How to Pronounce Dorence Atwater
#50
Most Popular
Boost
Feb 03, 1845 Terryville, Connecticut, United States Died on 26 Nov 1910 (aged 65)
American diplomat and American Civil War prisoner of war
AquariusDorence Atwater - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
Dorence Atwater, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Family, Facts, Age, Net Worth, Biography and More in FamedBorn.com
About Dorence Atwater
- Dorence Atwater (February 3, 1845 – November 26, 1910) was a Union Army soldier and later a businessman and diplomat who served as the United States Consul to Tahiti. In July 1863, during the American Civil War, Atwater was captured by the Confederate Army and found himself among the first batch of prisoners at the notorious Andersonville prisoner-of-war camp.
- He is notable for having created the Andersonville Death Register while imprisoned there, which recorded the identities of his fellow prisoners.
- He made a secret copy of his list of the dead and missing which later allowed him, in cooperation with Clara Barton, to mark the graves of otherwise unknown soldiers. Atwater was released from prison by President Andrew Johnson and sent to the Seychelles as a 23-year-old United States Consul.
- He was a proficient businessman who worked with lepers and other charities and was beloved by the Tahitian people, who called him "Tupuuataroa" (Wise Man).
