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==== Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 ==== | ==== Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 ==== | ||
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. | 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. | ||
'''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.) | ||
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:*[[United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War (FamilySearch Historical Records)|United States, Records of Confederate Prisioners of War (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | :*[[United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War (FamilySearch Historical Records)|United States, Records of Confederate Prisioners of War (FamilySearch Historical Records]]) | ||
:*[[United_States,_Union_Provost_Marshal's_File_of_Papers_Relating_to_Civilians_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|United States, Union Provost Marshal's File of Papers Relating to Civilians (Family Search Histotical Records)]] | |||
'''Libraries''' | '''Libraries''' | ||