1863-Dec. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0094 Rolls of Confederate Deserters Received, Apr. Text is available under the Creative Commons . Donations made to the CALS Foundation are tax-deductible for United States federal income tax purposes. Eventually, it sat on 12 acres of land that included prisoner barracks, guard barracks, officers' quarters, administration buildings, supply buildings, and several hospitals. Others enlisted in the Federal army to escape life in the prison camps. 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. Little Rock: Pioneer Press, 1967. Of those housed here, about 2,000 died from deprivation, smallpox, pneumonia, and other medical ailments at an average of about 4 per day for the 572 days the prison was in operation. . Confederate States of America 6 Register of Prisoners Confined Under Sentence, 1863-65 A.R. Deaths of Haywood Co. Men 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;229* Apr.-May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0108 Newport News, Va., Military Prison 346 A.R. Reasons why microfilms may not yet be available digitally on FamilySearch.org include: FamilySearch Terms of Use (Updated 2021-09-27) | Privacy Notice (Updated 2021-04-06), 2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. 72201. 7 Register of Prisoners Confined, Discharged, Escaped, and Transferred, 1862-65 A.R. 9 and 10, 1865 153 A.R. These troops were sent to Alton, Illinois, where they were held in a former prison. Soldiers from both sides were often captured by the enemy to become prisoners of war. 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. 20 and 45, 1864-65 158 A.R. 12, June 1863-Apr. Lists of prisoners received, transferred, paroled, released, and deceased 1862-64. 9 Register of Deaths, Releases, and Exchanges, Jan. -June 1865 201 A.R. Camp Dennison, Ohio Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis, Mo. The first troops captured in Arkansas were members of Battery F, Second United States Artillery, in addition to other men stationed at the Little Rock Arsenal. MCHS objects 1938-068-0002 (key) and 1938-068-0001 (padlock). Inscription on the UDC Monument 19, July 1863-Mar. The register is generally organized alphabetically by name of prison or hospital and then alphabetically by name of the deceased. Looking East Originally constructed in 1771 by the British, the fort has had a long and distinguished history, active . 3; Register of Deaths, 1862-65 153* 276 A.R. -May 1865 Accounts of Money and Effects of Prisoners: 285 A.R. The officers were eventually exchanged as well, but the regiments were reorganized, often with new officers. Original data: United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865. 383 Various Southern State Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. 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. 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. 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. 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. Confederate POW Camp 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. Search is free but access to the books is reserved for Premium members. Several sailors, including the commander of the vessel, were taken prisoner by the Confederates. 16 No. 61 Jan.-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0048 169 435 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, July-Dec. 1863 List of Registered Letters, Oct.- Nov. 1863 List of Charges on Express Packages, [n.d.] Memoranda Relating to Mail, [n.d.] List of Names of Prisoners and Sums of Money, July-Nov. 1863 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 170 436 Dec. 1863-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. 8;472 Apr.-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0106 General Registers of Prisoners:338 G.R. 1865 307 G.R. Water was supplied by a steam-pump, which drew water from the river nearby. This was a death rate of about 16% of the total population. 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. 1865 118 A.R. Sons of Confederate Veterans. Helping you find your way to Genealogy information. 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. commanding officer on 10 September 1863 at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, Indiana 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). 22;59 1865 214 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. Alton Prison, Illinois POWs by surname 18; 69 1862 209 A.R. 1965 Diary of Lafayette Rogan, C.S.A. 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. 1, Feb.-Mar. 2* 1863-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0058 Registers of Prisoners : 197 A.R. 21;63 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0064 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 213 A.R. An estimated 56,000 died in prison - 30,000 in Confederate prisons and 26,000 in Union prisons. This item is available on microfilm at this FamilySearch center. Elmira's Civil War prison camp operated from July 6, 1864, until July 11, 1865, incarcerating a total of 12,121 Confederates. 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. The Rock Island Civil War Prison Special | 28m 2s | Video has closed captioning. 26;400 No. Join the community of family history enthusiasts and FamilySearch employees to ask questions and discuss potential product enhancements. 1 1865 340 3 Register of Prisoners, July 1864- June 1865 341 A.R. 1;292* Consolidated Morning Reports of Prisoners and Register of Burials, Dec. 1864-June 1865 408 A.R. 3 Register of Prisoners, Apr. 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. Rock Island's 12-acre prison compound was surrounded by a ditch and a 12-foot-high plank fence punctuated with guard towers. Each barrack would have 60 double bunks and would house 120 prisoners. 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. 11, June 1863-Apr. Names in alphabetical order by state. 1863-Jan. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0090 Louisville, Ky., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners:295 G.R. 6, 7 Jan. 1864-Jan. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0092 Louisville, Ky., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners:297 G.R. Little Rock, AR. 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? The planned capacity of the prison was to be 10,080 prisoners. 10 in April brought almost 1,500 more Confederate prisoners into Prison Square. 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. service of the country, is submitted by Marshall Styles marshallstyles@yahoo.com 8;146; 464 Register of Express Packages Re- Ceived for Prisoners and Examined, 1865 280 Unidentified Name Index, [n.d.J, [ digital copy ] Reel 0084 Khoxville, Term. The lists provide the following information about each prisoner: name, rank, regiment, company, date and place of capture, and remarks. Sources. 255 94 May 1865 256 96 May 1865 257 95 Jackson, Miss., and at Demopolis, Gainesville, and Selma, Ala., May-June 1865 258 4;90 Jackson, Miss., and at Demopolis, Gainesville, Montgomery, and Selma, Ala., June-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0078 Meridian, Miss. 3, ca. 7;141 Oct. 1864-May 1865 224 A.R. 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. The Union victories at Shiloh and Island No. 1863, [ digital copy ] Reel 0025 Descriptive Lists of Prisoners: 58 A.R. Microfilm series M1303 contains records relating to Federal or Union POWs that were held by Confederate authorities at Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Georgia between February 1864 and April 1865. k Register of Civilian Prisoners, Apr. 5, Dec. 1864-Mar. 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. 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. The system worked only sporadically from that time until the end of the war. 3 May-July 1865 347 A.R. 12; A.R. Read our Privacy Policy. The remaining part of the barrack was to be the sleeping/living quarters for the prisoners. McAdams, Benton. 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. Rebels at Rock Island: The Story of a Civil War Prison. 1863-June 1865 30 A.R. Jr., 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. 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. 18, July 1863-Apr. The Rock Island, Illinois, Civil War Prison, 1863-1865 Kathryn Kost. What Information can I Find in these Records? 1865 Permits Granted by the Commissary General of Prisoners for Furnishing Clothing to Prisoners 15a-Nov. 1864-Mar. The deplorable conditions at the camp led some to call it the "Andersonville of the North," a reference to the infamous prison in Georgia. 1864-May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0111 Point Lookout, Md., Military Prison Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners: 352 245 Feb. 1864-Mar. 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 amount and type of information available for an individual will vary according to record types and forms. Chicago, Illinois. 4;156 General Register of Prisoners, Oct. 1863-July 1865 308 2 Register of Prisoners, [n.d.] 309 5; 155* Register of Prisoners Transferred to Fort Delaware, Del., July 1863 310 A.R. Monthly return of Camp and Garrison equipage, Nov. 1864-Jan 1865. The enlisted men were exchanged in September 1862 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. The prison had a "dead-line" inside the prison compound. 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. The jail key is 3.75 long. These records are arranged alphabetically by the name of the state each unit was from, then by type of unit, regiment number, and company. 12 May 1863-June 1864 302 A.R. 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. Each barrack was to be 100-feet long, 22-feet widw, and 12-feet high wit 12 windows, 2 doors, and 2 roof ventilators. Compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al. 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. 2, Jan. 16, 1863 78 35 Roll Call Book for Prison No. The CALS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. 1865 134 A.R. Hesseltine, William. He was a member of Company A, 24th Alabama Infantry Regiment. To browse this image set, select from the options below. 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. Also known as Rock Island Camp . 1863-July 1865 315 A.R. . Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Haywood County, NC 10;393 No. Pages in category "American Civil War prison camps" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. To view a digital version of this item click here. The first prisoners, taken at the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, arrived from Chattanooga in December 1863. 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. Generally, catalog entries are written in the same language as the original record they describe. 14 No. 56 Register of Deaths, Apr. Rebellion, (c) Dec. 1996 4 Dec. 1864-May 1865 321 G.R. David Sesser Henderson State University Last updated: April 11, 2022 for a death rate of 10% a month, more than any other Civil War prison in any 1-month period. 2 1863-65 339 G.R. 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. 3 Dec. 1863-Jan. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0091 Louisville, Ky., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners:296 G.R. 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. Updates: 5;221 Order Book, May 1863-Jan. 1865 Register of Expenditures and Savings, June-July 1864 317 A.R. The site on the island for the prison was at the center of the north side. United Daughters of the Confederacy Monument Some of the units captured at Port Hudson had been previously captured at Island No. 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. 7 rolls. 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 . 1862-Mar. Attention: This site does not support the current version of your web browser. 10 in April. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0085 Fort Lafayette, N.Y., Military Prison 284 G.R. 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 The Union navy also sometimes lost men as prisoners of war after its boats were attacked on Arkansas waterways. 15 No. The Union repurposed the facility as a military prison during the Civil War. courier : Cousin-to-cousin / coast-to-coast (O'Leary family) - v. 1, no. 1865 125 A.R. Prisoners captured by Union forces in the state often found themselves at the Arkansas State Prison in Little Rock. Between February and March 1865, over 3,000 prisoners were exchanged and released from the prison. The prisoners were immediately beset by a smallpox epidemic that sickened thousands and killed more than 600 within 3 months. MD Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, IL. 16, July 1863-Mar. Honor or memorial gifts are an everlasting way to pay tribute to someone who has touched your life. 1 (Dec. 1956), Vital records of Lincoln, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, Life of Venerable Mary of the Incarnation, Ursulaie Religious and foundress of the Monastery of Quebec, Canada, A gazetteer of Massachusetts, containing descriptions of all the counties, towns and districts in the commonwealth, also, of its principal mountains, rivers, capes, bays, harbors, islands, and fashionable resorts. 2 Feb. 1863-July 1865 26 G.R. 18 No. 1 Nov. 1862-July 1863 293 G.R. This project is funded in part by a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant award. Do not sell or share my personal information. In 1864, with the population increasing, the daily rations began to suffer and get smaller. 2;486* Oct. 1863- June 1864 282 1 Oct. 1863- July 1865 283 A.R. Of these, 730 were transferred to other stations . The remainingprisoners were released on parole throughout May, June, and July. The prison was opened in November 1863. 3 Descriptive List of Prisoners, in the Custody of the District Provost Marshal, Who Took Oaths of Amnesty or Allegiance, Mar. Also, some "pesthouses" were built to house prisoners who got smallpox. 1862- July 1865 Morning Reports of Prisoners: 167 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. 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. Union & Confederate Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, The Battle of Lookout Mountain/Chattanooga. [3] All Rights Reserved. Other historical sites in the area include the Confederate Cemetery, the Rock Island . 186*4- 383 256 Apr.-July 1864 38*4- 262 [n.d.] 385 261 Register of Prisoners Money, Aug. l86*4Apr. AGO. 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. 7 1863-65 Oath of Allegiance Sworn To By Released Prisoners, June 1865 Descriptive List of Persons Taking the Oath of Allegiance, 1865 368 8; 2*4-2* Register of Disposition of Prisoners, Dec. 1863-Oct. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0124 369 9; 214-3 Register of Prisoners Exchanged and Prisoners Desiring to be Sent South for Exchange, 1864-65 370 247 Register of Prisoners Paroled After Taking the Oath of Allegiance, [n.d.] 371 11; 254* Register of Oaths of Allegiance Taken by Prisoners, Jan. 1864- June 1865 372 4; 253 Register of Prisoners Released After Taking the Oath of Allegiance, Apr. 1865 133 A.R. from: 545th Military Police The artist, John F. Gisch, was a Confederate prisoner of war at Rock Island Prison Barracks. 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. Gen. F.C. This library offers to access hundreds of thousands documents: books, old newspapers, magazines, etc. The prison camp operated from December 1863 until July 1865, when the last prisoners were freed. 249.6 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL PRISONER-OF-WAR MILITARY PRISONS AND PRISON CAMPS 1862-65 . 1) A-L, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0115 General Registers of Prisoners: 357 (pt. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0017 Stationery Returns, Mar. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2005. Additional support provided by the Arkansas Community Foundation. 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. They were from Camp Douglas and a captured Confederates from the battles at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. 8, Apr. During the Civil War, the federal government established a prison on Rock Island to ease the crowded conditions at other prisons in the Midwest. By late summer of 1862, the camp held nearly 9,000 prisoners, and the prison conditions deteriorated. Confederate States of America 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. General Grant and Union officials felt that released Confederate prisoners would return to the battlefield, thus prolonging the war. No inmate. Fitting comment by General Stonewall Jackson, Deaths of Prisoners of War 1864-June 1865 Department of the Missouri 322 Register of Prisoners, Mar.-Apr. The Sanitary . The camp, on the north side of the island, included 84 barracks designed to hold about. 2;461 Nov. 1862-Sept. 1863 286 A.R. Sons of Confederate Veterans 8; 45 May 1862-Aug. 1863 56 303 1862-63 57 Feb.-Mar. 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. Give a donation in someones name to mark a special occasion, honor a friend or colleague or remember a beloved family member. 2 Sept. 1862-Aug. 1864 102 G.R. 1864 25 G.R. Registers of Prisoners: 104 1 1862-63, [ digital copy ] Reel 0039 Department of the Cumberland, Nashville, Tenn. 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. 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). You can learn more about this collection at the FamilySearch website. 12 Mar. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0128 386 238 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts and Name Index, Mar. Additional support provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council. 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}}. 1;460* General Register of Prisoners, Aug. 1861-Dec. 1865 List of Substitute Brokers and Bounty Jumpers Released, Mar. Civil War Prisons: A Study in War Psychology. 3 Lists of Prisoners Transferred, Released, Escaped, and Deceased, 1862-63 65 A.R. 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. Rate and review titles you borrow and share your opinions on them. Each individuals name has been indexed and is searchable in this database. were placed in a mass grave known as The Confederate Mound. Arkansas was the site of more than 700 military engagements during the Civil War. 2023 Encyclopedia of Arkansas. 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. 61 July-Aug. 1862 203 A.R. 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. 1863 Reports of the Number of Prisoners Present, 1862 List of Clothing Issued, 1862 Regulations and Reports, Mar.- Apr. 1864-Feb. 1865 33 A.R. Records contained in this series include: Microfilm series M2072 contains lists of Confederate soldiers who were captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 4 July 1863. Forty- four percent of them would die there on Union soil. From the start of the Civil War through to 1863 a parole exchange system saw most prisoners of war swapped relatively quickly.