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http://docsouth.unc.edu/sherrill/sherrill.html

» A Soldier's Story
An electronic edition of "Prison Life and Other Incidents in the War of 1861-'65," by Miles O. Sherrill of Catawba County, North Carolina.
http://docsouth.unc.edu/sherrill/sherrill.html

http://www.altonweb.com/history/civilwar/confed/index.html

» Alton, Illinois Civil War Confederate Prison
The first prisoners arrived at the Alton Federal Military Prison on February 9, 1862. During the next three years, over 11,764 Confederate prisoners would pass through its gates.
http://www.altonweb.com/history/civilwar/confed/index.html

» Andersonville Civil War Prison Camp
Andersonville National Historic Site was designated by the U.S. Congress as a memorial to all POWs in American history. Park programs interpret the accounts of other Civil War POW camps, both North and South.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/seac/andearch.htm

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~south1/bound.htm

» Brothers Bound
One of the darker sides of the Civil War was the fate of those people, men and some women, captured and taken prisoner in the line of duty. This site is dedicated to the memories of all our ancestors whose lives were touched by these dark places.
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~south1/bound.htm

http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/5109/

» Camp Chase
History of the Camp Chase prison camp, its Confederate pow's, as well as of the men in Camp Chase Cemetery.
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/5109/

http://geocities.com/BourbonStreet/2757/issues/camp.htm

» Camp Douglas
Detailing conditions and treatment of Confederate soldiers in this Northern prison of war camp.
http://geocities.com/BourbonStreet/2757/issues/camp.htm

http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~indiana42nd/campmorton.htm

» Camp Morton - Civil War Camp and Union Prison
The history of the Camp in Indianapolis, Indiana. First used as a recruitment camp then as a prison during the Civil War, site includes photographs, monuments, and links.
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~indiana42nd/campmorton.htm

http://home.att.net/~edboots/charlestondead.htm

» Charleston Race Course Prison Dead
Union Civil War soldiers who died in Charleston, SC, were reinterred after the war in either the Florence or Beaufort National Cemeteries in South Carolina.
http://home.att.net/~edboots/charlestondead.htm

» Civil War - Confederate and Union Prisoners of War
Searchable directory and categorized lists of registered prisoners taken during this conflict.
http://www.pacivilwar.com/pow/

http://www.outfitters.com/illinois/history/civil/cwprisons.html

» Civil War Prisons, Illinois
Names and locations of prisons in Illinois used during the Civil War. One is Rock Island, constructed 1863, which is one of the largest and most notorious prison camps in the North. Almost 2000 Confederate soldiers were buried here.
http://www.outfitters.com/illinois/history/civil/cwprisons.html

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/elmiraprison/index.html

» Elmira Prison Camp OnLine Library
Deals with the infamous Civil War Prison camp located in Elmira, NY.
http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/elmiraprison/index.html

http://home.att.net/~florencestockade/friends.htm

» FlorenceStockade
The society for the preservation of this Civil War prison stockade site, and the memory of the prisoners and those who guarded them.
http://home.att.net/~florencestockade/friends.htm

» Fort Delaware Society
Now known as Fort Delaware State Park, the fort not only still exists, it is very much as it was when it held over 40,000 Confederate, Federal and civilian political prisoners. Will conduct search for individual prisoners upon request.
http://www.del.net/org/fort

http://www.civilwarstlouis.com/Gratiot/gratiot.htm

» Gratiot Street Prison
Located in St. Louis, Missouri, the main Union prison for the Civil War in the West. Includes transcribed prisoner lists from Gratiot ledgers.
http://www.civilwarstlouis.com/Gratiot/gratiot.htm

http://www.treasurenet.com/images/civilwar/civil015.html

» Imagesof the Civil War - Prisoners and Prisons
Photos taken in both northern and southern prisons in the US Civil War.
http://www.treasurenet.com/images/civilwar/civil015.html

» Johnson's Island Civil War Prison
From April of 1862 until September of 1865, over 9,000 Confederates passed through Island's Military Prison, leaving behind an extensive historical and archaeological record.
http://www.johnsonsisland.com

» Point Lookout POW Descendants Organization
This site is dedicated to those men, women, and children who suffered while imprisoned at Point Lookout Prison Camp for Confederates from 1863 to 1865 in the state of Maryland during the War for Southern Independence.
http://www.plpow.com/

» Point Lookout Prison Camp for Confederates
Dedicated to the 11,000 lives were lost at Point Lookout yet not accounted for.
http://www.geocities.com/tcbflash_98/

http://www.southern-maryland.info/County%20Guides/Saint_Marys/city_town_guide/point_lookout/point_look_out.htm

» Point Lookout State Park
Once the site of the largest Union prison for Confederate POW's. Built after the Battle of Gettysburg, the prison held 52,000 Confederate unfortunates at one time or another during the waning days of the Civil War.
http://www.southern-maryland.info/County%20Guides/Saint_Marys/city_town_guide/point_lookout/point_look_out.htm

http://www.clements.umich.edu/Webguides/Schoff/NP/Point.html

» Point Lookout, Md., Prison Camp Records
In the two years during which the camp was in operation, August, 1863, to June, 1865, Point Lookout overflowed with inmates, surpassing its intended capacity of 10,000 to a population numbering between 12,500 and 20,000. In all, over 50,000 men, both mili
http://www.clements.umich.edu/Webguides/Schoff/NP/Point.html

http://www.mdgorman.com/Prisons/prisons.htm

» Prisons
Details about the locations that were used as prisons during the Civil War in Richmond, Virginia.
http://www.mdgorman.com/Prisons/prisons.htm

http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/rockisld.htm

» Rock Island, IL Confederate POW's
Complete listing of Confederate prisoners who died in the Union prison camp at Rock Island, Illinois.
http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/rockisld.htm

» Salisbury Civil War Prison and National Cemetery
History and modern photographs from the prison site.
http://www.salisburyprison.com

http://www.salisburync.gov/prison/1.html

» Salisbury Confederate Prison
The only Confederate Prison that was located in North Carolina was in the town of Salisbury. The prison was established on November 2, 1861. Includes property plats, guard photos, paintings and descriptive text.
http://www.salisburync.gov/prison/1.html

» The Johnson's Island Autograph Book Of Lt. Samuel Dibble
Compilation of 221 Confederate officer autographs from Johnson's Island prison.
http://dibblebook.tripod.com/

http://www.sinclair.edu/sec/his102/102doc01.htm

» The Story of One Union Soldier
On September 3rd, 1862 at the age of 25, Bernard McKnight enlisted in the Union Army (Massachusetts 3rd Cavalry) and would go to fight in America's Civil War, a conflict of which he probably had little understanding.
http://www.sinclair.edu/sec/his102/102doc01.htm

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/wirz/wirz.htm

» The Trial of Captain Henry Wirz
Explicit details of the trial of Captain Henry Wirz, Commandant of one of the most infamous Civil War prison camps - Andersonville.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/wirz/wirz.htm

http://home.jam.rr.com/rjcourt52/cwprisons/index.html

» U.S. Civil War Prisoner and Prisons Research Site
Site contains prison camp descriptions and prisoner recorded experiences. Includes a prisoner database project for listing of prison camp prisoners.
http://home.jam.rr.com/rjcourt52/cwprisons/index.html

http://vermontcivilwar.org/prisons/prisons.shtml

» Vermonters in Rebel Prisons
The final statements of each artillery, cavalry and infantry regiment, representing 28, 884 troops, of whom 2, 180 were taken prisoner and 601 died in prison.
http://vermontcivilwar.org/prisons/prisons.shtml

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