Private Marmaduke Mayes

1839 - 1863  (24 years)

• Name	Marmaduke Mayes  [1, 2]
  Title	Private
  Birth	1839	Grainger County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Age: 21; Married to Harryetta; Son of Mahala and Edward Mayse
  Military POW	1863	Point Lookout, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA   [3]
  	Prisoner of War
  		Unit-Camp Point Lookout (PoW) In 1862 during the American Civil War, much of the land around Point Lookout was transformed into a bustling port, temporary city of civilians and military personnel and numerous buildings, a large army hospital, an army garrison at Fort Lincoln, and a Union prisoner of war camp to hold Confederate captives. Of the 50,000 soldiers held in the army…
  Military Service	1863  [1]
  	Confederate Army - War between the States: Company G 61st Tennessee, Confederate S/S
  		Poster-Civil War (CSA)
  Death	20 Nov 1863	Point Lookout, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA   [1, 3]
  	Cause: Killed in Action - Civil War (Smallpox)
  	Died as a Prisoner of War at Point Lookout
  Burial	Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA   [1, 3]
  	CO G 61 TENN, Confed S/S
  		Burial Monument-MAYES M D Marmaduke Mayes "CO G 61 TENN, Confed S/S" -- Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery, Saint Mary's County MD ~ Died as a Prisoner of War at Point Lookout + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63787977/
  		Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery at Point Lookout Prisoner of War Camp Scotland, St Mary's, Maryland Find a Grave: #81385 Plot: Confederate Casualties
  Person ID	I8063	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Edward 'Ned' Mayes,   b. 7 Sep 1812, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 1863, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mahala Jane 'Jenny' Jones,   b. 10 Sep 1811, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 1889, Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 Sep 1831	Grainger County, Tennessee, USA   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F8313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harryettea mayes,   b. 1841, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
  Family ID	F15606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1839 - Grainger County, Tennessee, USA Census - Age: 21; Married to Harryetta; Son of Mahala and Edward Mayse - 1860 - Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia » Slide Show		Military Grave Marker - Grand Army of the Republic Killed in Action: American Service in the Civil War (Union)
  		Military Grave Marker - Southern Cross of Honor Killed in Action: American Service in the Civil War (Confederacy)
  		Poster-Civil War (CSA)

  
  

  Burials

  Burial Monument-MAYES M D Marmaduke Mayes "CO G 61 TENN, Confed S/S" -- Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery, Saint Mary's County MD ~ Died as a Prisoner of War at Point Lookout + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63787977/

  
  

  Places		Historical Marker-Point Lookout POINT LOOKOUT PRISONER-OF-WAR CAMP - After the battle of Gettysburg, the Union established a prisoner-of-war depot near here. Confederate soldiers and Maryland civilians were imprisoned and guarded by 400 Union troops, with only tents for protection. 3,384 prisoners died. + https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=60283
  		Unit-Camp Point Lookout (PoW) In 1862 during the American Civil War, much of the land around Point Lookout was transformed into a bustling port, temporary city of civilians and military personnel and numerous buildings, a large army hospital, an army garrison at Fort Lincoln, and a Union prisoner of war camp to hold Confederate captives. Of the 50,000 soldiers held in the army…

  
  

• Sources

  [S10457] Find a Grave (Killed in Action - Civil War), MAYS Marmaduke D - PVT Confederate Army - 1839-1863 (Veteran) (KILLED IN ACTION). BIRTH 1839 Claiborne County, Tennessee DEATH: 20 Nov 1863 (aged 23–24) Point Lookout, St. Mary's County, Maryland BURIAL: Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery, Scotland, St. Mary's County, Maryland PLOT: Mass Grave MEMORIAL ID: 20088326 "Co. G, 61 Tenn." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20088326/m-d-mays Burial Monument-MAYES M D Marmaduke Mayes "CO G 61 TENN, Confed S/S" -- Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery, Saint Mary's County MD ~ Died as a Prisoner of War at Point Lookout + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63787977/ [S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 2, Grainger, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1250; Page: 420; Family History Libra. 1860 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 2, Grainger, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1250; Page: 420; Family History Libra [S878] American Battlefields: Prison: Point Lookout, (Name: American Battlefield Trust; Location: Washington DC;), CIVIL WAR - Point Lookout Prison. In 1965, 100 years after the Civil War, Maryland's State Forest & Park Service began the creation of Point Lookout State Park, comprising 1,046 acres. In the Park's Visitor Center there are exhibits which tell the Civil War story. At the time the Civil War started, Point Lookout was a popular summer resort with a hotel, about 100 cottages, a large wharf and a lighthouse. In 1862, the United States government, in need of a hospital for the Union troops, leased the Point Lookout area. Hammond General Hospital, built like the spokes of a wheel, received it's first Union army patients on August 17, 1862. Today, most of this hospital's remains are under the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Early in 1863, the authorities ordered a small number of Confederate prisoners to be confined in the hospital grounds. Most of the prisoners were Southern Marylanders accused of helping the Confederacy. Soon after the Battle of Gettysburg, construction began on a rebel camp capable of holding 10,000 prisoners of war. The name of this camp became officially known as Camp Hoffman primarily for enlisted men. As the war progressed, additional prisoners were assigned to the camp. During September 1863, the prisoners totaled 4,000 and by December 9, of that year, over 9,000 men were imprisoned. As the war progressed and prisoner exchanges ceased, the camp became over-crowded with more than 20,000 prisoners. By the time the Civil War ended, over 52,000 prisoners had passed through its gates. A small section of the prison pen has been reconstructed where it once stood. During the prison operation, filth prevailed; wells became contaminated and men literally froze to death in tents. More than 4,000 men died. Three earthen walled forts were erected to protect the prison from Confederate invasion, one of which still partially remains and has been reconstructed -- Fort Lincoln. https://www.battlefields.org/visit/heritage-sites/point-lookout-state-park-and-civil-war-museum [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. [S5004] Find a Grave: JONES Mahala Mayes 1811-1888, Mahala Jane “Jenny” Jones Mayes. BIRTH: 10 Sep 1811 Tennessee DEATH: 1888 (aged 76–77) Hamblen County, Tennessee BURIAL: Smallman Burial Ground Hamblen County, Tennessee PLOT: Grave #17 MEMORIAL ID: 63461331 She is buried in Smallman Private Burial Ground, Hamblen County, Tennessee. The old Mayes burial ground designated by the TVA as Smallman Private is now under Cherokee Lake. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63461331/mahala-jane-mayes