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1) A-L, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0115 General Registers of Prisoners: 357 (pt. This was a death rate of about 16% of the total population. He and his comrades had been captured during a bloody battle at Plymouth, North Carolina. Captain Julius Welch Camp 229
Water was supplied by a steam-pump, which drew water from the river nearby. 9; 170 Descriptive Lists of Prisoners,Jan. The Record of Prisoners of War Who Have Died at Rock Island Barracks, Illinois had also been uploaded to Ancestry.Com. Camp Douglas Prisoner of War Camp
In every barrack, there was a 40-gallon cauldron was placed in each cookhouse. 5;221 Order Book, May 1863-Jan. 1865 Register of Expenditures and Savings, June-July 1864 317 A.R. 24, 1865 137 A.R. Perhaps because of the smallpox outbreak and its attendant publicity, conditions improved, with laundries, sewers, and a large hospital being built. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2005. 1938 The barracks were built anywhere from 1 foot to 3 feet above ground. 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. 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. 24 Unidentified Name Index, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0065 Eljnira, N.Y. General Registers of Prisoners: 218 G.R. 14 Oct. 1863-May 1865 304 A.R. The officers were eventually exchanged as well, but the regiments were reorganized, often with new officers. Many men did not return to duty and instead returned home after receiving their parole. 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. Links to all 145 reels of Civil War Confederate Prisoner records from1861 to 1865 are included. 12 May 1863-June 1864 302 A.R. were placed in a mass grave known as The Confederate Mound. The Rock Island Barracks held Confederate prisoners from December 1863 until July 1865. 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. Rebellion, (c) Dec. 1996
You can learn more about this collection at the FamilySearch website. 60;440 May l863-Dec. 1864168 A.R. At Jenkins Ferry, a number of Confederate soldiers were reportedly mutilated by Federal forces after being captured. If you can, provide 1-2 sources of information backing up this correction. The planned capacity of the prison was to be 10,080 prisoners. Six hundred and forty-seven thousand prisoners were captured by the North and South in the Civil War. 12, June 1863-Apr.
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1863 101 G.R. The database is comprised of four National Archives (NARA) microfilm series (M1303, M598, M2702, and M918). Bearss, Edwin. Prisoners often attempted to escape once captured. Arkansas was the site of more than 700 military engagements during the Civil War. He later also served in the Union navy. 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. 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 During the Civil War, the federal government established a prison on Rock Island to ease the crowded conditions at other prisons in the Midwest. 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. 1-3, 1864-65 157-Virginia, Maryland, and Mississippi Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. For additional information: The island was 3 miles long and 1/2 mile wide, with a solid foundation of limestone rock. Camp Douglas Prisoner of War Camp
2) M-Z, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0116 Registers of Prisoners: 358 1 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0117 Registers of Prisoners: 359 2 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0118 Registers of Prisoners: 360 3 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0119 Registers of Prisoners: 361 4 1865 362 6 Register of Prisoners Escaped, Released, and Deceased, Aug. 1863-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0120 363 5 Register of Prisoners Transferred From Point Lookout, Sept. 1863-May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0121 364 3 (pts.1 and2) Register of Prisoners Transferred 1 and 2) to and Received From Hammond General Hospital, Oct. 1863- Apr. The enlisted men were exchanged in September 1862 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. From Eastern Illinois University Originally constructed in 1771 by the British, the fort has had a long and distinguished history, active . 1863-Dec. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0094 Rolls of Confederate Deserters Received, Apr. 17-19, 1864-65 Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina Organizations in Various Prison Divis Ions:154 A.R. 1-9, [n.d.] 389 249 Prison Divisions Nos. 5;77;104 Register of Deaths, Jan. -July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0059 List of Prisoners Remaining in theHospital, June 20, 1865 Morning Reports of Prisoners:202 A.R. 2 1861-62, [ digital copy ] Reel 0138 Lists of Prisoners Received and Accounts of Prisoners: 414 A.R. 78 193 A.R. The island is a part of the city of Rock Island. 379 1864-65 155 A.R. 1863-May 1865 320 G.R. 14;81 Apr.Dec. 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. 3;75 1863-65 198 A.R. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0097 McLean Barracks, Cincinnati, Ohio 311 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. Some Northern newspapers compared Rock Island prison to the Andersonville prison of the South. Page headings include the following information: company & regiment, where captured, state, date of capture, when confined, when released. 1862-Mar. 1;292* Consolidated Morning Reports of Prisoners and Register of Burials, Dec. 1864-June 1865 408 A.R. Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners: 335 A.R. 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. The prison, known formally as Rock Island Arsenal, was located on Rock island in the Mississippi River. To view a digital version of this item click here. 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. 1862- July 1865 Morning Reports of Prisoners: 167 A.R. 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. 1863-Jan. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0090 Louisville, Ky., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners:295 G.R. Berry, Chester D., ed. 23, 1865 136 A.R. 1, [n.d.] 380 239 Register of Express Packages and Registered Letters Received for Prisoners, July l86k- June 1865 List of Prisoners Money, June 186*4 Feb. 1865 381 255 Register of the Receipt and Delivery of Express Packages for Prisoners and of Packages Received From Prisoners for Shipping by the Adams Express Co., 1865 List of Unclaimed Boxes Sent to Prisoners, Apr.-May 1865 Registers of the Receipt and Delivery of Packages to Prisoners; 382 257 Nov. 1863-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. Union & Confederate Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, The Battle of Lookout Mountain/Chattanooga.
1 1862-65 219 G.R. 10 and 11 and to Paroled Prisoners, ca. 7; H-R, 1862 A.R. Attention: This site does not support the current version of your web browser. 1863-May 1864 Rf Testers of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners:298 OCGP 1 Apr. The volumes are broken into distinct sections which aid in your search. -Aug. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0087 Invoice of Money and Effects of Prisoners, Apr. The register is generally organized alphabetically by name of prison or hospital and then alphabetically by name of the deceased. 1865 127 A.R. 2 1863-65 339 G.R. Records of the Commissary General of Prisoners, Record Group 249; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Monthly return of Camp and Garrison equipage, Nov. 1864-Jan 1865. Records contained in this series include: Microfilm series M2072 contains lists of Confederate soldiers who were captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 4 July 1863. 18, July 1863-Apr. There is a James T. Reeves, on page 14318, who was the fifth prisoner recorded in the Re index section. Little Rock, AR. Additionally, many Arkansas troops serving in other states were captured during the war. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1864 288 A,R. An artist's rendering shows what the Rock Island Prison Barracks looked like during the Civil War. 2 July 1863-Dec. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0089 Louisville, Ky., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners: 294 G.R. 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. 1865 130 A.R.
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. 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. 1865 Permits Granted by the Commissary General of Prisoners for Furnishing Clothing to Prisoners 15a-Nov. 1864-Mar. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0017 Stationery Returns, Mar. . 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); There were 5,592 prisoners in all. Helping you find your way to Genealogy information. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. 3, July 1863-Apr. 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. 2;486* Oct. 1863- June 1864 282 1 Oct. 1863- July 1865 283 A.R. 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. 27 No. Give a donation in someones name to mark a special occasion, honor a friend or colleague or remember a beloved family member. Other information on the site includes histories of Union and Confederate regiments, links to descriptions of significant battles, and selected lists of prisoner-of-war records . 7 rolls. 3;277 Register of Deaths, Dec. 1863-June 1865 396 288 Stubs of Prisoners Receipts, Apr. Some FamilySearch centers and affiliate libraries maintain collections of previously loaned microfilms or microfiche. 1865 126 A.R. 19;420 No. 1864 25 G.R. Captain James Totten, opposed by volunteer militia companies from across the state and without orders from his superiors in Washington DC, surrendered the arsenal on February 8, 1861, to prevent bloodshed in the streets of Little Rock (Pulaski County). There were 6 rows of 14 barracks, built 30-feet apart, facing 100-foot wide streets. 1-26, [n.d.] 72 CC 23 Barracks in Prisons Nos. 1862-Mar. General Grant and Union officials felt that released Confederate prisoners would return to the battlefield, thus prolonging the war. Chicago, Illinois. Lists of Confederates Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M2072, 1 roll); War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Register of Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Citizens who Died in Federal Prisons and Military Hospitals in the North, 1861-1865; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M918, 1 roll); Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Register of departures of prisoners from Andersonville, Register of admittances to the prison hospital (original and copy), Register of prisoners confined at the prison hospital, Register of prisoners deaths and burials (original and copy), Lists of prisoners claiming reimbursement for money taken from them by Confederate authorities, Consolidated monthly strength reports of prisoners (original and copy), Series of provision returns of the prison hospital, Name index to the original hospital register of admittances, Partial name index to one of the burial lists, Registers of prisoners applications for release and decisions, Descriptive lists of prisoners and deserters, Register of prisoners ordered to be released, Register of applications made for release of prisoners, Register of unclaimed money and valuables belonging to prisoners, Register of the effects of deceased prisoners, Permits granted by the Commissary General of Prisoners for clothing for the prisoners, Numeric report of prisoners received, transferred, paroled, released, and deceased, Register of Confederate and Federal soldiers and civilians sentenced, Register of prisoners discharged and released, Register of prisoners transferred and escaped. When finished, it consisted of eighty-four barracks, 82 . 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).
19, July 1863-Mar. from the 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment,
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. 1-3, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0029 73 15; CC 15 Roll Call Book for Prisons Nos. AGO. 13;183 Register of Prisoners Transferred and Escaped, June 1863- May 1865 34 A.R. Andersonville prison, with . These records are arranged alphabetically by the name of the state each unit was from, then by type of unit, regiment number, and company. Other historical sites in the area include the Confederate Cemetery, the Rock Island . MD Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, IL. United Daughters of the Confederacy Monument
Rock Island's 12-acre prison compound was surrounded by a ditch and a 12-foot-high plank fence punctuated with guard towers. from the 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment,
The Rock Island Civil War Prison Special | 28m 2s | Video has closed captioning. 2 Apr. The microfilm may be scheduled for future scanning. 2) L-Z, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0114 General Registers of Prisoners: 356 G.R.2(Pt. Prisoners captured by Union forces in the state often found themselves at the Arkansas State Prison in Little Rock. Washington, DC: National Archives . The ship exploded near Marion (Crittenden County), killing around 1,800 men. Sources. 25 No. 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. Creating an account gives you access to all these features. The Union repurposed the facility as a military prison during the Civil War. for a death rate of 10% a month, more than any other Civil War prison in any 1-month period. Federal commanders tasked with providing for these prisoners struggled to offer adequate medical care, and many died from smallpox. 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. 10; 171 Register of Prisoners Discharged and Released, June 1863- June 1865 32 A.R. Others enlisted in the Federal army to escape life in the prison camps. Another member of the regiment escaped from the prison at Rock Island, Illinois. In 1864, with the population increasing, the daily rations began to suffer and get smaller. 1 1862-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0081 General Registers of Prisoners:272 G.R. 5, Dec. 1864-Mar. and Cemetery, Haywood Co. Men Known to be buried at
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Original data: United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865. 378 Register of Officer Prisoners in Various Prison Divisions, 1864 160 A.R. 21;63 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0064 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 213 A.R. 186*4- 383 256 Apr.-July 1864 38*4- 262 [n.d.] 385 261 Register of Prisoners Money, Aug. l86*4Apr. Community Trust Payoff Address,
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