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Private George Mook enlisted in the 4th Missouri. He
was captured at Mound City, Kansas in October, 1864, and was
imprisoned at Alton, Illinois until exchanged at City Point,
Virginia on March 1, 1865. The below route record of his return to
his unit near Shreveport has been taken from his diary by Ray Wood
and provided to me for this page. |
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Departed Richmond on March 5 to Danville, Virginia,
arriving March 6 {Richmond & Danville RR --
141 miles} |
| Departed Danville March 6 for
Greensboro, North Carolina, arriving March 7
{Piedmont RR -- 46 miles} |
| Departed Greensboro March 8 for
Charlotte, North Carolina, arriving March 10
{North Carolina RR -- 93 miles} |
| Departed Charlotte March 12 for Chester,
South Carolina, arriving the same day
{Charlotte & South Carolina RR -- 43 miles} |
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Departed Chester March 13 for Newberry, South Carolina,
arriving March 14 {Walking -- 40 miles} |
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Departed Newberry March 17 for Ninety Six, South
Carolina, arriving March 18 {Greenville &
Columbia RR -- 28 miles} |
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Departed Ninety Six March 18 for Edgefield, South
Carolina, arriving the same day {Walking -- 30
miles} |
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Departed Edgefield March 20 for Augusta, Georgia,
arriving March 21 {Walking -- 30 miles} |
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Departed Augusta March 22 for Covington, Georgia,
arriving March 23 {Georgia RR -- 130 miles} |
| Departed Covington March 23 for Decatur,
Georgia, arriving March 24 {Walking -- 34
miles} |
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Departed Decatur March 25 for Atlanta and arrived the
same day {Walking 7 miles} |
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Departed Atlanta March 26 for West Point, Georgia,
arriving March 27 {Atlanta & West Point RR --
87 miles} |
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Departed West Point March 28 for Montgomery, Alabama,
arriving March 29 {Montgomery & West Point RR
-- 88 miles} |
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Departed Montgomery March 29 for Selma, Alabama,
arriving March 31 {Steamboat Cherokee -- 55
miles} |
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Departed Selma March 31 for the Tombigbee River side,
arriving April 1 {Alabama & Mississippi Rivers
RR -- 5 miles} |
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Departed Tombigbee River +++++++++side April 1 for the
Tombigbee River depot, arriving the same day
{Steamboat Tombigbee -- 4 miles} |
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Departed Tombigbee River depot April 2 for Meridian,
Alabama, arriving the same day {Northeast &
Southwest Alabama RR -- 74 miles} |
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Departed Meridian April 3 for Mobile, Alabama, arriving
April 4 {Mobile & Ohio RR -- 134 miles} |
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Departed Mobile April 11 for Meridian, Alabama,
arriving April 12 {Mobile & Ohio RR -- 134
miles} |
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Departed Meridian April 14 for Jackson, Mississippi,
arriving April 15 {Southern (of Mississippi)
RR -- 96 miles} |
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Departed Jackson April 15 for Brookhaven, Mississippi,
arriving April 16 {New Orleans, Jackson &
Great Northern RR -- 58 miles} |
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Departed Brookhaven April 17 for Bayou Sara, arrival
date unknown {Walking -- 110 miles} |
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Departed Bayou Sara in April, date unknown for Morganza,
Louisiana, arrival date unknown {Flatboat --
12 miles} |
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Departed Morganza date unknown, arrived near
Moreauville, Louisiana, arrival date unknown
{Flatboat -- 34 miles|} |
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Departed Moreauville date unknown to Alexandria,
Louisiana, arrival date unknown {Walking -- 40
miles} |
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Departed Alexandria date unknown for Grand Ecore,
Louisiana, arrival date unknown {Steamboat --
65 miles} |
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Departed Grand Ecore date unknown for Shreveport,
arrival date unknown {Walking -- 75 miles} |
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Arrived at his unit {in the
vicinity of Shreveport} June 1, 1865 |
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Pvt. Mook took the best route available in early 1865
-- until he got to Louisiana, where his choice of routes and mode of
travel clearly indicated his desire to arrive back at his unit when
there was no more fighting to do. In fact, he arrived only the day
before the Trans-Mississippi Department surrendered. Mook's trip
covered about 1,689 miles, the great majority of it on the exhausted
Confederate railroads. |