The prisoners were immediately beset by a smallpox epidemic that sickened thousands and killed more than 600 within 3 months. 3;150* Ledger A, 1861-63 14-15 151* Accounts of Prisoners, Ledger B, 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0139 Cash Books: 416 Oct. 1863-July 1864 417 l49 Aug. I861*-Apr. Deaths of Haywood Co. Men 1863-May 1865 320 G.R. The prison was opened in November 1863. 26, 1865 139 A.R. 3-35, 1865 159 A.R. Reasons why microfilms may not yet be available digitally on FamilySearch.org include: FamilySearch Terms of Use (Updated 2021-09-27) | Privacy Notice (Updated 2021-04-06), 2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 and 2, 1862 List of Prisoners Shoving Discharges and Deaths, [n.d.] Morning Reports, Jan.-July 1863 Lists of Prisoners Assigned to: 71 19 Barracks Nos. 1865 128 A.R. Research of: D. John Trull Jr. MD Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, IL. Little Rock: Pioneer Press, 1967. 2, (July 1974), Seton of Parbroath, in Scotland and America, C.T.C. : 259 105 May 1865 260 109 May 1865 Meridian and Grenada, Miss., and at Mobile, Ala. 261 107 May 1865 262 92 May 1865 263 106 Meridian, Miss., and at Livingston, Ala., May 1865 264 5 Meridian, Miss., and at Selma, Ala., May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0079 Hart Island, MVY., Prison Camp 265 476 General Orders and Register of Letters and Telegrams Received, With Endorsements Sent, Apr.-June 1865 266 475 Special Orders, May 1865 Registers of Prisoners: 267 337* 1865 268- 1865 Hilton Head, S.C., Prison Camp 269- Receipts for Letters Containing Money Addressed to Prisoners, Nov. 1864-Apr. Yet, even though the new camp was not ready, 5,000 Confederate prisoners were delivered there in December 1863, when the temperature was 32 degrees below zero. 1862, [ digital copy ] Reel 0099 Camp Morton, Ind., Military Prison Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners;323 124 Dec. 1863-Dec. 1864 324 125 Dec. 1864-Sept. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0100 Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners; 325 G.R. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0097 McLean Barracks, Cincinnati, Ohio 311 G.R. Rock Island Prisoner of War Camp - US Civil War - Geni Sons of Confederate Veterans This database contains an index of compiled military service records for volunteer Union soldiers who served with units organized in more than 20 states and territories, including states in the Confederacy. 1865 94 18; CC l4l Mar.-Apr. Whenever the pump malfunctioned, the water would come from a small artesian well in the prison compound. 16; A.R. 1863 Account of the Prison Fund, Feb. 1864 Letter Sent to the Post Adjutant, Aug. 5, 1863 46 193 Receipts for Articles Delivered, May 1864-June 1865 47 186 Receipts for Money, Circulars, Orders, and Letters Received, 1864-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0021 Bowling Green, Va., Provost Marshals Office 48 2 Register of Confederate Prisoners Paroled by the Provost Marshal and of Civilians Who Took Oaths of Allegiance and Amnesty, May 1865-Nov. 1866 Camp Butler, 111., Military Prison Registers of Prisoners: 49 A.R. Microfilm series M1303 contains records relating to Federal or Union POWs that were held by Confederate authorities at Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Georgia between February 1864 and April 1865. Some Northern newspapers compared Rock Island prison to the Andersonville prison of the South. 379 1864-65 155 A.R. Descriptive Lists of prisoners Jan 1864-Feb 1865. These records are arranged alphabetically by the name of the state each unit was from, then by type of unit, regiment number, and company. 17-19, 1864-65 Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina Organizations in Various Prison Divis Ions:154 A.R. 13 Sept. 1863-Aug. 1864 303 A.R. 6;157 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, Nov. 1864-Apr. The volumes are broken into distinct sections which aid in your search. 1864 Little Rock, Ark., Military Prison 289 G.R. Arsenal Confederate Prison Camp - RIPS 1 1862-63, [ digital copy ] Reel 0055 Registers of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 190 OCGP 2 1863-65 191 OCGP 3;231 1864-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0056 Registers of Prisoners: 192 A.R. 3 May-July 1865 347 A.R. 6, July 1863-Apr. 1862 Lists of Prisoners Released: 62 A.R. Each individuals name has been indexed and is searchable in this database. Confederate States of America Williams, Charles. A total of 4,800 troops were captured in the battle, and the enlisted men were sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois, while the officers were sent Camp Chase and Fort Delaware, Delaware. 21 No. While Rock Island was initially established as an arsenal for the Union Army in 1862, it became a prison barracks the following year when Captain Charles A. Reynolds, under the orders of. 12; A.R. The Union navy also sometimes lost men as prisoners of war after its boats were attacked on Arkansas waterways. At the west end of the barrack was a kitchen or cookhouse that was 18-feet long. Civil War Prison Camps - CIVIL WAR SAGA Attention: This site does not support the current version of your web browser. Roll of Confederate prisoners of war, paroled at Meridian, Mississippi, May 1865 Lists of Confederates captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863, NARA pub M2072 Confederate States army casualties: lists and narrative reports NARA pub M836 Ohio. Civil War prison camps were notoriously filthy and disease-ridden camps, warehouses, forts and prisons that held an estimated 400,000 captured Civil War soldiers, as well as spies and political prisoners, during the war. Both civilian and military prisoners were held in the facility. Page headings include the following information: company & regiment, where captured, state, date of capture, when confined, when released. Chicago, Illinois. 4;156 General Register of Prisoners, Oct. 1863-July 1865 308 2 Register of Prisoners, [n.d.] 309 5; 155* Register of Prisoners Transferred to Fort Delaware, Del., July 1863 310 A.R. 236 1490 Descriptive List of Prisoners Confined in Gratiot Street Prison, July 1863-Sept. 1864 List of Articles Taken From Prisoners by W. C. Streeter, Clerk, and Turned Over to William J. Masterson, Keeper, May 1863 Registers of Prisoners Confined in Gratiot and Myrtle Streets Prisons, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 237 OCGP XX 1862-63 238 OCGP 1 1862-64 239 OCGP 1 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0073 Department of the Gulf Registers of Prisoners Petroled at: Gainesville, Ala. 240 98 May [1865] 241 99 May 1865 242 100 May 1865 243 101 May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0074 Registers of Prisoners Petroled at: 244 93 Alexandria, Monroe, and Natchitoches, La., June-July 1865 245 111 Franklin, Monroe, New Iberia, and Washington, La.,June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0075 Registers of Prisoners Petroled at: Shreveport, La. The troops at the arsenal were escorted by the Little Rock Capital Guards to Fletchers Landing, where they remained for four days until a steamboat arrived to transport them to St. Louis, Missouri. The Rock Island Prison Camp was designed to hold more than 10,000 inmates at any one time, and over the final 18 months of the war, more than 12,000 Confederate prisoners passed through its gates. Double-gate sally ports were built on the east and west ends of the prison and were the only openings into the prison. A List of Confederate Citizen Prisoners Held at the United States Military Prison at Little Rock, Arkansas. Pulaski County Historical Review 36 (Winter 1988): 8292. RR# 918 NARA's web site is http://www.archives.gov Confederate Navy Prisoners of War ___M260, Records Relating to Confederate Naval and Marine Personnel. No inmate. Another member of the regiment escaped from the prison at Rock Island, Illinois. 384 1864-65 156 -Virginia Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. Rock Island, Illinois commanding officer on 10 September 1863 at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, From the start of the Civil War through to 1863 a parole exchange system saw most prisoners of war swapped relatively quickly. 3 Descriptive List of Prisoners, in the Custody of the District Provost Marshal, Who Took Oaths of Amnesty or Allegiance, Mar. 1863-July 1865 315 A.R. Of the thirty-one military prisoner-of-war camps in the Union, four were located in this state: Alton; Camp Butler, in Springfield; Camp Douglas, in Chicago; and Rock Island. Additionally, many Arkansas troops serving in other states were captured during the war. Several sailors, including the commander of the vessel, were taken prisoner by the Confederates. Soldiers and Sailors Database - The Civil War - National Park Service Adj. 6 Apr. Give a donation in someones name to mark a special occasion, honor a friend or colleague or remember a beloved family member. 1865 127 A.R. 2, Jan. 16, 1863 78 35 Roll Call Book for Prison No. General Grant and Union officials felt that released Confederate prisoners would return to the battlefield, thus prolonging the war. 1865 126 A.R. 1 Apr. Entire regiments were formed from these prisoners and saw action on the western frontier against Native Americans. 1) A-L, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0115 General Registers of Prisoners: 357 (pt. 85;85 Statistical Reports of Prisoners, Dec. 1864-June 1865 207 A.R. Generally, catalog entries are written in the same language as the original record they describe. Civil War Prison Camps | American Battlefield Trust Henry Morton Stanley, a member of the Sixth Arkansas, was captured at the Battle of Shiloh and enlisted in the Union army while imprisoned at Camp Douglas. Special thanks to the Department of Arkansas Heritage. 27 No. Rebellion, (c) Dec. 1996 3 Dec. 1863-Jan. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0091 Louisville, Ky., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners:296 G.R. 3 Lists of Prisoners Transferred, Released, Escaped, and Deceased, 1862-63 65 A.R. 23 Hospital Register, Oct. 1864- June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0096 Fort McHenry, Md., Military Prison 305 1 Register of Prisoners, 1861-62 List of Approved Provision Returns, Dec. 1862 List of Special Requisitions for Supplies, Dec. 1862 List of Men Confined Under Charges and Sentences, Oct.-Dec. 1862 306 2; 3 Registers of Prisoners, Sept. 1863- Apr. Seven Confederate Knights-Chapter 2625- and Cemetery, Haywood Co. Men Known to be buried at 10;393 No. Over the following twenty months the camp housed over 12,000 prisoners of war from the South of whom almost 2,000 would perish there. Rock Island Confederate Cemetery--Civil War Era National Cemeteries: A List of Confederate prisoners by state interned at Rock Island, Illinois, 1863-1865 Statement of Responsibility: compiled by H. Hilburn Berry from miscellaneous papers found at Rock Island Arsenal Authors: Berry, H. Hilburn (Main Author) Rock Island Arsenal (Rock Island, Illinois) (Added Author) Format: Manuscript/Manuscript with Digital Images During December of 1863, about 5000 Confederate prisoners were brought on dreadfully long train rides to a new, and ill-prepared, prison camp on Rock Island. The vast majority of these troops were soon paroled, as the strain that they would place on the logistical structure of the Federal army would keep those forces from operating in the field. The lists provide the following information about each prisoner: name, rank, regiment, company, date and place of capture, and remarks. Troops were captured in the earliest battles of the war, including at the Battle of Wilsons Creek in Missouri, where Arkansas units first saw action. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS) is a database containing information about the men who served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. 1865 15b-Mar.-July 1865 16 52; 312 Lists of Prison Camp Records Received, Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners, and Numeric Report of Prisoners Received, Paroled, Released, and Deceased, Compiled by the Cffice of the Commissary General of Prisoners, 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0010 Registers of Deaths of Prisoners, Compiled by the Surgeon Generals Office: 17-Various States, 1862-65 18-Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee, 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0011 19 Maryland, Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, and Kentucky, 1862-65 20-Virginia and North Carolina, 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0012 21-South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0013 Alton, 111., Military Prison 22 A.R. 13;183 Register of Prisoners Transferred and Escaped, June 1863- May 1865 34 A.R. Join the community of family history enthusiasts and FamilySearch employees to ask questions and discuss potential product enhancements. 5 No. Contact Mr. Jim Howell. NY, 1862-65; Point Lookout, MD, 1863-65; and Rock Island, IL, 1864. Collectible Firearms for Serious Gun Collectors | Rock Island Auction Some FamilySearch centers and affiliate libraries maintain collections of previously loaned microfilms or microfiche. The site on the island for the prison was at the center of the north side. Confusion reigned, as the U.S. government did not recognize the Confederate government and an exchange system between the two could be seen as a tacit recognition of southern independence. This screen shows the complete catalog entry of the title you selected. - present, Haywood Co., NC. 1864-June 1865 Department of the Missouri 322 Register of Prisoners, Mar.-Apr. 1;116* General Register of Prisoners, July 1863-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0101 Registers of Prisoners,Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 326 OCGP 1 1863-65 327 OCGP 2 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0102 328 List of Prisoners, 1862 Inventory of Property, June 20, 1862 329 A.R. United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War - FamilySearch 28, 1862 List of Negro Prisoners, [n.d.] List of Prisoners Who Were Forwarded or Escaped, 1862 60 7 Descriptive List of Prisoners, Feb.-July 1863 List of Names and Checks Drawn, [n.d.] List of Prisoners Received, 1863-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0026 61 139 List of Prisoners Paroled, Aug. 1862- Mar. Jr., 8; R-Z, 1862 A.R. 22, 1865 135 A.R. 1863-Aug. 1864 314 A.R. 7;220* Miscellaneous Orders and Reports,1863-64 List of Daily Rations, [n.d.] List of Men Transferred to the U.S. Navy and Quartered at McLean Barracks, [n.d.] 316 A.R. Civil War - Confederate and Union Prisoners of War Bearss, Edwin. The enlisted men captured at Island 10 were sent to both Camp Butler and Camp Chase in Ohio, while the officers captured at Island 10 were held at Johnsons Island, Ohio. Read our Privacy Policy. The Federals responded by declaring these sailors pirates when captured, leading to a stand-off over the classification of all prisoners. 1865 95 24 Apr.-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0036 96 31 Register of Money Received From Prisoners, 1862 Statements of Funds Remitted and Received, Sept. 1862 List of Volunteers Reporting at the Post, Nov. 1862 97 14 Register of Receipt of Articles Delivered to Prisoners, Mar. Many of the African-American troops at Poison Spring were not treated as prisoners of war by the Confederates but were executed after the battle. Gen. F.C. Prisoners of War (Civil War) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas About U.S., Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 This collection includes records of Confederate prisoners of war from the United States. Fort Lafayette, N.Y. Fort McHenry, Md. the resulting infux of prisoners, so later that summer, the War Department authorized a prisoner of war camp at Rock Island, Illinois. A system of exchange and parole was created in the field to handle some prisoners, but the issue was complicated when the Confederate government allowed ships to operate in its name as privateers. The Battle of Helena marked another large capture of Confederate troops in the state, with 1,100 men taken prisoner after the battle. 7 rolls. The Record of Prisoners of War Who Have Died at Rock Island Barracks, Illinois had also been uploaded to Ancestry.Com. Alfred Ely's Journal. 9 Register of Deaths, Releases, and Exchanges, Jan. -June 1865 201 A.R. 8 Register of Deaths of Prisoners, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0016 31 A.R. DeKalb: Northern Illinois Press, 2000. The prison consisted of 84 barracks surrounded by a rough board fence. 5;221 Order Book, May 1863-Jan. 1865 Register of Expenditures and Savings, June-July 1864 317 A.R. Registers of Prisoners: 281 A.R. 27 Jul 2020: Fields that were not previously keyed, were keyed and added to the collection. Arkansas was the site of more than 700 military engagements during the Civil War. 79 194 A.R. Honor or memorial gifts are an everlasting way to pay tribute to someone who has touched your life. 2;461 Nov. 1862-Sept. 1863 286 A.R. The remaining part of the barrack was to be the sleeping/living quarters for the prisoners. Compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al. Abandoned in 1865. 1938 1865 Registers of Dispositions of Prisoners: 365 5 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0122 Registers of Dispositions of Prisoners: 366 6 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0123 Registers of Dispositions of Prisoners: 36? Lists of confined and of escaped prisoners 1862-65. Category:American Civil War prison camps - Wikipedia DP. Nov. 1862-Apr. Forty- four percent of them would die there on Union soil. were placed in a mass grave known as The Confederate Mound. 13 No. 1865 125 A.R. 1865 132 A.R. The jail key is 3.75 long. Register of prisoners transferred and escaped June 1863-May 1865. Rock Island County - Register of Confederate soldiers and Sailors Who Died at Arsenal Island, Rock Island, Illinois While Prisoners of War scanned book at FamilySearch Register of Confederate Soldiers Who Died in Camp Douglas, 1862-65 and Lie Buried in Oakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ills., 1892 scanned book at Archive.org. Their bodies Civil War Prison Camps Suffering and Survival Harpers Weekly depiction of Andersonville Prison, 1865 (Library of Congress) Gary Flavion Robert H. Kellog was 20 years old when he walked through the gates of Andersonville prison. Records contained in this series include: Microfilm series M598 contains records relating to Confederate POWs that were held by Federal authorities at various prisons and stations from 1861 to 1865 (with a few records from 1866). 16 No. The padlock has a flat metal bar that swings down to cover the key hole. Little Rock, AR. Camp Douglas Prisoner of War Camp 2;225 General Register of Civilian Prisoners, Apr. This problem continued to plague Union prison officers in the state after the fall of Little Rock to the Union in September 1863, when around 650 sick and wounded Confederates were abandoned to the enemy when the city was evacuated. 11 No. DeKalb: Northern Illinois Press, 2000. This database contains the names of approximately 6.3 million soldiers who served in the American Civil War. Haywood County, NC Fitting comment by General Stonewall Jackson, Deaths of Prisoners of War Sons of Confederate Veterans. About 125 were captured at Poison Spring, and around 1,200 were captured at Marks Mills. 1865 121 A.R. 3, ca. Some of these units saw action in the Camden Expedition. Fort Pickens, Fla. 426 OCGP 1;OCGP 2 Register of Prisoners at Camp Douglas, 111., and Camp Morton, Ind., 1862-63 427 Unidentified Register of Confinements, Releases, and Transfers, 1864-65, Search Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 via. 255 94 May 1865 256 96 May 1865 257 95 Jackson, Miss., and at Demopolis, Gainesville, and Selma, Ala., May-June 1865 258 4;90 Jackson, Miss., and at Demopolis, Gainesville, Montgomery, and Selma, Ala., June-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0078 Meridian, Miss. 1863-Jan. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0090 Louisville, Ky., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners:295 G.R. Original data: United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865. 3:79 29 1863 80 26 [n.d.] 81 20; CC 20 [n.d.] 82 52 [n.d.] 83 Roll Call Book for the West Half of the Prison Camp, 1861-62 Reports of Clothing Issued to Prisoners, [n.d.] Unidentified List Showing Organizations, [n.d.] Unidentified List of Prisoners, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0030 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts:84 77* 1862-63, [ digital copy ] Reel 0031 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 85 10; CC 10 1864-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0032 86 16 Journal of Prisoners Accounts, Nov. 1861*-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0033 Stubs of Prisoners Receipts: 87 25 Aug. 1863-Jan. 1864 88 19 Aug. 1864-Jan. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0034 Stubs of Prisoners Receipts: 89 17 Sept.-Nov. 1864 90 48 Nov.-Dec. 1864 91 33 Dec. 1864-Jan. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0035 Stubs of Prisoners Receipts: 92 38 Jan.-Feb. 1865 93 39 Feb.-Mar. 1865 List of Prisoners Property, [n.d.] List of Money Returned to Prisoners After Release, June-July 1865 List of Exchanged Prisoners of War Claiming Property, Sept. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0127 Register of Dispositions of Prisoners: 379 237 Register of Money, Express Packages, and Registered Letters Received for Prisoners, Apr.-Aug. 186*4- Name Index to Ledger No. Alton Prison, Illinois POWs by surname Pages in category "American Civil War prison camps" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. He later also served in the Union navy. Loss of the Sultana and Reminiscences of Survivors. 1863 Reports of the Number of Prisoners Present, 1862 List of Clothing Issued, 1862 Regulations and Reports, Mar.- Apr. Each barrack was to be 100-feet long, 22-feet widw, and 12-feet high wit 12 windows, 2 doors, and 2 roof ventilators. There was no hospital. The Rock Island, Illinois, Civil War Prison, 1863-1865 Kathryn Kost. 1865 134 A.R. 5;464 Apr. However, additional information such as their rank, company, regiment, state where from, or date of death may be listed on the original document and may be found by viewing the image. These are hand written documents andunfortunately there is not a singlecomprehensive index. 5;163 Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners, Oct. 1863-July 1864 Report of Prisoners on Hand, Feb. 1865 Report of Prisoners Sent to City Point, Va., Feb. 1865 General Registers of Prisoners: 271 G.R. Over 400,000 men were held in prisons in the north and south until the end of the war in April 1865. Among those who served time at the maximum-security facility were the notorious gangster Al "Scarface" Capone (1899-1947) and murderer Robert "Birdman of Alcatraz" Stroud (1890-1963). This database contains records relating to Civil War Prisoners of War (POW). Registers of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 349 OCGP 1 1863-65 350 OCGP 2 1863-65 351 40 Register of Passes Issued to Visitors, Mar. 10 or Fort Donelson and returned to service. 10;66 Memoranda Book, 1862 215 A.R.23;71 Miscellaneous Record Book, 1862: List of Stolen Articles, June 1862 List of Articles Taken From Prisoners in the Search of Their Quarters, June 1862 Letters Received by the Provost Marshals Office, June-Aug. 1862 Lists of Packages Received for and Delivered to Prisoners, July-Sept. 1862 List of Kitchen Equipment, 1862 List of White Oak Guards, 1862 List of Passes Issued, 1862 216 A.R. Part of Rock Island Military Reservation. 4, Mar. 1863-64 Ledger Account of the Alton Savings Institute, Mar.-Apr. [3] These records are arranged in three sections: (1) records of POWs and political prisoners with no specific prison or place of confinement, (2) records of individual prisons and stations, and (3) records of several prisons. 380 Alabama Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. Of those housed here, about 2,000 died from deprivation, smallpox, pneumonia, and other medical ailments at an average of about 4 per day for the 572 days the prison was in operation. To view a digital version of this item click here. 17, July 1863-Nov. 1864 131 A.R. Arsenal of Democracy: A History of Rock Island Arsenal from its Perhaps because of the smallpox outbreak and its attendant publicity, conditions improved, with laundries, sewers, and a large hospital being built. The prison had a "dead-line" inside the . 12 Letters Sent, Feb. l862-Jan. 1864 23 185 Letters Received, and Orders Received and Issued, Oct. 1862- Nov. 1864 General Registers of Prisoners: 24 G.R. What Information can I Find in these Records? By late summer of 1862, the camp held nearly 9,000 prisoners, and the prison conditions deteriorated. 2 Apr. 3;277 Register of Deaths, Dec. 1863-June 1865 396 288 Stubs of Prisoners Receipts, Apr. 12 Mar. Captain Julius Welch Camp 229 1863-June 1864 312 G.R. It was described by their builder as "put up in the roughest and cheapest manner, mere shanties, with no fine work about them." 3, ca. 381 Arkansas and Tennessee Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. 26;400 No. 7 1863-65 Oath of Allegiance Sworn To By Released Prisoners, June 1865 Descriptive List of Persons Taking the Oath of Allegiance, 1865 368 8; 2*4-2* Register of Disposition of Prisoners, Dec. 1863-Oct. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0124 369 9; 214-3 Register of Prisoners Exchanged and Prisoners Desiring to be Sent South for Exchange, 1864-65 370 247 Register of Prisoners Paroled After Taking the Oath of Allegiance, [n.d.] 371 11; 254* Register of Oaths of Allegiance Taken by Prisoners, Jan. 1864- June 1865 372 4; 253 Register of Prisoners Released After Taking the Oath of Allegiance, Apr. All of the men were eventually exchanged in Virginia, and most served with the Army of Tennessee for the remainder of the war. 406 360* Register of Prisoners, 1864-65 407 A.R. 10 in April brought almost 1,500 more Confederate prisoners into Prison Square. 383 Various Southern State Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. . Confederate Prisoners of War ~ 1861 ~ 1865 - AHGP The fence surrounding the prison was to be 12-feet high with a boarded walkway along the outside, 4-feet from the top, with guard boxes spaced out every 100 feet. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1963. In early 1864, a few barracks in the southwest corner of the prison were turned into the hospital barracks. 1865 122 A.R. FamilySearch makes every effort to enable access dependent on decisions of record custodians and applicable laws. 1865 124 A.R. I recommend reviewing the first few pages ofreel 0001 which gives an overview of the entire series and will guide you to the correct section for your interest. 17;84 Account of Checks and Packages Received for Prisoners, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0061 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 208 A.R. 1863, [ digital copy ] Reel 0025 Descriptive Lists of Prisoners: 58 A.R. 6;161 Register of Amnesty Rolls Forwarded, Apr.-May 1865 278 A.R. The best-known example was in June 1864 when the USS Queen City was attacked and destroyed by a Confederate cavalry unit at Clarendon (Monroe County). Before Federal troops took Little Rock in 1863, prisoners were held in Helena or with units in the field before they could be transported to more-secure facilities in the north or in other captured southern cities such as Memphis, Tennessee. The caption is "Confederate Prison 1863-1865, Rock Island Arsenal." That hastily erected Civil War prison camp was long gone by the time this card was published in the early 1900s. Records of the Commissary General of Prisoners - National Archives 2 1863-64 109 G.R. This documentary tells the story of the Rock Island Civil War Prison and how it acquired the undeserved reputation . Title: List of Confederate prisoners by state interned at Rock Island, Illinois, 1863-1865 Publisher: List of Confederate prisoners by state interned at Rock Island, Illinois, 1863-1865 Number of pages: 89 pages Year: 1998 - 1998 Language: English Topics: Geography, United States, Illinois

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