5 No. 12 Mar. Williams, Charles. 2 Petty Cash Account Book, May-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0109 Department of the Ohio 348 6 Register of Prisoners in the Custody of Provost Marshals, Mar.-Dec. 1864 Register of Permits Granted to Sutlers for Bringing Supplies, Feb.-Mar. The prison consisted of 84 barracks surrounded by a rough board fence. 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. 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. 1865 Special Orders and Letters Sent by Provost Marshals of the Army of the Ohio, Mar. What Information can I Find in these Records? Between February and March 1865, over 3,000 prisoners were exchanged and released from the prison. Chicago, Illinois. 14 List of Prisoners Transferred From Camp Chase, Aug. 1863- June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0027 66 A.R. The island was 3 miles long and 1/2 mile wide, with a solid foundation of limestone rock. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0085 Fort Lafayette, N.Y., Military Prison 284 G.R. Their Compiled Service Records are held at the National Archives and are now available online at Fold3. There was no hospital. The jail key is 3.75 long. 5 Register of Officer Prisoners, Oct. 1864-Apr. 1 1865 340 3 Register of Prisoners, July 1864- June 1865 341 A.R. 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. Additional support provided by the Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation Inc. courier : Cousin-to-cousin / coast-to-coast (O'Leary family) - v. 1, no. 1863-May 1865 320 G.R. Some prison camps were more notorious than others. Additional support provided by the Arkansas Community Foundation. 72201. 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. Fort Lafayette, N.Y. Fort McHenry, Md. The enlisted men were exchanged in September 1862 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. 11 No. Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners:336 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. It was described by their builder as "put up in the roughest and cheapest manner, mere shanties, with no fine work about them." The prison had a "dead-line" inside the prison compound. for a death rate of 10% a month, more than any other Civil War prison in any 1-month period. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2005. Each individuals name has been indexed and is searchable in this database. Out of the 12,400 men confined during Rock Island's 20-month operation, 1,964 prisoners and 171 guards died from disease. 1865 124 A.R. Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners: 335 A.R. The system worked only sporadically from that time until the end of the war. During the twenty months, the active period of the prison, 12,409 prisoners had been confined. were placed in a mass grave known as The Confederate Mound. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0112 Point Lookout, Md., Military Prison Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners:353 246 Nov. 1864 -Sept. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0113 General Registers of Prisoners:354 G.R.1(pt. Rock Island was one of the largest and most notorious Union prison camps during the Civil War. Originally constructed in 1771 by the British, the fort has had a long and distinguished history, active . All Rights Reserved. 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. 16 No. 186*4- 383 256 Apr.-July 1864 38*4- 262 [n.d.] 385 261 Register of Prisoners Money, Aug. l86*4Apr. In 1862, the island was converted into an Union arsenal. An estimated 56,000 died in prison - 30,000 in Confederate prisons and 26,000 in Union prisons. 17 No. 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. 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. 29;403 No. 1; 327 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0023 Registers of Prisoners: 54 OCGP 2 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0024 Registers of Prisoners:55 A.R. 1863-May 1864 Rf Testers of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners:298 OCGP 1 Apr. 3;75 1863-65 198 A.R. These records are arranged alphabetically by the name of the state each unit was from, then by type of unit, regiment number, and company. By late summer of 1862, the camp held nearly 9,000 prisoners, and the prison conditions deteriorated. The microfilm may be scheduled for future scanning. 3, ca. 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. Rock Island was a government-owned island in the Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline, Illinois. 1864- June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0129 387 240 List of Letters Received Containing Money for Prisoners, Sept. 1864-May 1865 List of Pass Books Issued to Confederate Officer Prisoners In Hammond General Hospital, May 1865 Registers of Clothing Issued to: 388 250 Prison Divisions Nos. Read our Privacy Policy. It contained eighty-four barracks that held 10,080 prisoners. Contact Mr. Jim Howell. They were from Camp Douglas and a captured Confederates from the battles at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. Confederate States of America 1-26, [n.d.] 72 CC 23 Barracks in Prisons Nos. He and his comrades had been captured during a bloody battle at Plymouth, North Carolina. 3 Apr. Rock Island County - Register of Confederate soldiers and Sailors Who Died at Arsenal Island, Rock Island, Illinois While Prisoners of War scanned book at FamilySearch Register of Confederate Soldiers Who Died in Camp Douglas, 1862-65 and Lie Buried in Oakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ills., 1892 scanned book at Archive.org. Several sailors, including the commander of the vessel, were taken prisoner by the Confederates. -May 1865 Accounts of Money and Effects of Prisoners: 285 A.R. 9, June 1863-Apr. 1865 Permits Granted by the Commissary General of Prisoners for Furnishing Clothing to Prisoners 15a-Nov. 1864-Mar. Major funding provided by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. 379 1864-65 155 A.R. Prisoners often attempted to escape once captured. 1862 Lists of Prisoners Released: 62 A.R. 4;468 Register of Prisoners Captured in Aug. 1864 and Disposition, 1864-65 342 A.R. Rebels at Rock Island: The Story of a Civil War Prison. 1862-Mar. from: 545th Military Police The artist, John F. Gisch, was a Confederate prisoner of war at Rock Island Prison Barracks. from the 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Sons of Confederate Veterans. Here are 20 facts about that dark period in the city's history to mark its 150th anniversary this month: . 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. 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. 3;487 Jan. -Apr. He had been placed in Barracks #3. The Alton Military Prison. 1863-July 1865 315 A.R. 384 1864-65 156 -Virginia Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. From Eastern Illinois University The Film/Digital Notes contain a description of the microfilm or microfiche numbers. 56 Register of Deaths, Apr. 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. The water supply and drainage were deficient, creating a sanitation problem. 2023 Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Some Northern newspapers compared Rock Island prison to the Andersonville prison of the South. 7 Register of Prisoners Confined, Discharged, Escaped, and Transferred, 1862-65 A.R. Brown, Dee. It is now home of First Army headquarters, and the US Army's Center of Excellence for Additive Manufacturing. Andersonville prison, with . Microfilm series M2072 contains lists of Confederate soldiers who were captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 4 July 1863. Chicago, Illinois. The CALS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0019 Consolidated Morning Reports of Prisoners:39- 179 June 1864-June 1865 40 -190 Morning Reports of Patients and Attendants in the Prison Hospital, June-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0020 41 187 Guardhouse Reports, Register of Passes, Requisitions for Clothing and Supplies, and List of Sentenced Prisoners, 1862 42 A.R. David Sesser Henderson State University Last updated: April 11, 2022 79 194 A.R. The Federals responded by declaring these sailors pirates when captured, leading to a stand-off over the classification of all prisoners. 1865 133 A.R. The lists provide the following information about each prisoner: name, rank, regiment, company, date and place of capture, and remarks. General Grant and Union officials felt that released Confederate prisoners would return to the battlefield, thus prolonging the war. 1;460* General Register of Prisoners, Aug. 1861-Dec. 1865 List of Substitute Brokers and Bounty Jumpers Released, Mar. To get the best possible experience using our website we recommend that you upgrade to a newer version or install another browser. 1865 129 A.R. DeKalb: Northern Illinois Press, 2000. These troops were sent to Alton, Illinois, where they were held in a former prison. 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. 2;486* Oct. 1863- June 1864 282 1 Oct. 1863- July 1865 283 A.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. 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. Guardhouses were built outside of the fence at each gate. During the Civil War, the federal government established a prison on Rock Island to ease the crowded conditions at other prisons in the Midwest. / mstyles1947@yahoo.com, in honor of those who never came home. Encyclopedia of Arkansas 1865 134 A.R. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0097 McLean Barracks, Cincinnati, Ohio 311 G.R. The Record of Prisoners of War Who Have Died at Rock Island Barracks, Illinois had also been uploaded to Ancestry.Com. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS) is a database containing information about the men who served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Jr., Registers of Prisoners: 104 1 1862-63, [ digital copy ] Reel 0039 Department of the Cumberland, Nashville, Tenn. . Confederate States of America 3 Descriptive List of Prisoners, in the Custody of the District Provost Marshal, Who Took Oaths of Amnesty or Allegiance, Mar. The prison camp operated from December 1863 until July 1865, when the last prisoners were freed. 1861-62 List of Prisoners Received From Henderson, Ky., Jan. 10, 1863 List of Political Prisoners Paroled at Columbus, Ohio, Oct.-Nov. 1862 List of Prisoners for Exchange, 1863-61* List of Prisoners, Jan.-May 1863 Roll Call Books for Prison No. 8, Apr. Both civilian and military prisoners were held in the facility. About U.S., Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 This collection includes records of Confederate prisoners of war from the United States. 2 Feb. 1863-July 1865 26 G.R. 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. 1 and 2, 1862-63 List of Persons Employed in the Hospital, Aug. 10, 1862 List of Names and Sums of Money, [1863] Reports of the Number of Prisoners and Attendants, [n.d.] Roll Call Books for Prisons Nos. 60;440 May l863-Dec. 1864168 A.R. The Sanitary . 19, July 1863-Mar. Microfilm series M918 contains a register of Confederate soldiers, sailors, and citizens who died in Federal prisons and military hospitals in the North between 1861 and 1865. 4;162 Reports of Prisoners Received, Transferred, and Released, July 1864-Sept. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0083 277 A.R. 20 and 45, 1864-65 158 A.R. The prison, known formally as Rock Island Arsenal, was located on Rock island in the Mississippi River. 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. 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. 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. 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. 380 Alabama Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. 10 or Fort Donelson and returned to service. Each barrack had 2 coal burning stoves used for heat. Also known as Rock Island Camp . 3-35, 1865 159 A.R. Henry Morton Stanley, a member of the Sixth Arkansas, was captured at the Battle of Shiloh and enlisted in the Union army while imprisoned at Camp Douglas. Small-scale engagements broke out across the state throughout the war, often leading to the capture of a handful of troops at a time. 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. The Union victories at Shiloh and Island No. 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. 6;470 Aug.-Dec. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0105 New Orleans, La. 2 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. 1965 Diary of Lafayette Rogan, C.S.A. MD Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, IL. The enlisted men captured at Fort Donelson were sent to Camp Butler, Illinois, while the officers were held in Boston Harbor at Fort Warren. 10 in April brought almost 1,500 more Confederate prisoners into Prison Square. 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 Sources. 17, July 1863-Nov. 1864 131 A.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. 1863-Jan. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0090 Louisville, Ky., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners:295 G.R. First Name: State: Confederate Prisoners at Union Prison Camps Galvanized Yankees "Galvanized Yankees" were Confederate Prisoners of War who gained their release from prison by enlisting in the Union Army. 1-3, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0029 73 15; CC 15 Roll Call Book for Prisons Nos. The vast majority of these troops were soon paroled, as the strain that they would place on the logistical structure of the Federal army would keep those forces from operating in the field. Perhaps because of the smallpox outbreak and its attendant publicity, conditions improved, with laundries, sewers, and a large hospital being built. 249.6 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL PRISONER-OF-WAR MILITARY PRISONS AND PRISON CAMPS 1862-65 . 1865 128 A.R. The first time you log in to our catalog you will need to create an account. 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. Among those who served time at the maximum-security facility were the notorious gangster Al "Scarface" Capone (1899-1947) and murderer Robert "Birdman of Alcatraz" Stroud (1890-1963). 3 Apr.-May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0042 Registers of Prisoners Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 110 OCGP 2 1863-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0043 Registers of Prisoners Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 111 OCGP 3 1864-65 112 OCGP 4 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0044 Registers of Prisoners Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 113 A.R. Voices of the Civil War. 18 No. 1854, 1855, 1856 Nebraska Territory censuses, Memorials of Gilbert Haven, bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Cowan clan united - V. 6, No. 1-9, [n.d.] 389 249 Prison Divisions Nos. Original data: United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865. The troops at the arsenal were escorted by the Little Rock Capital Guards to Fletchers Landing, where they remained for four days until a steamboat arrived to transport them to St. Louis, Missouri. 6 Register of Prisoners Confined Under Sentence, 1863-65 A.R. Confederate POW Camp The next major capture of Arkansas troops occurred in January 1863 when Fort Hindman fell to Union forces. 1 Nov. 1862-July 1863 293 G.R. Looking South 1 Apr. Abandoned in 1865. 7;471 Dec. 1864-Apr. 1865 120 A.R. Looking East 32;408 No. Some of the units captured at Port Hudson had been previously captured at Island No. List of Confederate prisoners by state interned at Rock Island, Illinois, 1863-1865 Statement of Responsibility: compiled by H. Hilburn Berry from miscellaneous papers found at Rock Island Arsenal Authors: Berry, H. Hilburn (Main Author) Rock Island Arsenal (Rock Island, Illinois) (Added Author) Format: Manuscript/Manuscript with Digital Images 381 Arkansas and Tennessee Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. AGO. 1865 122 A.R. 100 Rock Street 27, 1865 140 A.R. 3, July 1863-Apr. 9 No. 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. Six hundred and forty-seven thousand prisoners were captured by the North and South in the Civil War. 2, Dec. 1864-Mar. the resulting infux of prisoners, so later that summer, the War Department authorized a prisoner of war camp at Rock Island, Illinois. The end of the war saw the largest loss of life of prisoners of war in the state. 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. 24 Unidentified Name Index, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0065 Eljnira, N.Y. General Registers of Prisoners: 218 G.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. 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. Search is free but access to the books is reserved for Premium members. For more information, contact 501-918-3025 orcalsfoundation@cals.org. Bearss, Edwin. The ship exploded near Marion (Crittenden County), killing around 1,800 men. 10, July 1863-Apr. 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. 4, Mar. 20, July 1863-Apr. 2) L-Z, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0114 General Registers of Prisoners: 356 G.R.2(Pt. served not only as a defensive outpost but also as a prisoner-of-war camp during the Civil War. The microfilm may have been scanned, but have a contractual, data privacy, or other restriction preventing access. To view a digital version of this item click here. 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. 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. Rations were issued in bulk at the prison. 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. Located on page 14120 is James T. Reeves, Grave #1, buried south of Prison Barracks. Four regiments, two battalions, and an artillery battery from the state were captured at Vicksburg, and all or part of nine regiments and one battalion were captured at Port Hudson. 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. 1863 100 G.R. 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. Paroles on the field accounted for 264,000 of this total. 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. Records of the Commissary General of Prisoners, Record Group 249; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Hesseltine, William. 1862- July 1865 Morning Reports of Prisoners: 167 A.R. 2;461 Nov. 1862-Sept. 1863 286 A.R. Rock Island, Illinois 12, June 1863-Apr. Double-gate sally ports were built on the east and west ends of the prison and were the only openings into the prison. After the war, the prison facility was completely destroyed. The remaining part of the barrack was to be the sleeping/living quarters for the prisoners. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1963. 8 Register of Deaths of Prisoners, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0016 31 A.R. This database contains an index to compiled service records (CSRs) for soldiers who served with units in the Confederate army. This project is funded in part by a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant award. The database is comprised of four National Archives (NARA) microfilm series (M1303, M598, M2702, and M918). Adj. Text is available under the Creative Commons .
