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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Confederate_Prisoner_of_War_Records|Confederate Prisoner of War Records]]''  
''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Confederate_Prisoner_of_War_Records|Confederate Prisoner of War Records]]''  
=== Union Prisons for Confederate Soldiers  ===
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*[http://www.censusdiggins.com/prison_alton.html Alton Prison]
*[http://www.censusdiggins.com/prison_campchase.html Camp Chase]
*[http://www.censusdiggins.com/prison_camp_douglas.html Camp Douglas]
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*[http://www.censusdiggins.com/prison_camp_randall.html Camp Randall]
*[http://www.censusdiggins.com/prison_elmira.html Elmira]
*[http://www.censusdiggins.com/fort_delaware.html Fort Delaware]
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*[http://www.censusdiggins.com/prison_fort_jefferson.html Fort Jefferson]
*[http://www.censusdiggins.com/prison_fort_mchenry.html Fort McHenry]
*[http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/Gratiot_Street_Prison Gratiot Street]
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=== Records of the National Archives  ===
=== Records of the National Archives  ===
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The "Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865" (NARA M598) is a collection consisting of 427 bound volumes. The records are of Confederate prisoners of war and political prisoners confined in Union prisons. They consist mainly of registers and lists of captured soldiers and civilians. The records contain information such as names, rank, unit or residence, dates of capture, deaths, and prisoners released. [[United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Learn more]] about this collection.  
The "Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865" (NARA M598) is a collection consisting of 427 bound volumes. The records are of Confederate prisoners of war and political prisoners confined in Union prisons. They consist mainly of registers and lists of captured soldiers and civilians. The records contain information such as names, rank, unit or residence, dates of capture, deaths, and prisoners released. [[United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Learn more]] about this collection.  


<br> '''Online'''  
'''Online'''  


*{{RecordSearch|1916234|United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865}} (FamilySearch)  
*{{RecordSearch|1916234|United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865}} (FamilySearch)  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1124 Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865] (Ancestry) ($) (note: this database also contains records of M918 and M2072 as well as records of [[Union Prisoner of War Records|Union prisoners of war]] from M1303.)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1124 Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865] (Ancestry) ($) (note: this database also contains records of M918 and M2072 as well as records of [[Union Prisoner of War Records|Union prisoners of war]] from M1303.)


<br> '''Libraries'''  
'''Libraries'''  


*Locate these records at a library using [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32631258 Worldcat].
*Locate these records at a library using [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32631258 Worldcat].
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==== Other Confederate Prisoner of War Records  ====
==== Other Confederate Prisoner of War Records  ====
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*Lists of Confederates Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863 (M2072)
*Lists of Confederates Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863 (M2072)


<br> Both of the above collections are included in Ancestry's "Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865" database mentioned above.  
Both of the above collections are included in Ancestry's "Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865" database mentioned above.  
 
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=== Related Books  ===
=== Related Books  ===
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*''Portals to Hell: Military Prisons of the Civil War'' ({{FHL|973 M2spe}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/title/portals-to-hell-military-prisons-of-the-civil-war/oclc/36817057&referer=brief_results Worldcat]) by Lonnie R. Speer contains the history of Union and Confederate prisons.
*''Portals to Hell: Military Prisons of the Civil War'' ({{FHL|973 M2spe}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/title/portals-to-hell-military-prisons-of-the-civil-war/oclc/36817057&referer=brief_results Worldcat]) by Lonnie R. Speer contains the history of Union and Confederate prisons.


<br> {{U.S. Civil War}}  
{{U.S. Civil War}}  
 
 
 
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