Civil War - Confederate and Union Prisoners of War The microfilm may have been scanned, but have a contractual, data privacy, or other restriction preventing access. U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, Provided in association with National Archives and Records Administration. Other forces captured included units from Texas and Louisiana. Search For Prisoners - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) 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. Some prisoners held by Union authorities were allowed to take an oath of allegiance to gain their freedom. Deaths of Haywood Co. Men Page headings include the following information: company & regiment, where captured, state, date of capture, when confined, when released. Rock Island prison was authorized in July 1863. 1865 127 A.R. During the Civil War, over 12,000 Confederate prisoners were held on Rock Island (now Arsenal Island) in Rock Island, Illinois. 1965 Diary of Lafayette Rogan, C.S.A. 427 July 1863 116 A.R. 425 1863 List of Boxes and Packages Received, Oct. 1863-May 1864 Registers of Prisoners: 114 53 June-Nov. 1863 115 A.R. Civil War Prisons: A Study in War Psychology. Registers of Prisoners: 281 A.R. 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. 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. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. 1 1862-65 219 G.R. Here are 20 facts about that dark period in the city's history to mark its 150th anniversary this month: . 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0019 Consolidated Morning Reports of Prisoners:39- 179 June 1864-June 1865 40 -190 Morning Reports of Patients and Attendants in the Prison Hospital, June-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0020 41 187 Guardhouse Reports, Register of Passes, Requisitions for Clothing and Supplies, and List of Sentenced Prisoners, 1862 42 A.R. . 3, July 1863-Apr. The 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment was surrendered by their Iowa PBS Presents | The Rock Island Civil War Prison | PBS Rebels at Rock Island: The Story of a Civil War Prison. The first prisoners, taken at the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, arrived from Chattanooga in December 1863. 6 Apr. Ukraine war latest: Strike on Black Sea fleet 'God's punishment The first groups of prisoners arrived at the prison on December 3, 1863. Perhaps because of the smallpox outbreak and its attendant publicity, conditions improved, with laundries, sewers, and a large hospital being built. 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. He had been placed in Barracks #3. 1) A-K, 1863-64 355 (pt. 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? 8 Register of Deaths of Prisoners, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0016 31 A.R. 78 193 A.R. Descriptive Lists of prisoners Jan 1864-Feb 1865. List of Confederate prisoners by state interned at Rock Island from: 545th Military Police The artist, John F. Gisch, was a Confederate prisoner of war at Rock Island Prison Barracks. He was a member of Company A, 24th Alabama Infantry Regiment. 85;85 Statistical Reports of Prisoners, Dec. 1864-June 1865 207 A.R. 13;183 Register of Prisoners Transferred and Escaped, June 1863- May 1865 34 A.R. 1862-Mar. Seven Confederate Knights-Chapter 2625- Camp Dennison, Ohio Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis, Mo. 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. 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 or Fort Donelson and returned to service. 1 And 2: 75 43; CC 43 [n.d.] 76 44 [n.d.] List of Checks Received and Disposition, Apr.-June 1865 77 Roll Call Book for Prison No. This library offers to access hundreds of thousands documents: books, old newspapers, magazines, etc. 72201. They were from Camp Douglas and a captured Confederates from the battles at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. Rock Island Arsenal - Wikipedia 2, Dec. 1864-Mar. U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 - Ancestry 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. The site on the island for the prison was at the center of the north side. Gen. F.C. Alton's Pows - Northern Illinois University There were 6 rows of 14 barracks, built 30-feet apart, facing 100-foot wide streets. 5;464 Apr. 1863-June 1865 30 A.R. The end of the war saw the largest loss of life of prisoners of war in the state. All Rights Reserved. 1865 377 263 List of Confederate Money Taken From Prisoners on Arrival, Aug. 1864-Feb. 1865 Letters Sent by the Provost Marshals Office, Sept.-Oct. 1864 378 26k List of Property Belonging to Prisoners Who Were Transferred to Elmira, N.Y., Aug. 1864 Inventories of Joseph Forrests Estate and the Sothoron Estate, [n.d.] List of Confiscated Articles, [n.d.] List of Vessels Boarded and Searched, [n.d.] List of Persons, Including Those Having Passes, Apr. During the twenty months, the active period of the prison, 12,409 prisoners had been confined. The ship exploded near Marion (Crittenden County), killing around 1,800 men. the resulting infux of prisoners, so later that summer, the War Department authorized a prisoner of war camp at Rock Island, Illinois. McAdams, Benton. 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. 7;165* Receipt Stubs for Prisoners Money, July 1865 279 A.R. The Rock Island, Illinois, Civil War Prison, 1863-1865 Kathryn Kost. The day the prisoners came to town - The Quad-City Times 8; R-Z, 1862 A.R. Double-gate sally ports were built on the east and west ends of the prison and were the only openings into the prison. Also available on microfilm and digital images. For more information, contact 501-918-3025 orcalsfoundation@cals.org. 12 May 1863-June 1864 302 A.R. This screen shows the complete catalog entry of the title you selected. 1-26, [n.d.] 72 CC 23 Barracks in Prisons Nos. Confederate Graves; Rock Island, IL Deaths of Haywood Co. Men from the 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America Camp Douglas Prisoner of War Camp Chicago, Illinois Total deaths by Company and County Letter, 1864 A letter from Camp Douglas, dated March 21st 1864, from John Henry Dyer of The Union victories at Shiloh and Island No. 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. 2 1863-65 339 G.R. Rock Island was a government-owned island in the Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline, Illinois. Honor or memorial gifts are an everlasting way to pay tribute to someone who has touched your life. The Record of Prisoners of War Who Have Died at Rock Island Barracks, Illinois had also been uploaded to Ancestry.Com. Union & Confederate Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, The Battle of Lookout Mountain/Chattanooga. Large numbers of Federal troops were captured during the Camden Expedition, especially during the fighting at Poison Spring and Marks Mills. Loss of the Sultana and Reminiscences of Survivors. United Daughters of the Confederacy Monument commanding officer on 10 September 1863 at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, 1861-62 List of Prisoners Received From Henderson, Ky., Jan. 10, 1863 List of Political Prisoners Paroled at Columbus, Ohio, Oct.-Nov. 1862 List of Prisoners for Exchange, 1863-61* List of Prisoners, Jan.-May 1863 Roll Call Books for Prison No. No inmate. 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 . Confederate Prisoners of War ~ 1861 ~ 1865 - AHGP 1) A-L, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0115 General Registers of Prisoners: 357 (pt. 8 No. The Mystery of James T. Reeves, Confederate Prisoner Confederate States of America The first time you log in to our catalog you will need to create an account. Water was supplied by a steam-pump, which drew water from the river nearby. 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. 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. Jr., 10 in April brought almost 1,500 more Confederate prisoners into Prison Square. United Daughters of the Confederacy, 7;141 Oct. 1864-May 1865 224 A.R. 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. The prison was opened in November 1863. Many thanks to Sandy, Doug, D. John Trull, 1;460* General Register of Prisoners, Aug. 1861-Dec. 1865 List of Substitute Brokers and Bounty Jumpers Released, Mar. MCHS objects 1938-068-0002 (key) and 1938-068-0001 (padlock). 1865 125 A.R. Originally constructed in 1771 by the British, the fort has had a long and distinguished history, active . 4;463 Jan. -Apr. In addition to their names, information that may be listed for each soldier includes regiment, company, and rank. 1865 390 251 Various Prison Divisions, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0130 Richmond, Va.391 Register of Oaths of Allegiance Taken at Richmond, 1865 392 3 Lists Relating to Paroled Prisoners, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0131 Rock Island Barracks, 111., Military Prison 393 G.R. 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. 23, 1865 136 A.R. 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. 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. 2 Sept. 1862-Aug. 1864 102 G.R. Civil War Prison Camps - CIVIL WAR SAGA About U.S., Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 This collection includes records of Confederate prisoners of war from the United States. 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. Arkansas was the site of more than 700 military engagements during the Civil War. This documentary tells the story of the Rock Island Civil War Prison and how it acquired the undeserved reputation . 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. During its two years in operation, the prison camp housed a total of more than 12,400 Confederates.
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