19;420 No. 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. Rock Island Prisoner of War Camp - US Civil War - Geni Some of these units saw action in the Camden Expedition. There was no hospital. 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. CIVIL WAR MILITARY PRISONS & P.O.W. CAMPS - RootsWeb The Sultana carried around 2,400 former Union prisoners of war up the Mississippi River in April 1865. There is a James T. Reeves, on page 14318, who was the fifth prisoner recorded in the Re index section. 7 Register of Prisoners Confined, Discharged, Escaped, and Transferred, 1862-65 A.R. 1865 118 A.R. 10 and 11 and to Paroled Prisoners, ca. Each barrack had 2 coal burning stoves used for heat. Each company of prisoners received 10 days ration evry 10 days instead of a daily ration every day. 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}}. 3, ca. 1865 129 A.R. The first prisoners, taken at the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, arrived from Chattanooga in December 1863. Donations made to the CALS Foundation are tax-deductible for United States federal income tax purposes. 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. For more information on the history of Rock Island Arsenal and to take an online virtual historical tour, please see the Army's website. The prisoners cooked their own food. When a tribute gift is given the honoree will receive a letter acknowledging your generosity and a bookplate will be placed in a book. 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. 1) A-L, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0115 General Registers of Prisoners: 357 (pt. Looking East Do not sell or share my personal information. 2 General Register of Prisoners, 394 Register of Prisoners, 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0132 395 A.R. 60;440 May l863-Dec. 1864168 A.R. 1865 125 A.R. PDF Rock Island Confederate Cemetery - cem.va.gov 3 Lists of Prisoners Transferred, Released, Escaped, and Deceased, 1862-63 65 A.R. These are hand written documents andunfortunately there is not a singlecomprehensive index. The Alton Military Prison. PDF Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861 1865 - Archives The register is generally organized alphabetically by name of prison or hospital and then alphabetically by name of the deceased. 1 1862-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0081 General Registers of Prisoners:272 G.R. 1863 100 G.R. All Rights Reserved. Additional support provided by the Arkansas Community Foundation. 4, Mar. 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. 1865 Permits Granted by the Commissary General of Prisoners for Furnishing Clothing to Prisoners 15a-Nov. 1864-Mar. 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. 7;141 Oct. 1864-May 1865 224 A.R. To which are added, statistical accounts of its agriculture, commerce and manufactures, with a great variety of other useful information. Double-gate sally ports were built on the east and west ends of the prison and were the only openings into the prison. Records of the Commissary General of Prisoners - National Archives Abandoned in 1865. 1-3, 1864-65 157-Virginia, Maryland, and Mississippi Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. The amount and type of information available for an individual will vary according to record types and forms. For more information, contact 501-918-3025 orcalsfoundation@cals.org. 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. Search, View, Print Union & Confederate Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865. Some FamilySearch centers and affiliate libraries maintain collections of previously loaned microfilms or microfiche. 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. Confederate States of America Civil War Prison Camps | American Battlefield Trust This was a breeding ground for disease. 17-19, 1864-65 Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina Organizations in Various Prison Divis Ions:154 A.R. Microfilm series M2072 contains lists of Confederate soldiers who were captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 4 July 1863. Elmira's Civil War prison camp operated from July 6, 1864, until July 11, 1865, incarcerating a total of 12,121 Confederates. 1864- May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0110 Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C. 1 Apr. 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). 1863 Reports of the Number of Prisoners Present, 1862 List of Clothing Issued, 1862 Regulations and Reports, Mar.- Apr. 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); 8 No. . Loss of the Sultana and Reminiscences of Survivors. . Lists of confined and of escaped prisoners 1862-65. 9; 170 Descriptive Lists of Prisoners,Jan. [3] 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0080 Johnsons Island, Ohio, Military Prison 270 A.R. The Film/Digital Notes contain a description of the microfilm or microfiche numbers. 12 Mar. from: 545th Military Police The artist, John F. Gisch, was a Confederate prisoner of war at Rock Island Prison Barracks. No inmate. Each barrack was to be 100-feet long, 22-feet widw, and 12-feet high wit 12 windows, 2 doors, and 2 roof ventilators. List of Confederate prisoners by state interned at Rock Island 3;277 Register of Deaths, Dec. 1863-June 1865 396 288 Stubs of Prisoners Receipts, 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. He and his comrades had been captured during a bloody battle at Plymouth, North Carolina. The Rock Island Civil War Prison Special | 28m 2s | Video has closed captioning. U.S., Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 - Ancestry Voices of the Civil War. Camp Dennison, Ohio Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis, Mo. Rations were issued in bulk at the prison. 1 General Register of Prisoners, Aug. 1863-Dec. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0054 Registers of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 189 OCGP 1; G.R. Brown, Dee. 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. 4 Register of Deaths, Jan. 1864- June 1865 Registers of Burials: 67 A.R. 1864-June 1865 Department of the Missouri 322 Register of Prisoners, Mar.-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. Others enlisted in the Federal army to escape life in the prison camps. 85;85 Statistical Reports of Prisoners, Dec. 1864-June 1865 207 A.R. the resulting infux of prisoners, so later that summer, the War Department authorized a prisoner of war camp at Rock Island, Illinois. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0128 386 238 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts and Name Index, Mar. 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? Rock Island, Illinois Confederate POW Camp - RootsWeb 20, July 1863-Apr. Pages in category "American Civil War prison camps" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. 8; 45 May 1862-Aug. 1863 56 303 1862-63 57 Feb.-Mar. 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. 6, July 1863-Apr. 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. 1 General Register of Prisoners, Apr. A kitchen was built into each barracks. 406 360* Register of Prisoners, 1864-65 407 A.R. The capture of Vicksburg and Port Hudson by the Federals in July 1863 also resulted in the capture of many Arkansans. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0097 McLean Barracks, Cincinnati, Ohio 311 G.R. 1;292* Consolidated Morning Reports of Prisoners and Register of Burials, Dec. 1864-June 1865 408 A.R. Large numbers of Federal troops were captured during the Camden Expedition, especially during the fighting at Poison Spring and Marks Mills. 9, June 1863-Apr. Over 400,000 men were held in prisons in the north and south until the end of the war in April 1865. 14 Lists of Prisoners Received, Transferred, Paroled, Released, and Deceased, 1862-64 35 A.R. 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. 18; 69 1862 209 A.R. Names in alphabetical order by state. 18 No. Federal commanders tasked with providing for these prisoners struggled to offer adequate medical care, and many died from smallpox. Confederate Graves; Rock Island, IL - NCGenWeb The Galvanized Yankees. 25, 1865 138 A.R. 13 Sept. 1863-Aug. 1864 303 A.R. Arsenal of Democracy: A History of Rock Island Arsenal from its 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. 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. courier : Cousin-to-cousin / coast-to-coast (O'Leary family) - v. 1, no. Prisoner laborers were paid between 5 cents for for laborers and 10 cents for mechanics, per day, allowing them to buy food, and packages from home supplemented their clothing allowance. 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. He had been placed in Barracks #3. 27 No. J T Green--Stewart's Cavalry, Tennessee 3 Apr. For additional information: -Aug. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0087 Invoice of Money and Effects of Prisoners, Apr. 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. 1862 Lists of Prisoners Released: 62 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. Captain Julius Welch Camp 229 MCHS objects 1938-068-0002 (key) and 1938-068-0001 (padlock). 380 Alabama Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. David Sesser Henderson State University Last updated: April 11, 2022 1865 36-Consolidated Morning Reports of Prisoners, Apr.-Oct. 1862 Requests for Funds Sent to the Adjutant General and Receipts for Funds and Equipment, l8oP Consolidated Morning Reports of Prisoners, Oct.-Dec. 1862 List of Effects of Deceased Prisoners, 1862-63 List of Squads, [n.d.] List of Prisoners Under Sentence, 1862-63 List of Civilian Squads, [n.d.] Unidentified List of Names, 1862-63 Consolidated Morning Reports of Prisoners: 37 177 Consolidated Morning Reports of Prisoners, Oct.-Dec. 1862 List of Effects of Deceased Prisoners, 1862-63 List of Squads, [n.d.] List of Prisoners Under Sentence, 1862-63 List of Civilian Squads, [n.d.] Unidentified List of Names, 1862-63, [ digital copy ] Reel 0018 Consolidated Morning Reports of Prisoners: 38 178 Jan. 1863-Mar. 2, Dec. 1864-Mar. The Ely/Faulkner Exchange Part 1, by Max Longley, Emerging Civil War Burials and Civil War prisoners' records, 1861-1896 Joanne Chiles Eakin. 7; H-R, 1862 A.R. Between February and March 1865, over 3,000 prisoners were exchanged and released from the prison. All of the men were eventually exchanged in Virginia, and most served with the Army of Tennessee for the remainder of the war. The microfilm may have been scanned, but have a contractual, data privacy, or other restriction preventing access. 4;468 Register of Prisoners Captured in Aug. 1864 and Disposition, 1864-65 342 A.R. Out of the 12,400 men confined during Rock Island's 20-month operation, 1,964 prisoners and 171 guards died from disease. Whenever the pump malfunctioned, the water would come from a small artesian well in the prison compound. 236 1490 Descriptive List of Prisoners Confined in Gratiot Street Prison, July 1863-Sept. 1864 List of Articles Taken From Prisoners by W. C. Streeter, Clerk, and Turned Over to William J. Masterson, Keeper, May 1863 Registers of Prisoners Confined in Gratiot and Myrtle Streets Prisons, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 237 OCGP XX 1862-63 238 OCGP 1 1862-64 239 OCGP 1 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0073 Department of the Gulf Registers of Prisoners Petroled at: Gainesville, Ala. 240 98 May [1865] 241 99 May 1865 242 100 May 1865 243 101 May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0074 Registers of Prisoners Petroled at: 244 93 Alexandria, Monroe, and Natchitoches, La., June-July 1865 245 111 Franklin, Monroe, New Iberia, and Washington, La.,June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0075 Registers of Prisoners Petroled at: Shreveport, La. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0017 Stationery Returns, Mar. McAdams, Benton. -May 1865 Accounts of Money and Effects of Prisoners: 285 A.R. 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. 12 May 1863-June 1864 302 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. 56 Register of Deaths, Apr. 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. There were 6 rows of 14 barracks, built 30-feet apart, facing 100-foot wide streets. 6, 7 Jan. 1864-Jan. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0092 Louisville, Ky., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners:297 G.R.