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The following is a rare picture of the Trinity Guard made during the summer of 1861
before the main college building in Randolph County, North Carolina. The man in the
center is Braxton Craven; to his right is Professor W.T. Gannaway, and to his left is
Professor Isaiah L. Wright. Those in the background were the men of the first
confederate guard unit at the Salisbury Prison.
before the main college building in Randolph County, North Carolina. The man in the
center is Braxton Craven; to his right is Professor W.T. Gannaway, and to his left is
Professor Isaiah L. Wright. Those in the background were the men of the first
confederate guard unit at the Salisbury Prison.
The only Confederate Prison that was located in North Carolina was in the town of
Salisbury. The prison was established on November 2, 1861. The site consisted of sixteen
acres within and contiguous to the town of Salisbury, and contained a principal 3 story
cotton factory building, about ninety by fifty feet constructed of red brick; also six brick
tenements with four rooms each, and a larger superintendent's house of framed materials,
with smith shop and two or three inferior buildings.
Salisbury. The prison was established on November 2, 1861. The site consisted of sixteen
acres within and contiguous to the town of Salisbury, and contained a principal 3 story
cotton factory building, about ninety by fifty feet constructed of red brick; also six brick
tenements with four rooms each, and a larger superintendent's house of framed materials,
with smith shop and two or three inferior buildings.
For more information regarding the Salisbury Prison.
Visit http://www.salisburync.gov/prison/1.html
Visit http://www.salisburync.gov/prison/1.html