The Union victories at Shiloh and Island No. 10 1862-63 59 27 Mar.-June 1862 Report of Lieutenant Colonel Hunter in Charge of Transferring a Party of Prisoners to Sandusky, Ohio, Apr. If you can, provide 1-2 sources of information backing up this correction. Of these, 730 were transferred to other stations . 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. Special thanks to the Department of Arkansas Heritage. 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. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1963. The newly added fields may include admission or entry date, name of prison or hospital, location of prison or hospital, date and place of capture, rank, regiment, company and state, date of death, exchange, parole, or release, and location of grave. Guardhouses were built outside of the fence at each gate. To browse this image set, select from the options below. Civil War Prisons: A Study in War Psychology. The Battle of Helena marked another large capture of Confederate troops in the state, with 1,100 men taken prisoner after the battle. Williams, Charles. 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. 1865 132 A.R. 1865 343 469 Hospital Register, Aug. 1864- May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0107 Newport News, Va., Military Prison 344 347 Register of Prisoners, 1865 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 345 A.R. Also available on microfilm and digital images. 14 No. 1864- May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0110 Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C. These prisoners were typically taken to the nearest military outpost by their captors and informally exchanged or paroled when possible. Records of the Commissary General of Prisoners, Record Group 249; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Pages in category "American Civil War prison camps" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. 80 List of Prisoners Captured in New Mexico, Aug. 1862 Final Statements of the Number of Confined Prisoners, Aug. 10 and Oct. 1, 1862 List of Prisoners Remaining After Releases and Exchanges, Sept. 10, 1862 List of Prisoners Received From Corinth, Sept. 23, 1862 List of Prisoners at the Prison, Sept. 29, 1862, [ digital copy ] Reel 0057 Registers of Prisoners : 195 329 1862 196 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. 1863-May 1865 320 G.R. 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. 1863-May 1864 Rf Testers of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners:298 OCGP 1 Apr. 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. 10 in April brought almost 1,500 more Confederate prisoners into Prison Square. Originally constructed in 1771 by the British, the fort has had a long and distinguished history, active . 20 No. Enlisted men and officers were typically held in separate prisons. 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. 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. Soldiers from both sides were often captured by the enemy to become prisoners of war. Many thanks to Sandy, Doug, D. John Trull, -May 1865 Accounts of Money and Effects of Prisoners: 285 A.R. The prison consisted of 84 barracks surrounded by a rough board fence. This book is part of the Geneanet Library. This database contains the names of approximately 6.3 million soldiers who served in the American Civil War. U.S., Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 - Ancestry / mstyles1947@yahoo.com, in honor of those who never came home. 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. Additional support provided by the Arkansas General Assembly. Adj. Brown, Dee. 1) A-L, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0115 General Registers of Prisoners: 357 (pt. All Rights Reserved. No inmate. 1863-64 Ledger Account of the Alton Savings Institute, Mar.-Apr. 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. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 3 Descriptive List of Prisoners, in the Custody of the District Provost Marshal, Who Took Oaths of Amnesty or Allegiance, Mar. 8 Register of Deaths of Prisoners, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0016 31 A.R. 13;183 Register of Prisoners Transferred and Escaped, June 1863- May 1865 34 A.R. 10 or Fort Donelson and returned to service. 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? 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. 1865 119 A.R. 12 Mar. Captain Julius Welch Camp 229 6;161 Register of Amnesty Rolls Forwarded, Apr.-May 1865 278 A.R. This library offers to access hundreds of thousands documents: books, old newspapers, magazines, etc. The prison, known formally as Rock Island Arsenal, was located on Rock island in the Mississippi River. 1865 94 18; CC l4l Mar.-Apr. There was no hospital. The prison was opened in November 1863. 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. Federal commanders tasked with providing for these prisoners struggled to offer adequate medical care, and many died from smallpox. A key and padlock from the Illinois State Penitentiary in Alton, Illinois. 8, Apr. 1) A-K, 1863-64 355 (pt. 3 1864-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0066 221 OCGP Register of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners, 1864-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0067 Registers of Prisoners: 222 A.R. Rock Island was one of the largest and most notorious Union prison camps during the Civil War. . Out of the 12,400 men confined during Rock Island's 20-month operation, 1,964 prisoners and 171 guards died from disease. 15, July 1863-Apr. 1 1865 340 3 Register of Prisoners, July 1864- June 1865 341 A.R. Some Northern newspapers compared Rock Island prison to the Andersonville prison of the South. During its two years in operation, the prison camp housed a total of more than 12,400 Confederates. Overview of Confederate Prisoner of War Records via FamilySearch.org, [ digital copy ] Reel 0001 Registers of Prisoners,Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 1 OCGP 1 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0002 Registers of Prisoners,Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 2 OCGP 2 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0003 Registers of Prisoners,Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 3 OCGP 3 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0004 Registers of Prisoners,Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 4 OCGP 4 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0005 Registers of Deaths of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners : 5 1; 368* 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0006 Registers of Deaths of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners : 6 2; 369* 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0007 Registers of Prisoners Applications for Release and Decisions, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners:7 1* 1863-65 8 2; 319* 1864-65 9 3 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0008 Descriptive Lists of Confederate Prisoners and Deserters Released on Taking the Oath of Allegiance, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 10 1 1861-64 11 2 1865 12 1 Register of Prisoners Ordered To Be Released, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners, 1865 13 310 Register of Applications Made for the Release of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners, Feb.-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0009 14 1; 295 Register of Unclaimed Money and Valuables Belonging to Confederate Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners, 1865-66 15-Register of the Effects of Deceased Confederate Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners, July 1862-Mar. Camp Douglas Prisoner of War Camp 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. About U.S., Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 This collection includes records of Confederate prisoners of war from the United States. The padlock has a flat metal bar that swings down to cover the key hole. . 1865 124 A.R. Rock Island was previously used as the summer camp site for Sauk Native Americans, and the dispute over tribal ownership led to the Black Hawk War of 1832, after the primary leader of the Sauk, Black Hawk. Prisoners often attempted to escape once captured. Sons of Confederate Veterans. NY, 1862-65; Point Lookout, MD, 1863-65; and Rock Island, IL, 1864. 6;157 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, Nov. 1864-Apr. These troops were sent to Alton, Illinois, where they were held in a former prison. Sons of Confederate Veterans Rock Island Confederate Cemetery--Civil War Era National Cemeteries: A 27 Jul 2020: Fields that were not previously keyed, were keyed and added to the collection. Additional support provided by the Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation Inc. 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. Honor or memorial gifts are an everlasting way to pay tribute to someone who has touched your life. courier : Cousin-to-cousin / coast-to-coast (O'Leary family) - v. 1, no. Arsenal Confederate Prison Camp - RIPS 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0097 McLean Barracks, Cincinnati, Ohio 311 G.R. Rock Island Arsenal (Rock Island, Illinois), United States, Illinois, Rock Island, Rock Island - Military records - Civil War, 1861-1865, FamilySearch Terms of Use (Updated 2021-09-27), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1864- June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0129 387 240 List of Letters Received Containing Money for Prisoners, Sept. 1864-May 1865 List of Pass Books Issued to Confederate Officer Prisoners In Hammond General Hospital, May 1865 Registers of Clothing Issued to: 388 250 Prison Divisions Nos. 1862- July 1865 Morning Reports of Prisoners: 167 A.R. 1-3, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0029 73 15; CC 15 Roll Call Book for Prisons Nos. Seven Confederate Knights-Chapter 2625- Between February and March 1865, over 3,000 prisoners were exchanged and released from the prison. service of the country, is submitted by Marshall Styles marshallstyles@yahoo.com 17-19, 1864-65 Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina Organizations in Various Prison Divis Ions:154 A.R. 19;65 1863, [ digital copy ] Reel 0062 210 A.R. Microfilm series M2072 contains lists of Confederate soldiers who were captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 4 July 1863. The first groups of prisoners arrived at the prison on December 3, 1863. The Alton Military Prison - Madison County Historical Society 4;468 Register of Prisoners Captured in Aug. 1864 and Disposition, 1864-65 342 A.R. Compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al. 4;162 Reports of Prisoners Received, Transferred, and Released, July 1864-Sept. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0083 277 A.R. Eventually, an exchange system was put into place but collapsed in 1863 when the Confederate government refused to exchange captured African-American troops. 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. 2 Petty Cash Account Book, May-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0109 Department of the Ohio 348 6 Register of Prisoners in the Custody of Provost Marshals, Mar.-Dec. 1864 Register of Permits Granted to Sutlers for Bringing Supplies, Feb.-Mar. Looking South The Ely/Faulkner Exchange Part 1, by Max Longley, Emerging Civil War 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. Civil War - Confederate and Union Prisoners of War Chicago, Illinois. from the 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, The first groups of prisoners arrived at the prison on December 3, 1863. . 4;83 1863-65 199 74 Register of Sentenced Prisoners, 1862 List of Deserters, [n.d.] List of Prisoners and Civilians Confined at Various Places, [n.d.] 200 A.R. Nov. 1862-Apr. The island was 3 miles long and 1/2 mile wide, with a solid foundation of limestone rock. 1865 List of Money Belonging to Officer Prisoners, [n.d.] List of Balances of Funds Transferred to Books J and P, [n.d.] Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts:177 455 Apr.-June 1865 178 456 June-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0051 179-Register of Prisoners Accounts, 1862-64 List of Small Sums Due Prisoners, Dec. 1863-May 1864 List of Expenses for Stamps and Stationery, July-Nov. 1862 180 Register of Prisoners Accounts, June-Oct. 1864 Report of Expenses of Keeping Prisoners Expense Accounts, July-Aug. 1864 Registers of Prisoners Accounts: 181 440 June 1864-Feb. 1865 182 June 1864-June 1865 183 441 Feb.-May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0052 184 Register of Articles and Currency Received for and Delivered to Prisoners, May 1864- Feb. 1865 Registers of Articles Received for and Delivered to Prisoners: 185 449 Aug. 1864-Feb. 1865 186 450 Feb.-July 1865 187 Receipts for Money Sent by the Adams Express Co., July-Aug. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0053 Camp Douglas, 111., Military Prison 188 G.R. For more information on the history of Rock Island Arsenal and to take an online virtual historical tour, please see the Army's website. 7 rolls. 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. 27 No. 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. The lists provide the following information about each prisoner: name, rank, regiment, company, date and place of capture, and remarks. Here are 20 facts about that dark period in the city's history to mark its 150th anniversary this month: . Gen. F.C. Another member of the regiment escaped from the prison at Rock Island, Illinois. l863-May 1865 63 21 May-June 1865 64 A.R. Rock Island, Illinois Confederate POW Camp - RootsWeb 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. A camera icon indicates items that are digitally available online. The prison had a "dead-line" inside the . 1862-Mar. Each individuals name has been indexed and is searchable in this database. All of the men were eventually exchanged in Virginia, and most served with the Army of Tennessee for the remainder of the war. 19;420 No. 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. You can learn more about this collection at the FamilySearch website. 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. 3 Register of 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. The Federals responded by declaring these sailors pirates when captured, leading to a stand-off over the classification of all prisoners. Indiana 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. 2, (July 1974), Seton of Parbroath, in Scotland and America, C.T.C. Prosecutors had requested a three-year prison sentence and Ms Novikova herself pleaded with the court to send her to prison rather than the alternative: a fine of at least 700,000 roubles (6,900). Civil War Prison Camps | American Battlefield Trust and Captain Julius Welch Camp 229- To view a digital version of this item click here. To get the best possible experience using our website we recommend that you upgrade to a newer version or install another browser. Additional support provided by the Arkansas Community Foundation. David Sesser Henderson State University Last updated: April 11, 2022 Confederate States of America The Sultana carried around 2,400 former Union prisoners of war up the Mississippi River in April 1865. 1864-May 1865 Prisoners Statements Giving Other Persons the Power to Receive Their Letters, Money, and Packages, 1864-65 98 35 Unidentified Name Index, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0037 Cincinnati, Ohio 37 General Registers of Prisoners: 99 G.R. Chicago, Illinois. 4;143* Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners Jan. I864-Apr. The microfilm may have been scanned, but have a contractual, data privacy, or other restriction preventing access. 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.
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