| United Daughters of the Confederacy Collection |
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| 1857-1869 |
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| NO RESTRICTIONS |
| 00/10/02/24 |
| Typed copy with handwritten additions of “A True Account of the Arrest of Col. John Henry Waring and His Family at Bald Eagle, Prince George’s County” by Julia V. Waring Bowie. Bald Eagle originally called Washburn’s Rest. The recollection is of the family’s capture and journey and then release from Point Lookout which happened sometime after 1862. Author’s mother was daughter of Judge W. D. D. Worthington. Also mentioned are Mssrs. Gustave Lurman, George Elder, John Post, Mrs. Izzard from S.C., as well as Mr. Sam Sterrett, Captain George E Mack, Robert Bowie Warind, (author’s brother). Also General Johnson and Major Harding advised author’s brother to go home to school. Hon. Reverend Johnson, Governor Robert Bowie tried to get author’s brother home. Drs. Mackubbin and Skinner are mentioned. Sisters of the author are Mrs. Duckett, Priscilla and Alice. Also mentioned are; friend Emma Biscoe, George Chew, Walter Bowie and Mr. Hume. Lizzie Wooten, Henry Brooke, Miss Clagett, John Bowling, Judge R.B.B. Chew, John Turner, Dawes Holliday, Christine and Margaret Key, Sunny Dorsett, Dick Sasser, Captain Charles Baugher, Captain Duvall, Mrs. Thomas F. Bowie are mentioned. Col. Steiner, Mrs. Lockwood, Fred Stuart, Governor and Mrs. Pratt, General and Mrs. Lockwood, Mrs. Grafton Tyler, Mrs. William Casein, General Thornton, Judge Crain are mentioned. Also mentioned, Gilmer House in Baltimore and Company B First Maryland Calvary, Andrews Battery. |
