#altonprison

Sunday Time Capsule Part 6: This Sunday we will focus on a member of our family who was a Confederate soldier. Samuel Benton Caldwell was a brother to my Great Grandmother (Sarah Tennessee Dotson Caldwell) and fought for the South in Tennessee. He was born around 1843 and died in 1864 / 1865. He was captured by the Yankees and became a POW. He died in the Yankee Prison in Alton Illinois. The book in the photo was with him during the war and later returned to our family. It is a book of etiquette called American Chesterfield. #altonprison #alton #illinois #civilwar #confederate #confederatearmy #prisonerofwar #pow #yankee #ediquette #americanchesterfield #1864 #1865 (at Alton, Illinois)

STRANGE TRAVELS TO SPOOKY ALTON - In June, the Huntingtons return to the haunted town of Alton, Illinois to explore ghostly lairs and attend the 2017 "Haunted America Conference!" Considered to be "The Most Haunted Small Town in America," this weird place holds numerous haunts which have been featured in dozens of articles, books and paranormal programs. Looking forward to all of the creepy (and interesting) fun! Photo by Michael Huntington - December, 2016. #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #DianeHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #HuntingtonBoys #UnusualFamilyOutings #AltonSilos #McPikeMansion #AltonPrison #MineralSprings #HauntedAlton #GhostsOfAlton #HauntedIllinois #GhostHunting #HauntedAmericaConference #ScariestPlacesOnEarth #AltonIllinois (at Alton, Illinois)