compiled by H. Hilburn Berry from miscellaneous papers found at Rock Island Arsenal, Manuscript/Manuscript with Digital Images, High Density: {{copy.hd_shelf}}, {{copy.hd_shelfmark}}. During its two years in operation, the prison camp housed a total of more than 12,400 Confederates. This book is part of the Geneanet Library. Williams, Charles. 1863-May 1865 319 G.R. It is now home of First Army headquarters, and the US Army's Center of Excellence for Additive Manufacturing. 10;393 No. There was no hospital. The island is a part of the city of Rock Island. The microfilm may be scheduled for future scanning. David Sesser Henderson State University Last updated: April 11, 2022 186*4- 383 256 Apr.-July 1864 38*4- 262 [n.d.] 385 261 Register of Prisoners Money, Aug. l86*4Apr. 26;400 No. Helping you find your way to Genealogy information. The island was 3 miles long and 1/2 mile wide, with a solid foundation of limestone rock. The end of the war saw the largest loss of life of prisoners of war in the state. 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. MD Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, IL. 15, July 1863-Apr. . The first guard force for Rock Island was the 4th Regiment of the Veteran Reserve Corps. [3] At the west end of the barrack was a kitchen or cookhouse that was 18-feet long. Camp Douglas Prisoner of War Camp Rock Island was one of the largest and most notorious Union prison camps during the Civil War. Prisoners held in Little Rock were allowed to take the oath and released. Prisoners who crossed it would be shot regardless of any reason. Six hundred and forty-seven thousand prisoners were captured by the North and South in the Civil War. Gen. F.C. 6; A-H 1862 A.R. What remains of it on Arsenal Island is a cemetery for the nearly 2000 prisoners who died there. Hesseltine, William. 1865 337 A.R. In 1862, the island was converted into an Union arsenal. 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. Soldiers from both sides were often captured by the enemy to become prisoners of war. 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. 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. The prison, known formally as Rock Island Arsenal, was located on Rock island in the Mississippi River. This screen shows the complete catalog entry of the title you selected. 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); 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. When a tribute gift is given the honoree will receive a letter acknowledging your generosity and a bookplate will be placed in a book. The Rock Island Civil War Prison Special | 28m 2s | Video has closed captioning. Williams, Charles. 2* 1863-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0058 Registers of Prisoners : 197 A.R. 6 No. The barracks were built anywhere from 1 foot to 3 feet above ground. 13 Sept. 1863-Aug. 1864 303 A.R. 3;121* Descriptive List of Confederate Prisoners Released, 1863-65 330 2; 117* Register of Deaths, 1863-65 331 H9 Consolidated Morning Reports of Prisoners, 1864-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0103 332 123 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, 1864-65 333 120 Receipts for Cash, 1864 334 118 Cash Book, 1864-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0104 New Orleans, La. Rock Island Barracks (1863-1865) - A U.S. Army prisoner-of-war (POW) camp established in 1863 during the U.S. Civil War on Rock Island in Rock Island County, Illinois. 4, 5 Apr. Do not sell or share my personal information. By late 1864, conditions at the prison became even worse. 1863-May 1864 Rf Testers of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners:298 OCGP 1 Apr. 6, July 1863-Apr. 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. 1 General Register of Prisoners, Apr. A kitchen was built into each barracks. 1863-July 1865 315 A.R. 18, July 1863-Apr. 78 193 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. Small-scale engagements broke out across the state throughout the war, often leading to the capture of a handful of troops at a time. 15 Lists of Confined and of Escaped Prisoners, 1862-65 Monthly Returns of Camp and Garrison Equipage, Nov. 1864- Jan. 1865 Coal and Wood Accounts, Nov. 1864- 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. Enlisted men and officers were typically held in separate prisons. from: 545th Military Police The artist, John F. Gisch, was a Confederate prisoner of war at Rock Island Prison Barracks. They were from Camp Douglas and a captured Confederates from the battles at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. 1-26, [n.d.] 72 CC 23 Barracks in Prisons Nos. 1864-Feb. 1865 33 A.R. 1-3, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0029 73 15; CC 15 Roll Call Book for Prisons Nos. 60;440 May l863-Dec. 1864168 A.R. The prison was opened in November 1863. 2, Dec. 1864-Mar. 1865 133 A.R. The prison camp was comprised of 84 prisoner barracks, each being 100 feet long, 22 feet wide and 12 feet high. 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. Deaths of Haywood Co. Men 1) A-L, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0115 General Registers of Prisoners: 357 (pt. 4;463 Jan. -Apr. 21;63 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0064 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 213 A.R. These troops were sent to Alton, Illinois, where they were held in a former prison. Double-gate sally ports were built on the east and west ends of the prison and were the only openings into the prison. 1 Nov. 1862-July 1863 293 G.R. Many men did not return to duty and instead returned home after receiving their parole. 1864-May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0111 Point Lookout, Md., Military Prison Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners: 352 245 Feb. 1864-Mar. 1863-May 1864 Rf Testers of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 299 OCGP 2 Dec. 1863-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0095 Rolls of Confederate Deserters Received, Apr. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ainsworth estimated to James Ford Rhodes in 1903 that 193,750 Northerners & 215,000 Southerners were captured and confined. Many of the Arkansan prisoners of war were returned to the state, where they eventually reorganized into new units in the southern part of the state. Additional support provided by the Arkansas General Assembly. 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. 1864 123 A.R. Updates: These troops were not captured by Confederates, as Arkansas had not yet left the Union, but rather by pro-secession volunteers, many of whom later did join the Confederate army. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1963. 2 1862-65 Registers of Prisoners: 273 300 1862-63, [ digital copy ] Reel 0082 Registers of Prisoners: 274 1 1862-65 275 A.R. 10 and 11 and to Paroled Prisoners, ca. About U.S., Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 This collection includes records of Confederate prisoners of war from the United States. Text is available under the Creative Commons . 14 Lists of Prisoners Received, Transferred, Paroled, Released, and Deceased, 1862-64 35 A.R. 17;84 Account of Checks and Packages Received for Prisoners, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0061 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 208 A.R. Perhaps because of the smallpox outbreak and its attendant publicity, conditions improved, with laundries, sewers, and a large hospital being built. From Eastern Illinois University This documentary tells the story of the Rock Island Civil War Prison and how it acquired the undeserved reputation . 1-3, 1864-65 157-Virginia, Maryland, and Mississippi Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. These records are arranged alphabetically by the name of the state each unit was from, then by type of unit, regiment number, and company. United Daughters of the Confederacy, Haywood County, NC An estimated 56,000 died in prison - 30,000 in Confederate prisons and 26,000 in Union prisons. 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. . 1865 121 A.R. 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. 1864 288 A,R. 14;81 Apr.Dec. 379 1864-65 155 A.R. United Daughters of the Confederacy Monument 2 1863-64 109 G.R. 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. 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. Lists of prisoners received, transferred, paroled, released, and deceased 1862-64. 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. Their Compiled Service Records are held at the National Archives and are now available online at Fold3. Chicago, Illinois. 383 Various Southern State Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. This item is available on microfilm at this FamilySearch center. [ 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 There were 5,592 prisoners in all. 12; A.R. The remaining part of the barrack was to be the sleeping/living quarters for the prisoners. 100 Rock Street Confederate States of America Rock Island was one of the largest and most notorious Union prison camps during the Civil War. The database is comprised of four National Archives (NARA) microfilm series (M1303, M598, M2702, and M918). 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. 3 Descriptive List of Prisoners, in the Custody of the District Provost Marshal, Who Took Oaths of Amnesty or Allegiance, Mar. 4;162 Reports of Prisoners Received, Transferred, and Released, July 1864-Sept. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0083 277 A.R. 3; Register of Deaths, 1862-65 153* 276 A.R. 1865 127 A.R. Also known as Rock Island Camp . FamilySearch makes every effort to enable access dependent on decisions of record custodians and applicable laws. 7;165* Receipt Stubs for Prisoners Money, July 1865 279 A.R. Eventually, it sat on 12 acres of land that included prisoner barracks, guard barracks, officers' quarters, administration buildings, supply buildings, and several hospitals. 8, Apr. 6 July-Aug. 1864 223 A.R. 1863-Dec. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0094 Rolls of Confederate Deserters Received, Apr. 4;468 Register of Prisoners Captured in Aug. 1864 and Disposition, 1864-65 342 A.R. 26, 1865 139 A.R. He later also served in the Union navy. Search is free but access to the books is reserved for Premium members. 3 Apr. 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. There is a James T. Reeves, on page 14318, who was the fifth prisoner recorded in the Re index section. The 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment was surrendered by their l863-May 1865 63 21 May-June 1865 64 A.R. 1865 307 G.R. The prison had a "dead-line" inside the . A key and padlock from the Illinois State Penitentiary in Alton, Illinois. This index also includes Confederate soldiers who later served with the Union Army. 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. 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. prisoner of war at Rock Island Prison Barracks, 1868. by Lafayette Rogan. 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. The Union repurposed the facility as a military prison during the Civil War. The Sanitary . Attention: This site does not support the current version of your web browser. 246 5;110 June 1865 247 1; 113* June 1865 248 112* June 1865 249 108 Various Places in Louisiana and at Brownsville, Tex., June-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0076 Registers of Prisoners Petroled at: 250 104 Columbus, Miss., May 1865 Columbus, Miss., and Gainesville, Ala. 251 91 May 1865 252 102 May 1865 253 103 May 1865 254 97 Grenada, Miss., May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0077 Jackson, Miss. Prisoners captured by Union forces in the state often found themselves at the Arkansas State Prison in Little Rock. The register is generally organized alphabetically by name of prison or hospital and then alphabetically by name of the deceased. 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. The jail key is 3.75 long. 6 Register of Prisoners Confined Under Sentence, 1863-65 A.R. During the Civil War, over 12,000 Confederate prisoners were held on Rock Island (now Arsenal Island) in Rock Island, Illinois. The next major capture of Arkansas troops occurred in January 1863 when Fort Hindman fell to Union forces. 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. 20, July 1863-Apr. 2) L-Z, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0114 General Registers of Prisoners: 356 G.R.2(Pt. 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. The prisoners cooked their own food. 1865 134 A.R. and Captain Julius Welch Camp 229- 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. 19;420 No. Federal commanders tasked with providing for these prisoners struggled to offer adequate medical care, and many died from smallpox. 1864-June 1865 List of Refugees, Deserters, and Other Persons Received, Aug. 1863-June 1864 373 248 List of Prisoners Released for Employment on Public Works, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0125 374 10 Register of Prisoners Enlisting in the U.S. Army and Navy and of Valuables and Money Belonging to Prisoners, 1864-65 375 252 Lists of Prisoners Transferred to Hammond General Hospital and of Prisoners Who Enlisted in the United States Service, 1863-64 List of Prisoners Money Received by Mail, Aug.-Sept. 1863 List of Permanent Passes Issued to Civilians, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0126 376 260 List of Money and Valuables Taken From Prisoners on Arrival, Oct. 1864-Apr. 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. 11 Lists of Federal, Confederate, and Civilian Prisoners Showing Dispositions and of Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners, 1864-65 43- Roll Call Book for Prison No. Little Rock, AR. During the twenty months, the active period of the prison, 12,409 prisoners had been confined. 2;461 Nov. 1862-Sept. 1863 286 A.R. Part of Rock Island Military Reservation. 1864- May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0110 Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C. 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. The microfilm may have been scanned, but have a contractual, data privacy, or other restriction preventing access. 1-9, [n.d.] 389 249 Prison Divisions Nos. courier : Cousin-to-cousin / coast-to-coast (O'Leary family) - v. 1, no. Civil War Prisons: A Study in War Psychology. Entire regiments were formed from these prisoners and saw action on the western frontier against Native Americans. 27 No. 72201. 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. Between 1861 and 1865, American Civil War prison camps were operated by the Union and the Confederacy to detain over 400,000 captured soldiers. 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). The water supply and drainage were deficient, creating a sanitation problem. DeKalb: Northern Illinois Press, 2000. The Rock Island, Illinois, Civil War Prison, 1863-1865 Kathryn Kost. Bearss, Edwin. During the Civil War, the federal government established a prison on Rock Island to ease the crowded conditions at other prisons in the Midwest. General Grant and Union officials felt that released Confederate prisoners would return to the battlefield, thus prolonging the war. The prison camp operated from December 1863 until July 1865, when the last prisoners were freed. With the conclusion of the war, Federal prisoners in the Trans-Mississippi were released from Camp Ford in Texas after it closed in May 1965. Registers of Prisoners: 105 2 1863-64 106 4 1864-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0040 Fort Delaware, Del., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners: 107 4 1863, [ digital copy ] Reel 0041 Fort Delaware, Del., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners: 108 G.R. Encyclopedia of Arkansas Large numbers of Federal troops were captured during the Camden Expedition, especially during the fighting at Poison Spring and Marks Mills. The Galvanized Yankees. Search, View, Print Union & Confederate Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865. 29;403 No. 79 194 A.R. -May 1865 397 Unidentified Index of Prisoners Names and Barracks Numbers, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0133 398 Name Index to Ledger A 399 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, Ledger A, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0134 400 Name Index to Ledger B-401 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, Ledger B, 1864-65 Journals of Accounts with Prisoners:402 -Dec. 1863-Jan. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0135 Journals of Accounts with Prisoners: ^03 270 Mar. Records of the Commissary General of Prisoners, Record Group 249; National Archives, Washington, D.C. This was a breeding ground for disease. 1 1862-65 219 G.R. These are hand written documents andunfortunately there is not a singlecomprehensive index. Another member of the regiment escaped from the prison at Rock Island, Illinois. / mstyles1947@yahoo.com, in honor of those who never came home. from the 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Captain Julius Welch Camp 229 1863-64 Ledger Account of the Alton Savings Institute, Mar.-Apr. 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. To browse this image set, select from the options below. The Alton Military Prison. 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. Loss of the Sultana and Reminiscences of Survivors. The first groups of prisoners arrived at the prison on December 3, 1863. . 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 When finished, it consisted of eighty-four barracks, 82 . 1863 100 G.R. 1863-July 1865 68 51 Jan.-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0028 69 CC 20 Register of Prisoners and Reports of Prisoners Discharged, Mar.-June 1862 List of Non-Commissioned Officers of the Benton Barracks Cadets, Sept. 1861-Jan. 1862 70 57 Reports of Prisons and Hospitals and of Prisoners at Roll Calls, Mar.-Aug. 1862 List of Prisoners in the Hospital [n.d.] List of Escaped Prisoners, Mar.- May 1862 Mess Reports, Prisons Nos. 21 No. Looking South This project is funded in part by a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant award. Some FamilySearch centers and affiliate libraries maintain collections of previously loaned microfilms or microfiche. 1864 Little Rock, Ark., Military Prison 289 G.R. The prison was opened in November 1863. 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). Prisoners often attempted to escape once captured. 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. 2 General Register of Prisoners, Dec. 1864 -May 1865 290 1 Register of Prisoners, Sept. 1863- Feb. 1865 7;291 3 Register of Political and Other Prisoners, 1864-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0088 Louisville, Ky., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners: 292 G.R. 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 prison had a "dead-line" inside the prison compound. 17, July 1863-Nov. 1864 131 A.R. Each barrack would have 60 double bunks and would house 120 prisoners. 18; 69 1862 209 A.R. 8 No. 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. The lists provide the following information about each prisoner: name, rank, regiment, company, date and place of capture, and remarks. Research of: D. John Trull Jr.
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