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CIVIL WAR MILITARY PRISONS & P.O.W. CAMPS - RootsWeb 1865 Special Orders and Letters Sent by Provost Marshals of the Army of the Ohio, Mar.
4, 5 Apr. Contact Mr. Jim Howell. 4;463 Jan. -Apr. Alfred Ely's Journal. 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. 1865 Registers of Prisoners: 410 299 1861-62 411 361* 1861-62 412 1 1861-66 List of Sentenced Prisoners, 1864-65 Lists of Prisoners Received and Accounts of Prisoners: 413 A.R. 49 Register of Prisoners in Various Prison Divisions Released or Returned to Confederate Barracks, L861j-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0047 161-Register of Prisoners From Various Squads, 1864-65 162-Register of Officers, Enlisted Men, Blockade Runners, and Political Prisoners Received for Confinement, Apr.-July 1863 163-Register of Prisoners in the Prison Hospital, Mar. 1863-May 1864 Rf Testers of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 300 OCGP 3 1864-65 Registers of Political Prisoners: 301 A.R. There were 5,592 prisoners in all.
Text is available under the Creative Commons . Out of the 12,400 men confined during Rock Island's 20-month operation, 1,964 prisoners and 171 guards died from disease. First Name: State: Confederate Prisoners at Union Prison Camps Galvanized Yankees "Galvanized Yankees" were Confederate Prisoners of War who gained their release from prison by enlisting in the Union Army. 9 No. 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. If you can, provide 1-2 sources of information backing up this correction. There existed more than 150 military prisons, stockades, camps, and pens on both sides during the War; very little is known of life and conditions in most of them. 21 No. Ainsworth estimated to James Ford Rhodes in 1903 that 193,750 Northerners & 215,000 Southerners were captured and confined. 1865 120 A.R. 26, 1865 139 A.R. Jr.,
7;141 Oct. 1864-May 1865 224 A.R. Federal troops captured at Marks Mills and other battles in Arkansas after the fall of Little Rock were often taken to Camp Ford in Tyler, Texas. The Sultana carried around 2,400 former Union prisoners of war up the Mississippi River in April 1865. The first time you log in to our catalog you will need to create an account. Some of these units saw action in the Camden Expedition. 19, July 1863-Mar. DeKalb: Northern Illinois Press, 2000. 5 Register of Officer Prisoners, Oct. 1864-Apr. He and his comrades had been captured during a bloody battle at Plymouth, North Carolina. Civil War Prisons: A Study in War Psychology. Washington, DC: National Archives . The lists provide the following information about each prisoner: name, rank, regiment, company, date and place of capture, and remarks. Others enlisted in the Federal army to escape life in the prison camps. Additional support provided by the Arkansas General Assembly. Some prisoners held by Union authorities were allowed to take an oath of allegiance to gain their freedom. The first groups of prisoners arrived at the prison on December 3, 1863. . Two officers of the Eighteenth Arkansas Infantry jumped into the Mississippi River as they were being transported north after being captured at Port Hudson in the summer of 1863. 5;221 Order Book, May 1863-Jan. 1865 Register of Expenditures and Savings, June-July 1864 317 A.R. Steeles Retreat to Little Rock and the Battle of Jenkins Ferry. 3 Descriptive List of Prisoners, in the Custody of the District Provost Marshal, Who Took Oaths of Amnesty or Allegiance, Mar. 1864 205 A.R. The microfilm may have been scanned, but have a contractual, data privacy, or other restriction preventing access. Several sailors, including the commander of the vessel, were taken prisoner by the Confederates. 20 and 45, 1864-65 158 A.R. the resulting infux of prisoners, so later that summer, the War Department authorized a prisoner of war camp at Rock Island, Illinois. Inscription on the UDC Monument
28, 1865 141 A.R.23 No.29, 1865 142 A.R.36;413 No.30, 1865 143 A.R.35;412 No.31, 1865 144 A.R.34 No.31, 1865 145 A.R.33 No.33, 1865 146 A.R.31;405 No.34, 1865 147 A.R.30[1]404 No.35, 1865 148 A.R.30[2]416 No.36, 1865 149 A.R.38;415 No.37, 1865 150 A.R.37 No.38, 1865 151 A.R.22;387 No.39, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0046 Registers of Prisoners From: 152 A.R. 6, July 1863-Apr. In early 1864, a few barracks in the southwest corner of the prison were turned into the hospital barracks. The prisoners were immediately beset by a smallpox epidemic that sickened thousands and killed more than 600 within 3 months. 1863, [ digital copy ] Reel 0025 Descriptive Lists of Prisoners: 58 A.R. 1863-May 1865 319 G.R. 27 No. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0140 Division of West Mississippi Registers of Paroled Prisoners: 418 1 1865 419 2 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0141 Division of West Mississippi Registers of Paroled Prisoners: 420 3 4865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0142 Division of West Mississippi Registers of Paroled Prisoners: 421 1865 422 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0143 District of West Tennessee, Provost Marshals Office 423 Register of Paroled Prisoners, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0144 424-Register of Prisoners at Fort Delaware, Del., Fort Lafayette, N.Y., and Fort McHenry, Md., 1863-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0145 425 307 Register of Prisoners at Various Military Prisons, 1861-65: Covington, Ky. Fort Delaware, Del. service of the country, is submitted by Marshall Styles marshallstyles@yahoo.com
Monthly return of Camp and Garrison equipage, Nov. 1864-Jan 1865. 2;293* Prisoners Receipts for Packages and List of Arrivals of Prisoners, Oct. l864-May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0137 Fort Warren, Mass., Military Prison 409 A.R. 2 Apr. 1862 Lists of Prisoners Released: 62 A.R. Give a donation in someones name to mark a special occasion, honor a friend or colleague or remember a beloved family member. The Union navy also sometimes lost men as prisoners of war after its boats were attacked on Arkansas waterways. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0017 Stationery Returns, Mar. 27 Jul 2020: Fields that were not previously keyed, were keyed and added to the collection.
Collectible Firearms for Serious Gun Collectors | Rock Island Auction Arkansas was the site of more than 700 military engagements during the Civil War. 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. By December 31, 1863, five thousand prisoners were in camp with more coming daily. 12;396 No. He had been placed in Barracks #3. 20;58 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts and Name Index, 1863-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0063 211-Name Index to Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, 1864 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 212 A.R. 2, Dec. 1864-Mar. Microfilm series M918 contains a register of Confederate soldiers, sailors, and citizens who died in Federal prisons and military hospitals in the North between 1861 and 1865. Prisoners often attempted to escape once captured. 1862-Mar. 1864-May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0111 Point Lookout, Md., Military Prison Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners: 352 245 Feb. 1864-Mar. 1864 171 437 Apr.-May 1864 172 439 June-July 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0049 Percentage List, June-July 1864 173 438 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, July-Sept. 1864 List of Postage, Express, and Freight Charges, July 1864 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 174 451 Aug.-Oct. 1864 175 452 Sept. 1864-Jan. 1865 List of Prisoners Money and Articles Received, 1864 Memorandum Relating to Dr. M. B. Jarrett, [n.d.J, [ digital copy ] Reel 0050 176 453 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, Nov. 1864-Mar. 8; R-Z, 1862 A.R. The enlisted men captured at Fort Donelson were sent to Camp Butler, Illinois, while the officers were held in Boston Harbor at Fort Warren. 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. Original data: United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865. It is now home of First Army headquarters, and the US Army's Center of Excellence for Additive Manufacturing. 3;75 1863-65 198 A.R. This library offers to access hundreds of thousands documents: books, old newspapers, magazines, etc. 1864 288 A,R. No inmate.
Civil War Confederate Prisoners 1861 to 1865 - Ancestry Paths 16; A.R. To view a digital version of this item click here. Sources. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0080 Johnsons Island, Ohio, Military Prison 270 A.R. The amount and type of information available for an individual will vary according to record types and forms. The first guard force for Rock Island was the 4th Regiment of the Veteran Reserve Corps. 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 CALS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. The remainingprisoners were released on parole throughout May, June, and July. The padlock has a flat metal bar that swings down to cover the key hole. Honor or memorial gifts are an everlasting way to pay tribute to someone who has touched your life. The Confederate forces captured included the Nineteenth and Twenty-Fourth Arkansas Infantry regiments and a battery of Arkansas artillery. Elmira's Civil War prison camp operated from July 6, 1864, until July 11, 1865, incarcerating a total of 12,121 Confederates. The island was 3 miles long and 1/2 mile wide, with a solid foundation of limestone rock. Additional support provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council. Most of the men whose names appear in this index served with units from 15 different states or territories; others were soldiers raised directly by the Confederate government, generals and staff officers, and other enlisted men not associated with a regiment. 10 in April. 3 Apr.-May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0042 Registers of Prisoners Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 110 OCGP 2 1863-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0043 Registers of Prisoners Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 111 OCGP 3 1864-65 112 OCGP 4 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0044 Registers of Prisoners Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 113 A.R.
Rock Island Prisoner of War Camp 384 1864-65 156 -Virginia Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. Other forces captured included units from Texas and Louisiana. 3, ca. 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. Search For Prisoners The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System currently includes information about two Civil War prisons: Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, once a temporary home to more than 15,000 Confederate soldiers; and Andersonville prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia, where more than 45,000 Union soldiers were confined. 1 1865 340 3 Register of Prisoners, July 1864- June 1865 341 A.R. and Captain Julius Welch Camp 229-
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Prisoners held in Little Rock were allowed to take the oath and released. and Cemetery, Haywood Co. Men Known to be buried at
Andersonville prison, with . 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. This was a death rate of about 16% of the total population. Their Compiled Service Records are held at the National Archives and are now available online at Fold3. There was no hospital.
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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. 1; 218 1862 50 326* 1862-63 51 306 Register of Prisoners Confined, of Prisoners Sent to Vicksburg, Miss., for Exchange, and of Prisoners Captured in Jan. 1863, 1862-63 52 219 Descriptive List of Prisoners, 1862-63, [ digital copy ] Reel 0022 Camp Chase, Ohio, Military Prison Registers of Prisoners: 53 OCGP 1; G.R. 15, July 1863-Apr. Selected Records of the War Department Commissary General of Prisoners Relating to Federal Prisoners of War Confined at Andersonville, GA, 1864-65; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1303, 6 rolls); Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M598, 145 rolls); 1 General Register of Prisoners, Aug. 1863-Dec. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0054 Registers of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 189 OCGP 1; G.R. 186*4- 383 256 Apr.-July 1864 38*4- 262 [n.d.] 385 261 Register of Prisoners Money, Aug. l86*4Apr. Confederate States of America
The remaining part of the barrack was to be the sleeping/living quarters for the prisoners. 1) A-L, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0115 General Registers of Prisoners: 357 (pt. Part of Rock Island Military Reservation. Captain Julius Welch Camp 229
There were 6 rows of 14 barracks, built 30-feet apart, facing 100-foot wide streets. The Fifteenth Arkansas Infantry was captured at the Battle of Fort Donelson in Tennessee in February 1862, and the Eleventh and Twelfth Arkansas Infantry regiments and the Fourth Arkansas Battalion were captured at Island No. The following roster of those who gave The Last Full Measure in
2023 Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Generally, catalog entries are written in the same language as the original record they describe. NY, 1862-65; Point Lookout, MD, 1863-65; and Rock Island, IL, 1864. 8; 45 May 1862-Aug. 1863 56 303 1862-63 57 Feb.-Mar. 1865 Permits Granted by the Commissary General of Prisoners for Furnishing Clothing to Prisoners 15a-Nov. 1864-Mar. 2, (July 1974), Seton of Parbroath, in Scotland and America, C.T.C. 1) A-K, 1863-64 355 (pt. During the Civil War, over 12,000 Confederate prisoners were held on Rock Island (now Arsenal Island) in Rock Island, Illinois. Prisoners who crossed it would be shot regardless of any reason. 14 Oct. 1863-May 1865 304 A.R.
Learn More--Civil War Era National Cemeteries: A Discover Our Shared What remains of it on Arsenal Island is a cemetery for the nearly 2000 prisoners who died there. 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. 9 and 10, 1865 153 A.R. 85;85 Statistical Reports of Prisoners, Dec. 1864-June 1865 207 A.R.
Civil War Prison Camps | American Battlefield Trust Water was supplied by a steam-pump, which drew water from the river nearby. 11 No. 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. Berry, Chester D., ed. 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. Lists of prisoners received, transferred, paroled, released, and deceased 1862-64. The Rock Island Barracks held Confederate prisoners from December 1863 until July 1865. This index also includes Confederate soldiers who later served with the Union Army. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0085 Fort Lafayette, N.Y., Military Prison 284 G.R. Rock Island was one of the largest and most notorious Union prison camps during the Civil War. Hesseltine, William. 2 1863-64 109 G.R. 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). For more information, contact 501-918-3025 orcalsfoundation@cals.org. 2;225 General Register of Civilian Prisoners, Apr. The water supply and drainage were deficient, creating a sanitation problem. It contained eighty-four barracks that held 10,080 prisoners. The planned capacity of the prison was to be 10,080 prisoners. Sons of Confederate Veterans
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To which are added, statistical accounts of its agriculture, commerce and manufactures, with a great variety of other useful information. Registers of Prisoners: 281 A.R. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0112 Point Lookout, Md., Military Prison Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners:353 246 Nov. 1864 -Sept. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0113 General Registers of Prisoners:354 G.R.1(pt. You can learn more about this collection at the FamilySearch website. 2* 1863-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0058 Registers of Prisoners : 197 A.R.
Rock Island Prison - Civil War Family The Film/Digital Notes contain a description of the microfilm or microfiche numbers. 6;232* Order Book, Jan.-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0098 Memphis, Tenn., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners in the Custody of the District Provost Marshal: 318 G.R.
The day the prisoners came to town - The Quad-City Times A key and padlock from the Illinois State Penitentiary in Alton, Illinois. African-American troops were not present at Marks Mills, but a large group of freedmen accompanying the Union force was likewise attacked after the battle, and many were killed. 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. Alton Prison, Illinois POWs by surname Rebellion", National Battlefields and Monuments Marker
An artist's rendering shows what the Rock Island Prison Barracks looked like during the Civil War. David Sesser Henderson State University Last updated: April 11, 2022 This book is part of the Geneanet Library. 6 Apr. 32;408 No. Confederate POW Camp
Links to all 145 reels of Civil War Confederate Prisoner records from1861 to 1865 are included. 1863 Reports of the Number of Prisoners Present, 1862 List of Clothing Issued, 1862 Regulations and Reports, Mar.- Apr. Additional support provided by the Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation Inc. Each individuals name has been indexed and is searchable in this database. 1; 327 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0023 Registers of Prisoners: 54 OCGP 2 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0024 Registers of Prisoners:55 A.R. 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. The volumes are broken into distinct sections which aid in your search. 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). 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. 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.