249.6 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL PRISONER-OF-WAR MILITARY PRISONS AND PRISON CAMPS 1862-65 . Rebels at Rock Island: The Story of a Civil War Prison. Generally, catalog entries are written in the same language as the original record they describe. Other historical sites in the area include the Confederate Cemetery, the Rock Island . The system worked only sporadically from that time until the end of the war. Union & Confederate Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, The Battle of Lookout Mountain/Chattanooga. Another member of the regiment escaped from the prison at Rock Island, Illinois. There was no hospital. 1864-June 1865 Department of the Missouri 322 Register of Prisoners, Mar.-Apr. U.S., Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 - Ancestry This index also includes Confederate soldiers who later served with the Union Army. David Sesser Henderson State University Last updated: April 11, 2022 In every barrack, there was a 40-gallon cauldron was placed in each cookhouse. Alton Prison, Illinois POWs by surname 3;75 1863-65 198 A.R. 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. Pages in category "American Civil War prison camps" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. 1863-Aug. 1864 314 A.R. 1 1862-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0081 General Registers of Prisoners:272 G.R. The first guard force for Rock Island was the 4th Regiment of the Veteran Reserve Corps. The Rock Island Civil War Prison: Andersonville of the North? Eventually, an exchange system was put into place but collapsed in 1863 when the Confederate government refused to exchange captured African-American troops. Prisoners often attempted to escape once captured. What remains of it on Arsenal Island is a cemetery for the nearly 2000 prisoners who died there. The Rock Island Prison Camp was designed to hold more than 10,000 inmates at any one time, and over the final 18 months of the war, more than 12,000 Confederate prisoners passed through its gates. After the war, the prison facility was completely destroyed. Monthly return of Camp and Garrison equipage, Nov. 1864-Jan 1865. 383 Various Southern State Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. The remaining part of the barrack was to be the sleeping/living quarters for the prisoners. 10 in April brought almost 1,500 more Confederate prisoners into Prison Square. 4;468 Register of Prisoners Captured in Aug. 1864 and Disposition, 1864-65 342 A.R. The newly added fields may include admission or entry date, name of prison or hospital, location of prison or hospital, date and place of capture, rank, regiment, company and state, date of death, exchange, parole, or release, and location of grave. 14 Oct. 1863-May 1865 304 A.R. Names in alphabetical order by state. Additional support provided by the Arkansas General Assembly. 1865 133 A.R. The Ely/Faulkner Exchange Part 1, by Max Longley, Emerging Civil War 3, ca. The remainingprisoners were released on parole throughout May, June, and July. 10 in April. 1) A-L, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0115 General Registers of Prisoners: 357 (pt. 4 Register of Deaths, Jan. 1864- June 1865 Registers of Burials: 67 A.R. 16, July 1863-Mar. Rock Island was one of the largest and most notorious Union prison camps during the Civil War. They were from Camp Douglas and a captured Confederates from the battles at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. At Jenkins Ferry, a number of Confederate soldiers were reportedly mutilated by Federal forces after being captured. The barracks were built anywhere from 1 foot to 3 feet above ground. Search is free but access to the books is reserved for Premium members. 6; A-H 1862 A.R. The next major capture of Arkansas troops occurred in January 1863 when Fort Hindman fell to Union forces. Washington, DC: National Archives . Haywood County, NC 12, June 1863-Apr. Attention: This site does not support the current version of your web browser. Guardhouses were built outside of the fence at each gate. 8, Apr. for a death rate of 10% a month, more than any other Civil War prison in any 1-month period. Double-gate sally ports were built on the east and west ends of the prison and were the only openings into the prison. 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. Give a donation in someones name to mark a special occasion, honor a friend or colleague or remember a beloved family member. 1865 337 A.R. 1854, 1855, 1856 Nebraska Territory censuses, Memorials of Gilbert Haven, bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Cowan clan united - V. 6, No. 1863-July 1865 315 A.R. All Rights Reserved. The water supply and drainage were deficient, creating a sanitation problem. 1865 122 A.R. 7 No. Civil War - Confederate and Union Prisoners of War 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. 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. Alton's Pows - Northern Illinois University Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners:336 A.R. War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives, Washington, D.C. 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. This item is available on microfilm at this FamilySearch center. J T Green--Stewart's Cavalry, Tennessee 6;157 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, Nov. 1864-Apr. Others enlisted in the Federal army to escape life in the prison camps. 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. 1-3 and Civilian Prisoners, Dec. 1862 74 56; CC 23 Roll Call Book for Prisons Nos. There existed more than 150 military prisons, stockades, camps, and pens on both sides during the War; very little is known of life and conditions in most of them. Rock Island prison was authorized in July 1863. These are hand written documents andunfortunately there is not a singlecomprehensive index. 27, 1865 140 A.R. 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. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0085 Fort Lafayette, N.Y., Military Prison 284 G.R. Rebellion", National Battlefields and Monuments Marker The Sanitary . Before Federal troops took Little Rock in 1863, prisoners were held in Helena or with units in the field before they could be transported to more-secure facilities in the north or in other captured southern cities such as Memphis, Tennessee. The planned capacity of the prison was to be 10,080 prisoners. 1965 Diary of Lafayette Rogan, C.S.A. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2005. 64 Jan.-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0060 206 A.R. Entire regiments were formed from these prisoners and saw action on the western frontier against Native Americans. 1-3, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0029 73 15; CC 15 Roll Call Book for Prisons Nos. Alcatraz - Prison, Location & Al Capone - History Additional support provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council. 21 No. Out of the 12,400 men confined during Rock Island's 20-month operation, 1,964 prisoners and 171 guards died from disease. 1865 Special Orders and Letters Sent by Provost Marshals of the Army of the Ohio, Mar. The enlisted men captured at Fort Donelson were sent to Camp Butler, Illinois, while the officers were held in Boston Harbor at Fort Warren. 12; A.R. 8 Register of Deaths of Prisoners, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0016 31 A.R. 2 1864-65 220 G.R. Captain Julius Welch Camp 229 Indiana 2, Jan. 16, 1863 78 35 Roll Call Book for Prison No. From Eastern Illinois University 1 1862-65 219 G.R. 19, July 1863-Mar. 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. Updates: Rock Island, IL, 62nd Regiment, POWs, dead (full For additional information: 25 Name Index to Letters Sent, 1864 217 A.R. Many thanks to Sandy, Doug, D. John Trull, 15 No. 13;183 Register of Prisoners Transferred and Escaped, June 1863- May 1865 34 A.R. 12 Mar. 24;398 No. 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. 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. Haywood County, NC 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. 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. It is now home of First Army headquarters, and the US Army's Center of Excellence for Additive Manufacturing. All of the men were eventually exchanged in Virginia, and most served with the Army of Tennessee for the remainder of the war. Some of these units saw action in the Camden Expedition. Rock Island Confederate Cemetery--Civil War Era National Cemeteries: A 4;143* Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners Jan. I864-Apr. Captain Julius Welch Camp 229 255 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. 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. 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. 1865 343 469 Hospital Register, Aug. 1864- May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0107 Newport News, Va., Military Prison 344 347 Register of Prisoners, 1865 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 345 A.R. If you can, provide 1-2 sources of information backing up this correction. 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. Also known as Rock Island Camp . 7;471 Dec. 1864-Apr. 8, 9,10 Jan. 1864-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0093 Rolls of Confederate Deserters Received, Apr. These records are arranged alphabetically by the name of the state each unit was from, then by type of unit, regiment number, and company. CivilWarPrisoners.com - Main Page A system of exchange and parole was created in the field to handle some prisoners, but the issue was complicated when the Confederate government allowed ships to operate in its name as privateers. Abandoned in 1865. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0128 386 238 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts and Name Index, Mar. Rock Island Prisoner of War Camp Prisoners of war - Civil War Family k Register of Civilian Prisoners, Apr. 3-35, 1865 159 A.R. 1864-May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0111 Point Lookout, Md., Military Prison Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners: 352 245 Feb. 1864-Mar. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. This book is part of the Geneanet Library. Loss of the Sultana and Reminiscences of Survivors. 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. 1865 307 G.R. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1963. Rock Island Prisoner of War Camp - US Civil War - Geni The enlisted men captured at Island 10 were sent to both Camp Butler and Camp Chase in Ohio, while the officers captured at Island 10 were held at Johnsons Island, Ohio. 2;461 Nov. 1862-Sept. 1863 286 A.R. Join the community of family history enthusiasts and FamilySearch employees to ask questions and discuss potential product enhancements. 5 Register of Officer Prisoners, Oct. 1864-Apr. Some Northern newspapers compared Rock Island prison to the Andersonville prison of the South. 2 1863-64 109 G.R. Jr., from the 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 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. For more information, contact 501-918-3025 orcalsfoundation@cals.org. List of Confederate prisoners by state interned at Rock Island 2) L-Z, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0114 General Registers of Prisoners: 356 G.R.2(Pt. 1-3, 1864-65 157-Virginia, Maryland, and Mississippi Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. 425 1863 List of Boxes and Packages Received, Oct. 1863-May 1864 Registers of Prisoners: 114 53 June-Nov. 1863 115 A.R. 3 Dec. 1863-Jan. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0091 Louisville, Ky., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners:296 G.R. 1 1865 340 3 Register of Prisoners, July 1864- June 1865 341 A.R. 13 No. 5;464 Apr. Some of the units captured at Port Hudson had been previously captured at Island No. 10;66 Memoranda Book, 1862 215 A.R.23;71 Miscellaneous Record Book, 1862: List of Stolen Articles, June 1862 List of Articles Taken From Prisoners in the Search of Their Quarters, June 1862 Letters Received by the Provost Marshals Office, June-Aug. 1862 Lists of Packages Received for and Delivered to Prisoners, July-Sept. 1862 List of Kitchen Equipment, 1862 List of White Oak Guards, 1862 List of Passes Issued, 1862 216 A.R. Camp Douglas Prisoner of War Camp 6 July-Aug. 1864 223 A.R. DeKalb: Northern Illinois Press, 2000. 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. 13;62 Aug. 1862 204 A.R. 85;85 Statistical Reports of Prisoners, Dec. 1864-June 1865 207 A.R. . Arsenal of Democracy: A History of Rock Island Arsenal from its Inscription on the UDC Monument Civil War Prison Camps | American Battlefield Trust Little Rock, AR. Nov. 1862-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. 8 No. 72201. Category:American Civil War prison camps - Wikipedia 14 No. 7 rolls. 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? The Battle of Helena marked another large capture of Confederate troops in the state, with 1,100 men taken prisoner after the battle. 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}}. Search For Prisoners The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System currently includes information about two Civil War prisons: Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, once a temporary home to more than 15,000 Confederate soldiers; and Andersonville prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia, where more than 45,000 Union soldiers were confined. 2 General Register of Prisoners, 394 Register of Prisoners, 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0132 395 A.R. 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. 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. 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. 22, 1865 135 A.R. 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. Between 1861 and 1865, American Civil War prison camps were operated by the Union and the Confederacy to detain over 400,000 captured soldiers. 18; 69 1862 209 A.R. 1864-May 1865 Prisoners Statements Giving Other Persons the Power to Receive Their Letters, Money, and Packages, 1864-65 98 35 Unidentified Name Index, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0037 Cincinnati, Ohio 37 General Registers of Prisoners: 99 G.R. Officers were typically held longer than enlisted men but were often eventually released. The deplorable conditions at the camp led some to call it the "Andersonville of the North," a reference to the infamous prison in Georgia. Search, View, Print Union & Confederate Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865. United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War - FamilySearch 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. Other forces captured included units from Texas and Louisiana. 2, (July 1974), Seton of Parbroath, in Scotland and America, C.T.C.
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