouting and we had a good time",
Pvt. John O. Douglas Co. I 14th Ga. Infantry. Released about the same time and traveled by the same means. "I was released from prison, given transport to Savanna on the steamer New York. Sherman's army had destroyed the RR's so I had to walk to Waynesboro a distance of 130 miles. I and four others made the trip in 6 days. We boarded a train to Covington and walked the 25 miles home I was greeted by fond parents who thought I was dead. I well remember my father saying to mother, "Well the boy is all the war left us."
Pvt. Joseph P. Bashaw Co. I 7th Tenn Infantry
"I was captured and carried to Pt. Lookout Prison, where I took chronic dysentery without treatment, I came near dying before they sent me to a hospital where I began to improve a little, but what I got to eat was scant and bad for a sick boy, I gained no strength"
Pvt. Enos Jennings Co. I 7th Tenn. Infantry
Released from Pt. Lookout June 7th 1865. Arrives home June 28th via ship, wagon, trains and foot. "Went on a ship from Pt. Lookout to Savanna and walked and rode a wagon to Gainesboro, and on a train to Augusta, Ga. and then to Atlanta and then to Chattanooga and then stayed all night. Took a freight to Wartrace and got home to 5 o'clock and my mother met me at the creek shouting and we had a good time"
Pvt. John O. Douglas Co. I 14th Ga. Infantry
Released about the same time and traveled by the same means. "I was released from prison, given transport to Savanna on the steamer New York. Sherman's army had destroyed the RR's so I had to walk to Waynesboro a distance of 130 miles. I and four others made the trip in 6 days. We boarded a train to Covington and walked
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the 25 miles home I was greeted by fond parents who thought I was dead. I well remember my father saying to mother, "Well the boy is all the war left us."
Location. 38° 4.407′ N, 76° 20.454′ W. Marker is in Scotland, Maryland, in St. Mary's County. It is on Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) east of St. Michaels Manor Way, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11625 Point Lookout Rd, Scotland MD 20687, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Maryland. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard.
April 11, 2026
2. Pvt. Joseph P. Bashaw / Pvt. Enos Jennings / Pvt. John O. Douglas Marker
Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2026. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2026.
