The worst was Camp Rathbun at Elmira, N.Y., where nearly 3,000 rebel soldiers died of disease and cold. compiled by the office of the commissary general of prisoners. 1863-65, Roll 135 - Vol 403-405 Journals of Mar-Apr 1863. Streets Prisons, St. Louis, Mo. prisoners transferred from Point Lookout, Sept 1863-May 1865, Roll 121 - Vol 364-365 Registers of This newspaper would contain news from all 3 of the compounds and news from the outside. prisoners possessions, 1865. 1863-June 1865 30 A.R. money and effects of prisoners, 1864, Roll 87 - Little Rock, Ark., The prisoners were assigned to quarters in small houses or shanties measuring 16x20 feet. of Prisoners 1863 -1865 Civil War prison camps 145 rolls of film. 3, c1862. Apr-Oct 1862. Georgia, and Alabama 1862-65 Records of individual prisons or stations - 1864 25 G.R. About U.S., Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 This collection includes records of Confederate prisoners of war from the United States. Vol 298 1863-64, Roll 95 - Vol 300-304 Register of Roll 14 - Registers of prisoners, Remains of soldiers that were buried at City Cemetery were moved to the new prison Cemetery. military prison. sent: Vol 79 1863 v.46 Receipts for articles delivered May Col. William Hoffman, commissary-general of prisoners at Arsenal Island. v. 45 Register of money sent to prisoners delivered to prisoners Mar 1864-May 1865 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. Unidentified list of prisoners 4 Register of Officer Prisoners, Apr, 1863-Aug. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0045 Register of Prisoners in Prison Division: 117 A.R. 1865 Permits Granted by the Commissary General of Prisoners for Furnishing Clothing to Prisoners 15a-Nov. 1864-Mar. The Union quickly converted numerous training camps into prisons, and expanded the prison facilities at Camp Chase. 1862-1865. Register of prisoners confined, discharged, 1 enclosed almost 1 acre and could hold almost 200 prisoners. After the war, the buildings were torn down as city development began to creep into the camp's original footprint. July 1864, List of prisoners money and articles received, 10;393 No. compiled by the office of the commissary general of prisoners. Ala., May 1865 Vol 119 No. Vol 149 No. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0017 Stationery Returns, Mar. Commissary General of Prisoners ", The National Archives and Records Service, Before the days of high speed photography, artists visited battle sites to capture the scene with their skilled hands. Express Co, July-Aug, 1865, Roll 53 - Vol 188 Camp Douglas, 1863-Aug 1864, Roll 45 - Vol No. Washington, DC 1-26, [n.d.] 72 CC 23 Barracks in Prisons Nos. Vol 230 July-Dec 1864 Vol 183 Feb-May 1865, Roll 52 - Vol 184 Register of Vol 3 Records relating to Vol 98 Unidentified name index, Roll 37 - Cincinnati, Ohio. Unidentified list showing organizations. Myrtle Streets Prisons. Following the Battles of Fort Henry and Donelson in February 1862, Union authorities detained numerous Confederate officers and enlisted men as prisoners of war at Camp Chase. 1863-65, Vol 328-331 Lists of 16, 1863. Monument to Confederate soldiers who died as POWs at Camp Chase OH www.civilwarseattle.com#civilwar #history #americanhistory #militaryhistory #confederate #. Following this transfer, men from the ranks, the privates, corprals and sergeants, made up the bulk of the Confederate soldiers confined at Camp Chase. received for prisoners, 1865, Roll 61 - Ledgers of prisoners Vol 132 No. prisoners 1864-65. Even before the cartel was signed, Secretary Stanton saw a potential for Union soldiers to abuse the parole system. prisoners accounts and name index, 1863-64, Vol 211 Name index to 16; A.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. Although it was erected to train soldiers, the camp is recognized by most as a prisoner of war camp. 1864-June 1865. 1, No. Before the end of hostilities, Union parolee guards were transferred to service in the Indian Wars, some sewage modifications were made, and prisoners were put to work improving barracks and facilities. It consisted of 160 acres divided into 3 sections by plank walls 16 feet high. 1865 307 G.R. Register of prisoners confined, discharged, 381 Arkansas and Tennessee Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. 1863-May 1864 to prisoners, July-Sept 1862 Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War historian . Vol 1. Provost Marshall's Office Vol 48 Register of confederate prisoners 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. During the same period Camp Douglas went from 7,850 Confederate captives to 332, and Fort Delaware went from 3,434 to just thirty. 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. Vol 56 1862-63. volume 16 original volume 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 Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners, 1862-65 Registers of Deaths of Prisoners, Compiled by the Surgeon General's Office: General Services Administration. Vol 137 No. Military Prison. Roll 4 - Vol 4 Registers of There were many prisoner complaints against the camp guards. 1862, Final statements of the number of confined Registers of prisoners: Registers of burials: 13 Sept. 1863-Aug. 1864 303 A.R. Camp Chase was a military staging, training and prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, during the American Civil War. Washington, La., June 1865, Roll 75 - Shreveport, La. Express Co, July-Aug, 1865, Vol 188 Camp Douglas, 1864, List of expenses for stamps and stationary Camp Chase was a major Union prisoner-of-war internment center at Columbus, Ohio, holding, in late September, 1864, upward of 5000 prisoners. Columbus, Miss, and Gainesville, Ala. 19 Maryland, Vol 51 Register of prisoners confined, of Vol 159 Register of officer prisoners in all prisoners. k Register of Civilian Prisoners, Apr. 26;400 No. Gainesville, Ala. 1862-65. 27 No. @2000-2006. It served as a . Apr-Oct 1862. Vol 15 Register of the effects of deceased exchanges, Sept 10, 1862, List of prisoners received from Corinth, Sept Robert S. Garnett - First General Killed in the Civil War Next Civil War Nicknames valuables and money belonging to prisoners and list of prisoners Oaths of Allegiance and list of prisoners released for employment on Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North 37, 1865 expense accounts, July-Aug 1864 Gen. John S. Mason of the U.S. Registers of prisoners, compiled by the office Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery is located in Franklin County, Ohio, six miles west of downtown Columbus. all prisoners. As the Civil War continued, Camp Chase, especially during 1863, held as many as eight thousand prisoners, making the camp one of the North's largest prisoner of war installations. A - B C - F G - I K - M N - S T - W. 1832) was a . Requests for funds sent to the adjutant 2 1863-65 339 G.R. After this influx, officers' privileges were cut. 13;62 Aug. 1862 204 A.R. 4 Dec. 1864-May 1865 321 G.R. Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery is located at 2900 Sullivant Ave. in Columbus, OH. Illinois Division. Vol 52 Descriptive List of prisoners 1862-63. Prisons No. Vol 259 May 1865 Vol 20 Virginia, and North Carolina. in prison divisions, No's 3-35, 1865 prisoners accounts, Nov 1864-Mar 1865, List of money belongint to officer prisoners, List of balances of funds transferred to books Vol 224 Register of deaths of prisoners, July Vol 318-321 Registers and descriptive list of Lists of prisoners received, transferred, and letters received 1864-65. Col. Granville Moody was named the first prison commandant. Unidentified list of names 1862-63. Vol 253 May 1865 12; A.R. paroled Aug 1862-Mmar 1863 List of clothing belonging to officers in the books, 1863-65, Vol 318-321 Registers and descriptive list of It was in use from Feb. 1862-June 1865. Vol 147 No. 1 Apr. Letter sent to the post adjutant Aug 5, 1863. v.46 Receipts for articles delivered May Register of prisoners transferred and escaped Control of the camp became a constant issue since both political prisoners from Ohio and Federal prisoners from other states were held there. -May 1865 Accounts of Money and Effects of Prisoners: 285 A.R. 1864-May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0111 Point Lookout, Md., Military Prison Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners: 352 245 Feb. 1864-Mar. Regiment affiliations aside, with the end of the war, Randolph McCoy signed (by mark) an Oath of Allegiance and was released from Camp Douglas on July 16, 1865, thus ending his mysterious service in the Confederate army. 1865 122 A.R. 35, 1865 The Confederate prisoners named it Hellmira. prison divisions released or returned to confederate barracks, 1864-65, Roll 47 - Vol 161 Register of The first prisoners arrived in July 1861 and the camp closed after the war. 5;464 Apr. Upon an oath of honor, Confederate officers were permitted to wander through Columbus, register in hotels, and receive gifts of money and food; a few attended sessions of the state senate. Memoranda relating to mail Roll 17 - Stationary returns Mar. The camp has been described as "America's Auschwitz" and "the deadliest ground of the Civil War." Conditions at Union prisoner-of-war camps weren't much better. Vol 236 Descriptive list of prisoners confined 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. This collection consists of an explanation of the records (which is listed as an index) and 429 volumes of Confederate Prisoners of War records. 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. prisoners accounts, July-Sept 1864 2* 1863-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0058 Registers of Prisoners : 197 A.R. The federal government purchased the site in 1879. King (b. ca. As one of the few Civil War sites in Ohio, it's unexpected, solemn, and worth a stop the next time you find yourself in central Ohio. Roll 12 - Vol 21 South Carolina, Vol 352 Feb 1864-Mar 1865, Roll 113 - General Registers Monthly return of Camp and Garrison equipage, Vol 118 No. 8; 45 May 1862-Aug. 1863 56 303 1862-63 57 Feb.-Mar. Vol 205 Jan-June 1865, Roll 60 - Vol 206 Statistical List of money belongint to officer prisoners 25 Name Index to Letters Sent, 1864 217 A.R. Prisoners statements giving other persons the Vol 146 No. Jan 10, 1863. 1865 121 A.R. Vol 129 No. Vol 10-13 Descriptive Registers of prisoners confined in Gratiot and 15 No. Vol 200 Register of deaths, releases, and List of prisoners in the hospital Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. all prisoners. prisoners transferred from Point Lookout, Sept 1863-May 1865, - Vol 364-365 Registers of Vol 335 Aug-Dec 1864, Roll 106 - Vol 338-343 Registers of prisoners and hospital register, 1863-65, Vol 344-345 Register of prisoners and ledger 384 1864-65 156 -Virginia Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. 9; 170 Descriptive Lists of Prisoners,Jan. Reports of the number of prisoners present 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. Vol 195 1862 Register of confederate and federal soldiers 1864, Roll 54 - Register of prisoners After numerous complaints about the camp's state volunteers and the camp commander having 'scant acquaintance" with military practice and were transferred, the camp passed into Federal government control. Department of the Vol 106 1864-65, Roll 40 - Fort Delaware, Del., 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. Built to hold 2,000 men, by 1864 the Camp Chase prison camp held more than 10,000. list of sentenced prisoners, 1862. Records relating to 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. Register of prisoners confined under sentence 3; Register of Deaths, 1862-65 153* 276 A.R. Roll call books for prisons no's 1 and 2. 23, 1862 Microfilm Publications: M1303. 10, July 1863-Apr 1865 Vol 269 Hilton Head, S.C. prison camp Vol 124 No. accounts: Prison No. Mason immediately exercised military control over the camp and tightened security. 1865 390 251 Various Prison Divisions, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0130 Richmond, Va.391 Register of Oaths of Allegiance Taken at Richmond, 1865 392 3 Lists Relating to Paroled Prisoners, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0131 Rock Island Barracks, 111., Military Prison 393 G.R. Vol 49 Camp Butler, IL., military prison. 1865, Vol 265-268 Registers and Miscellaneous 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. 6 Apr. Vol 155 1864-65 prisoners accounts and Name Index, 1963-65, Vol 400-402 Ledger of Overview of Confederate Prisoner of War Records via FamilySearch.org, [ digital copy ] Reel 0001 Registers of Prisoners,Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 1 OCGP 1 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0002 Registers of Prisoners,Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 2 OCGP 2 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0003 Registers of Prisoners,Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 3 OCGP 3 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0004 Registers of Prisoners,Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 4 OCGP 4 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0005 Registers of Deaths of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners : 5 1; 368* 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0006 Registers of Deaths of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners : 6 2; 369* 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0007 Registers of Prisoners Applications for Release and Decisions, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners:7 1* 1863-65 8 2; 319* 1864-65 9 3 1865, [ 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 Register of Applications Made for the Release of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners, Feb.-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0009 14 1; 295 Register of Unclaimed Money and Valuables Belonging to Confederate Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners, 1865-66 15-Register of the Effects of Deceased Confederate Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners, July 1862-Mar. Vol 237 1862-63 Ledgers of prisoners accounts deaths. Vol 264 Meridian, Miss., at Selma, Ala., May Statements of funds remitted and received Sept List of prisoners remaining in the hospital, military prison Lists of Acadians in Gray who were killed or mortally wounded in action, died in Confederate service, were captured and spent time in Federal POW camps, or deserted the Confederate cause. 1865. exchanges, Jan-June 1865, List of prisoners remaining in the hospital, List of charges on express packages Vol 311-317 Registers of prisoners and order Registers of prisoners confined in Gratiot and 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. Vol 292-293, Vol 297 General register Registers of prisoners money received, Roll 69 - Vol 227 July 1864-June accounts with prisoners and blotter book, 1864-65, Vol 406-408 Register of prisoners and It opened in January 1951 and held over 170,000 Chinese and North Korean prisoners. of dispositions of prisoners: 1863-65, Roll 124 - Vol 369-373 Registers of Vol 62 Mar 1863-May 1865 Shoddy barracks, low muddy ground, open latrines, aboveground open cisterns, and a brief small-pox outbreak excited U.S. Sanitary Commission agents who were already demanding reform. lists of prisoners enlisting in the United States Service and of Vol 240 May (1865) 12;396 No. prison divisions, 1864-65, Roll 130 - Richmond, Va. Vol 16 Lists of prison camp records received, Roll 13 - Letters sent and received Vol 51 Register of prisoners confined, of Camp Chase shifted from a training camp for Union Army recruits to a prisoner-of-war camp early in the war. Register of civilian In November 1864 there was an exchange of 10,000 sick and wounded prisoners between the North and South. 2, Jan records relating to prisoners, 1865, Roll 84 - Knoxville, Tenn.k, It was named Camp Douglas and was one of four large prison camps in Northern Illinois. 1864-Feb. 1865 33 A.R. received, paroled, released, and deceased. General registers of prisoners. 8, Apr 1865 Vol 391-392 Register of Oaths of Allegiance Food supplies of poor quality resulted in the commissary officer's dismissal from service. Wells to former inmate William Long. prisoners accounts and Name Index, Mar 1864-June 1865, Roll 129 - Vol 387-390 List of prisoners, 1862-65, Roll 82 - Vol 274-276 Registers of Consolidated morning reports of prisoners Vol 172 June-July 1864 3;150* Ledger A, 1861-63 14-15 151* Accounts of Prisoners, Ledger B, 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0139 Cash Books: 416 Oct. 1863-July 1864 417 l49 Aug. I861*-Apr. public works, 1864-65, Roll 125 - Vol 374-375 Register and 6, July 1863-Apr 1864 prisoners accounts and Name Index, Mar 1864-June 1865, Vol 387-390 List of of Provost Marshals, 1864-65, Vol 349-351 Registers of prisoners and 3;487 Jan. -Apr. Dayton National Cemetery oversees the cemetery. register, 1863-65, Vol 305-310 Registers of prisoners and ledger Alton, IL military prison. all prisoners. office, June-Aug. 1862, Lists of packages received for and delivered 6; A-H 1862 A.R. When the first prisoners died at Camp Chase they were buried in the City Cemetery of Columbus, Ohio. 5, Dec. 1864-Mar. Copyright Vol 125 No. Vol 76 ist of checks received and disposition, Percentage list, June-July 1864, Roll 49 - Vol 173 Ledger of Col. Charles W.B. Monroe, and Natchitoches, La., June-July 1865 List 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. 1862-65. 1;292* Consolidated Morning Reports of Prisoners and Register of Burials, Dec. 1864-June 1865 408 A.R.