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Andersonville Civil War Prison Camp
Andersonville National Historic Site was designated by the U.S. Congress as a memorial to all POWs in American history. Park programs interpret the accounts of other Civil War POW camps, both North and South.
www.cr.nps.gov
Names and locations of prisons in Illinois used during the Civil War. One is Rock Island, constructed 1863, which is one of the largest and most notorious prison camps in the North. Almost 2000 Confederate soldiers were buried here.
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The Trial of Captain Henry Wirz
Explicit details of the trial of Captain Henry Wirz, Commandant of one of the most infamous Civil War prison camps - Andersonville.
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The Story of One Union Soldier
On September 3rd, 1862 at the age of 25, Bernard McKnight enlisted in the Union Army (Massachusetts 3rd Cavalry) and would go to fight in America's Civil War, a conflict of which he probably had little understanding.
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Alton, Illinois Civil War Confederate Prison
The first prisoners arrived at the Alton Federal Military Prison on February 9, 1862. During the next three years, over 11,764 Confederate prisoners would pass through its gates.
www.altonweb.com
Point Lookout, Md., Prison Camp Records
In the two years during which the camp was in operation, August, 1863, to June, 1865, Point Lookout overflowed with inmates, surpassing its intended capacity of 10,000 to a population numbering between 12,500 and 20,000. In all, over 50,000 men, both military and civilian, were held prisoner there.
www.clements.umich.edu
One of the darker sides of the Civil War was the fate of those people, men and some women, captured and taken prisoner in the line of duty. This site is dedicated to the memories of all our ancestors whose lives were touched by these dark places.
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Now known as Fort Delaware State Park, the fort not only still exists, it is very much as it was when it held over 40,000 Confederate, Federal and civilian political prisoners. Will conduct search for individual prisoners upon request.
www.del.net
Point Lookout Prison Camp for Confederates
Dedicated to the 11,000 lives were lost at Point Lookout yet not accounted for.
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Elmira Prison Camp OnLine Library
Deals with the infamous Civil War Prison camp located in Elmira, NY.
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U.S. Civil War Prisoner and Prisons Research Site
Site contains prison camp descriptions and prisoner recorded experiences. Includes a prisoner database project for listing of prison camp prisoners.
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History of the Camp Chase prison camp, its Confederate pow's, as well as of the men in Camp Chase Cemetery.
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Rock Island, IL Confederate POW's
Complete listing of Confederate prisoners who died in the Union prison camp at Rock Island, Illinois.
www.couchgenweb.com
History through eyewitness testimony at the court-martial of the commandant, Major John H. Gee.
www.webspawner.com
Imagesof the Civil War - Prisoners and Prisons
Photos taken in both northern and southern prisons in the US Civil War.
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