Rebellion, (c) Dec. 1996 Others enlisted in the Federal army to escape life in the prison camps. Entire regiments were formed from these prisoners and saw action on the western frontier against Native Americans. 1863-July 1865 313 A.R. 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. 12 Letters Sent, Feb. l862-Jan. 1864 23 185 Letters Received, and Orders Received and Issued, Oct. 1862- Nov. 1864 General Registers of Prisoners: 24 G.R. There is a James T. Reeves, on page 14318, who was the fifth prisoner recorded in the Re index section. 6 Register of Prisoners Confined Under Sentence, 1863-65 A.R. The following roster of those who gave The Last Full Measure in 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). Bibliographic note: Web version based on Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States. 1865 134 A.R. 1863-July 1865 315 A.R. . Many men did not return to duty and instead returned home after receiving their parole. 2;293* Prisoners Receipts for Packages and List of Arrivals of Prisoners, Oct. l864-May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0137 Fort Warren, Mass., Military Prison 409 A.R. About 125 were captured at Poison Spring, and around 1,200 were captured at Marks Mills. 1863-May 1865 320 G.R. RR# 918 NARA's web site is http://www.archives.gov Confederate Navy Prisoners of War ___M260, Records Relating to Confederate Naval and Marine Personnel. 18, July 1863-Apr. 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. Online Civil War Indexes, Records and Rosters - Military Indexes The remainingprisoners were released on parole throughout May, June, and July. 249.6 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL PRISONER-OF-WAR MILITARY PRISONS AND PRISON CAMPS 1862-65 . 5, Dec. 1864-Mar. The camp, on the north side of the island, included 84 barracks designed to hold about. 1863, [ digital copy ] Reel 0025 Descriptive Lists of Prisoners: 58 A.R. and Captain Julius Welch Camp 229- 1865 337 A.R. 6 July-Aug. 1864 223 A.R. 186*4- 383 256 Apr.-July 1864 38*4- 262 [n.d.] 385 261 Register of Prisoners Money, Aug. l86*4Apr. They were from Camp Douglas and a captured Confederates from the battles at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. During the Civil War, the federal government established a prison on Rock Island to ease the crowded conditions at other prisons in the Midwest. United Daughters of the Confederacy, 3, July 1863-Apr. 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. 3; Register of Deaths, 1862-65 153* 276 A.R. 100 Rock Street The prison was opened in November 1863. Give a donation in someones name to mark a special occasion, honor a friend or colleague or remember a beloved family member. Whenever the pump malfunctioned, the water would come from a small artesian well in the prison compound. This index also includes Confederate soldiers who later served with the Union Army. 10 in April. Looking East 2 1862-65 Registers of Prisoners: 273 300 1862-63, [ digital copy ] Reel 0082 Registers of Prisoners: 274 1 1862-65 275 A.R. This database contains records relating to Civil War Prisoners of War (POW). 2) M-Z, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0116 Registers of Prisoners: 358 1 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0117 Registers of Prisoners: 359 2 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0118 Registers of Prisoners: 360 3 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0119 Registers of Prisoners: 361 4 1865 362 6 Register of Prisoners Escaped, Released, and Deceased, Aug. 1863-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0120 363 5 Register of Prisoners Transferred From Point Lookout, Sept. 1863-May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0121 364 3 (pts.1 and2) Register of Prisoners Transferred 1 and 2) to and Received From Hammond General Hospital, Oct. 1863- Apr. Officers were typically held longer than enlisted men but were often eventually released. This highly desirable piece of American history and the Civil War will be available in Rock Island Auction Company's Aug. 26-28 Premier Auction. 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. There was no hospital. Rock Island, Illinois Alfred Ely's Journal. The Alton Military Prison. courier : Cousin-to-cousin / coast-to-coast (O'Leary family) - v. 1, no. 6 No. 78 193 A.R. Some prisoners held by Union authorities were allowed to take an oath of allegiance to gain their freedom. Loss of the Sultana and Reminiscences of Survivors. 2 Feb. 1863-July 1865 26 G.R. The deplorable conditions at the camp led some to call it the "Andersonville of the North," a reference to the infamous prison in Georgia. 8;472 Apr.-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0106 General Registers of Prisoners:338 G.R. After the war, the prison facility was completely destroyed. 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. 1865 122 A.R. Camp Douglas Prisoner of War Camp 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0017 Stationery Returns, Mar. You can learn more about this collection at the FamilySearch website. -Aug. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0087 Invoice of Money and Effects of Prisoners, Apr. Encyclopedia of Arkansas 12;396 No. 11 No. 7 rolls. Some Northern newspapers compared Rock Island prison to the Andersonville prison of the South. 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 5;221 Order Book, May 1863-Jan. 1865 Register of Expenditures and Savings, June-July 1864 317 A.R. 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. 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. 378 Register of Officer Prisoners in Various Prison Divisions, 1864 160 A.R. 1865 119 A.R. [3] 1863 101 G.R. 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. The prison consisted of 84 barracks surrounded by a rough board fence. Register of prisoners transferred and escaped June 1863-May 1865. Each company of prisoners received 10 days ration evry 10 days instead of a daily ration every day. Haywood County, NC 1863-May 1864 Rf Testers of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 300 OCGP 3 1864-65 Registers of Political Prisoners: 301 A.R. Two officers of the Eighteenth Arkansas Infantry jumped into the Mississippi River as they were being transported north after being captured at Port Hudson in the summer of 1863. 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. prisoner of war at Rock Island Prison Barracks, 1868. by Lafayette Rogan. 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. Little Rock, AR. 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. 19, July 1863-Mar. 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. 381 Arkansas and Tennessee Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. 2;225 General Register of Civilian Prisoners, Apr. 6;161 Register of Amnesty Rolls Forwarded, Apr.-May 1865 278 A.R. The Union repurposed the facility as a military prison during the Civil War. 3, ca. Civil War Prison Camps | American Battlefield Trust 1 Apr. Confederate Prisoners of War ~ 1861 ~ 1865 - AHGP 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. 13;62 Aug. 1862 204 A.R. 2 Sept. 1862-Aug. 1864 102 G.R. l863-May 1865 63 21 May-June 1865 64 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. - present, Haywood Co., NC. These troops were sent to Alton, Illinois, where they were held in a former prison. Captain Julius Welch Camp 229 CIVIL WAR MILITARY PRISONS & P.O.W. CAMPS - RootsWeb Federal commanders tasked with providing for these prisoners struggled to offer adequate medical care, and many died from smallpox. Lists of confined and of escaped prisoners 1862-65. 7 No. 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. 1865 132 A.R. The lists provide the following information about each prisoner: name, rank, regiment, company, date and place of capture, and remarks. The volumes are broken into distinct sections which aid in your search. 2 Apr. Records of the Commissary General of Prisoners, Record Group 249; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Prisoners who crossed it would be shot regardless of any reason. 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. Forty- four percent of them would die there on Union soil. 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. Remembering the Rock Island Prisoner Barracks Rate and review titles you borrow and share your opinions on them. Some of the units captured at Port Hudson had been previously captured at Island No. 10 in April brought almost 1,500 more Confederate prisoners into Prison Square. 1865 126 A.R. Collectible Firearms for Serious Gun Collectors | Rock Island Auction Chicago, Illinois. 2) L-Z, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0114 General Registers of Prisoners: 356 G.R.2(Pt. 1864-Feb. 1865 33 A.R. FamilySearch makes every effort to enable access dependent on decisions of record custodians and applicable laws. 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. Chicago, Illinois. A camera icon indicates items that are digitally available online. 1863-64 Ledger Account of the Alton Savings Institute, Mar.-Apr. 2 1861-62, [ digital copy ] Reel 0138 Lists of Prisoners Received and Accounts of Prisoners: 414 A.R. This was a death rate of about 16% of the total population. From the start of the Civil War through to 1863 a parole exchange system saw most prisoners of war swapped relatively quickly. Rock Island | Research Your Civil War Ancestor 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. 8, Apr. Pages in category "American Civil War prison camps" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. Soldiers and Sailors Database - The Civil War - National Park Service Voices of the Civil War. 1865 Permits Granted by the Commissary General of Prisoners for Furnishing Clothing to Prisoners 15a-Nov. 1864-Mar. 2;461 Nov. 1862-Sept. 1863 286 A.R. United Daughters of the Confederacy Monument Those who were held for the remainder of the war were sent to prison camps far from the front lines. 1 Nov. 1862-July 1863 293 G.R. 1864 Little Rock, Ark., Military Prison 289 G.R. Search For Prisoners - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) 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. The 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment was surrendered by their 1865 15b-Mar.-July 1865 16 52; 312 Lists of Prison Camp Records Received, Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners, and Numeric Report of Prisoners Received, Paroled, Released, and Deceased, Compiled by the Cffice of the Commissary General of Prisoners, 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0010 Registers of Deaths of Prisoners, Compiled by the Surgeon Generals Office: 17-Various States, 1862-65 18-Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee, 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0011 19 Maryland, Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, and Kentucky, 1862-65 20-Virginia and North Carolina, 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0012 21-South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0013 Alton, 111., Military Prison 22 A.R. Compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al. The Mystery of James T. Reeves, Confederate Prisoner Pre-European Exploration, Prehistory through 1540, European Exploration and Settlement, 1541 through 1802, Louisiana Purchase through Early Statehood, 1803 through 1860, Civil War through Reconstruction, 1861 through 1874, Post-Reconstruction through the Gilded Age, 1875 through 1900, Early Twentieth Century, 1901 through 1940, World War II through the Faubus Era, 1941 through 1967, Divergent Prosperity and the Arc of Reform, 19682022, Civil War through Reconstruction (1861 - 1874). 3;75 1863-65 198 A.R. 27 No. 6;470 Aug.-Dec. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0105 New Orleans, La. 4 Register of Deaths of Prisoners, July 1864-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0068 Morning Reports of Military and Political Prisoners: 225 126 July-Dec. 1864 226 127 Jan.-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0069 Registers of Prisoners Money Received: 227 135 July 1864-June 1865 228 134 July-Nov. 1864 229 133 Register of the Disposition of Prisoners Possessions, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0070 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 230 137* July-Dec. 1864 231 138 Aug.-Nov. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0071 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 232 139 1864-65 233 136* Blotter to Ledgers, 1864-65 Check Stubs, FJrst National Bank of Elmra, N.Y.: 234 131 Aug.-Dec. 1864 235 132 Dec. 1864-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0072 Gratiot and Myrtle Streets Prisons, St. Louis, Mo.
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