[Colonel Kangaroo]

...my great-grandfather, a Confederate member of the 36th Virginia Cavalry, who was captured in 1862, sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, and forced to join the Union Army on a work gang under threat of death.

That's ironic. My great great grandfather was similarly forced by the local reb "brain trust" into the 36th Tennessee Confederate Infantry from Bradley Co. with a large number of other Unionists. Then the stupid reb commanders marched them to Cumberland Gap where they deserted in droves and joined the Union Army. The glorious Confederate States of America thus served as a very effective recruiting officer for the Union Army.

With such brillant leadership, it's no wonder the Confederacy proved to be no good. :)

[TexConfederate1861]

You are right. That WAS a stupid move. The Confederate Commander should have HUNG the whole bunch of them.....