1864- May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0110 Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C. 1865 337 A.R. 1-3, 1864-65 157-Virginia, Maryland, and Mississippi Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. 3, ca. Rock Island Confederate Cemetery - Find a Grave 21 No. The ship exploded near Marion (Crittenden County), killing around 1,800 men. 26, 1865 139 A.R. and Cemetery, Haywood Co. Men Known to be buried at 1863-Dec. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0094 Rolls of Confederate Deserters Received, Apr. 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. 7;165* Receipt Stubs for Prisoners Money, July 1865 279 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. Of the thirty-one military prisoner-of-war camps in the Union, four were located in this state: Alton; Camp Butler, in Springfield; Camp Douglas, in Chicago; and Rock Island. 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 a death rate of 10% a month, more than any other Civil War prison in any 1-month period. 28, 1865 141 A.R.23 No.29, 1865 142 A.R.36;413 No.30, 1865 143 A.R.35;412 No.31, 1865 144 A.R.34 No.31, 1865 145 A.R.33 No.33, 1865 146 A.R.31;405 No.34, 1865 147 A.R.30[1]404 No.35, 1865 148 A.R.30[2]416 No.36, 1865 149 A.R.38;415 No.37, 1865 150 A.R.37 No.38, 1865 151 A.R.22;387 No.39, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0046 Registers of Prisoners From: 152 A.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. 3 May-July 1865 347 A.R. 1 Apr. 20 and 45, 1864-65 158 A.R. The enlisted men were exchanged in September 1862 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. This documentary tells the story of the Rock Island Civil War Prison and how it acquired the undeserved reputation . 10 and 11 and to Paroled Prisoners, ca. Civil War Prisons: A Study in War Psychology. 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. list), Official Records of the "War of 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. 12 Mar. 6;161 Register of Amnesty Rolls Forwarded, Apr.-May 1865 278 A.R. The Record of Prisoners of War Who Have Died at Rock Island Barracks, Illinois had also been uploaded to Ancestry.Com. Some prison camps were more notorious than others. Also known as Rock Island Camp . The first time you log in to our catalog you will need to create an account. An artist's rendering shows what the Rock Island Prison Barracks looked like during the Civil War. Alton Prison, Illinois POWs by surname During the twenty months, the active period of the prison, 12,409 prisoners had been confined. Camp Douglas Prisoner of War Camp - mycivilwar.com 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. Additional support provided by the Arkansas General Assembly. The Galvanized Yankees. after which 442 soldiers of that regiment were transferred to Camp Douglas. 1863 100 G.R. AGO. During the Civil War, over 12,000 Confederate prisoners were held on Rock Island (now Arsenal Island) in Rock Island, Illinois. Burials and Civil War prisoners' records, 1861-1896 Joanne Chiles Eakin. 4;83 1863-65 199 74 Register of Sentenced Prisoners, 1862 List of Deserters, [n.d.] List of Prisoners and Civilians Confined at Various Places, [n.d.] 200 A.R. Each barrack would have 60 double bunks and would house 120 prisoners. Rebellion", National Battlefields and Monuments Marker 1 1865 340 3 Register of Prisoners, July 1864- June 1865 341 A.R. 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}}. 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. 9 Register of Deaths, Releases, and Exchanges, Jan. -June 1865 201 A.R. Camp Dennison, Ohio Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis, Mo. In addition to their names, information that may be listed for each soldier includes regiment, company, and rank. 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. Confederate Prisoners of War ~ 1861 ~ 1865 - AHGP Rate and review titles you borrow and share your opinions on them. If you can, provide 1-2 sources of information backing up this correction. 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. 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. 427 July 1863 116 A.R. This was a death rate of about 16% of the total population. 1-9, [n.d.] 389 249 Prison Divisions Nos. 1863, [ digital copy ] Reel 0025 Descriptive Lists of Prisoners: 58 A.R. 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. The prisoners cooked their own food. Rebellion, (c) Dec. 1996 During its two years in operation, the prison camp housed a total of more than 12,400 Confederates. Eventually, it sat on 12 acres of land that included prisoner barracks, guard barracks, officers' quarters, administration buildings, supply buildings, and several hospitals. Each company of prisoners received 10 days ration evry 10 days instead of a daily ration every day. 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. The officers were eventually exchanged as well, but the regiments were reorganized, often with new officers. The prison was opened in November 1863. 2) L-Z, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0114 General Registers of Prisoners: 356 G.R.2(Pt. The Alton Military Prison. Their Compiled Service Records are held at the National Archives and are now available online at Fold3. 246 5;110 June 1865 247 1; 113* June 1865 248 112* June 1865 249 108 Various Places in Louisiana and at Brownsville, Tex., June-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0076 Registers of Prisoners Petroled at: 250 104 Columbus, Miss., May 1865 Columbus, Miss., and Gainesville, Ala. 251 91 May 1865 252 102 May 1865 253 103 May 1865 254 97 Grenada, Miss., May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0077 Jackson, Miss. The microfilm may be scheduled for future scanning. 2 1862-65 Registers of Prisoners: 273 300 1862-63, [ digital copy ] Reel 0082 Registers of Prisoners: 274 1 1862-65 275 A.R. Originally constructed in 1771 by the British, the fort has had a long and distinguished history, active . 1865 126 A.R. Williams, Charles. Category:American Civil War prison camps - Wikipedia 4;468 Register of Prisoners Captured in Aug. 1864 and Disposition, 1864-65 342 A.R. These prisoners were typically taken to the nearest military outpost by their captors and informally exchanged or paroled when possible. 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. 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. Reasons why microfilms may not yet be available digitally on FamilySearch.org include: FamilySearch Terms of Use (Updated 2021-09-27) | Privacy Notice (Updated 2021-04-06), 2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. [3] 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. Rations were issued in bulk at the prison. 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 12 May 1863-June 1864 302 A.R. 1865 134 A.R. 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. Haywood County, NC 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. from: 545th Military Police The artist, John F. Gisch, was a Confederate prisoner of war at Rock Island Prison Barracks. Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners:336 A.R. Rock Island's 12-acre prison compound was surrounded by a ditch and a 12-foot-high plank fence punctuated with guard towers. The lists provide the following information about each prisoner: name, rank, regiment, company, date and place of capture, and remarks. 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. 1;292* Consolidated Morning Reports of Prisoners and Register of Burials, Dec. 1864-June 1865 408 A.R. The water supply and drainage were deficient, creating a sanitation problem. Captain James Totten, opposed by volunteer militia companies from across the state and without orders from his superiors in Washington DC, surrendered the arsenal on February 8, 1861, to prevent bloodshed in the streets of Little Rock (Pulaski County). 3 Apr. Other forces captured included units from Texas and Louisiana. 1863-June 1865 30 A.R. Search For Prisoners - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) Some of the units captured at Port Hudson had been previously captured at Island No. 9; 170 Descriptive Lists of Prisoners,Jan. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0097 McLean Barracks, Cincinnati, Ohio 311 G.R. 18 No. Fort Lafayette, N.Y. Fort McHenry, Md. Fort Pickens, Fla. 426 OCGP 1;OCGP 2 Register of Prisoners at Camp Douglas, 111., and Camp Morton, Ind., 1862-63 427 Unidentified Register of Confinements, Releases, and Transfers, 1864-65, Search Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 via. Read our Privacy Policy. 13;183 Register of Prisoners Transferred and Escaped, June 1863- May 1865 34 A.R. 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. 9 and 10, 1865 153 A.R. 61 July-Aug. 1862 203 A.R. During the Civil War, the federal government established a prison on Rock Island to ease the crowded conditions at other prisons in the Midwest. 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. The prisoners were immediately beset by a smallpox epidemic that sickened thousands and killed more than 600 within 3 months.