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=== Union Prisons for Confederate Soldiers ===
=== Union Prisons for Confederate Soldiers ===


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=== Records of the National Archives  ===


==== Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865  ====
==== Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865  ====
''' Camp Douglas, Chicago'''
''' Camp Morton, Indiana '''
*{{FSC|2092414|item|disp=''Register of Confederate soldiers who died in Camp Douglas, 1862-65 : and lie buried in Oakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ills., 1892.''Cincinnati, Ohio : Cohen & Co., 1892}} FS Library Digital Images
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5637765 List of Prisoners, 1863 - 1865]
*{{FSC|269170|item|disp=''Confederate soldiers, sailors and civilians who died as prisoners of war at Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill., 1862-1865''Kalamazoo, Michigan : Edgar Gray Publications, 1970?}} FS Library 977.311 M2c


''' Camp Morton, Indiana '''
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5637765 List of Prisoners, 1863 - 1865] NARA NAID 5637765


''' Elmira, New York '''
*{{FSC|261441|item|disp=Clay W. Holmes. ''The Elmira prison camp : a history of the military prison at Elmira, New York, July 6, 1864 to July 10, 1865; with an appendix containing the names of Confederate prisoners buried in Woodlawn National Cemetery.''New York, New York : Putnam's Sons, 1912. }} FS Library Digital Images


'''Johnson's Island, Ohio'''
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2573327 Death Register of Confederate Prisoners at Johnson's Island, Ohio, 1889 - 1904]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2573324 Registers of Confederate Prisoners at Johnson's Island, Ohio, 1889 - 1904]


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'''  
*'''1861 - 1865''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/united-states-records-of-confederate-prisoners-of-war-1861-1865-browse United States, Records Of Confederate Prisoners Of War, 1861-1865] at Findmypast - Index
 
*'''1861-1865''' {{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)  
*'''1861-1865'''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2250054 United States Register of Confederates and Civilians Who Died in the North,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.)
*'''1864-1866''' {{RecordSearch|1932430|United States Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1864-1866}} at FamilySearch — index
*'''1864-1866''' - {{RecordSearch|1932430|United States Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1864-1866}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/united-states-records-of-confederate-prisoners-of-war-1861-1865-browse United States, Records Of Confederate Prisoners Of War, 1861-1865] at findmypast
*[http://www.fortdelaware.org/Prisoner%20&%20Garrison%20Queries.htm Fort Delaware Society Heritage Research] Confederate and Union soldiers.
*[http://www.fortdelaware.org/Prisoner%20&%20Garrison%20Queries.htm Fort Delaware Society Heritage Research] Confederate and Union soldiers.


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The [[Union Provost Marshals' File#Union_Provost_Marshals.27_File_.28Two_or_More_Civilians.29|Provost Marshals' File]] of papers relating to two or more civilians (NARA M416) contains lists of civilian prisoners in Union prisons. The records of prisoners are on microfilm rolls 84-94 and are listed alphabetically by prison location.<ref>United States. National Archives and Records Service. ''Pamphlet Describing M416: Union Provost Marshal’s File of Papers Relating to Two or More Civilians''. Washington, D.C., National Archives And Record Service, 1969.</ref> The records are available online.
The [[Union Provost Marshals' File#Union_Provost_Marshals.27_File_.28Two_or_More_Civilians.29|Provost Marshals' File]] of papers relating to two or more civilians (NARA M416) contains lists of civilian prisoners in Union prisons. The records of prisoners are on microfilm rolls 84-94 and are listed alphabetically by prison location.<ref>United States. National Archives and Records Service. ''Pamphlet Describing M416: Union Provost Marshal’s File of Papers Relating to Two or More Civilians''. Washington, D.C., National Archives And Record Service, 1969.</ref> The records are available online.


*'''1861-1866''' {{RecordSearch|1834304|United States Union Provost Marshal Files of Individual Civilians, 1861-1866}} at FamilySearch — images
*'''1861-1866''' - {{RecordSearch|1834304|United States Union Provost Marshal Files of Individual Civilians, 1861-1866}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — images
*'''1861-1866''' {{RecordSearch|1845948|United States Union Provost Marshal Files of Two or More Civilians, 1861-1866}} at FamilySearch — images
*'''1861-1866''' - {{RecordSearch|1845948|United States Union Provost Marshal Files of Two or More Civilians, 1861-1866}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — images


==== Other Confederate Prisoner of War Records  ====
==== Other Confederate Prisoner of War Records  ====
*{{FSC|36106|item|disp=Selected records of the War Department relating to Confederate prisoners of war, 1861-1865}} NARA M598


*{{FSC|88851|item|disp=Register of Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Citizens who Died in Federal Prisons and Military Hospitals in the North, 1861-1865, NARA pub M918}}
*Register of Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Citizens who Died in Federal Prisons and Military Hospitals in the North, 1861-1865 (M918)
*Lists of Confederates Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863 (M2072)
*Lists of Confederates Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863 (M2072)
*{{FSC|582841|item|disp=Roll of Confederate prisoners of war, paroled at Meridian, Mississippi, May 1865}}
 
*{{FSC|111623|item|disp=Ohio. Adjutant General's office. Burials and Civil War prisoners' records, 1861-1896}}
Both of the above collections are included in Ancestry's "Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865" database mentioned above.


=== Related Books  ===
=== Related Books  ===


*''Portals to Hell: Military Prisons of the Civil War'' ({{FSC|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.
*{{FSC|755065|item|disp= Joanne Chiles Eakin, ''Missouri prisoners of war : from Gratiot Street Prison & Myrtle Street Prison, St. Louis, Missouri, and Alton Prison, Alton, Illinois; including citizens, Confederates, bushwackers and guerrillas'' Independence, Missouri : J.C. Eakin, c1995 FS Library 977.866 M2e}}
*{{FSC|245337|item|disp=compiled by Alexis A. Praus, compiled. ''Confederate soldiers and sailors who died as prisoners of war at Camp Butler, Illinois, 1862-1865'' Kalamazoo, Michigan : Gray Publications, 19--}}


=== References  ===
=== References  ===

Revision as of 19:00, 7 January 2021

Union Prisons for Confederate Soldiers[edit | edit source]

Records of the National Archives[edit | edit source]

Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865[edit | edit source]

Camp Morton, Indiana



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

Wiki articles describing online Familysearch collection is found at:

Libraries

  • Locate M598 at a library using Worldcat.

Union Provost Marshals' File[edit | edit source]

The Provost Marshals' File of papers relating to two or more civilians (NARA M416) contains lists of civilian prisoners in Union prisons. The records of prisoners are on microfilm rolls 84-94 and are listed alphabetically by prison location.[1] The records are available online.

Other Confederate Prisoner of War Records[edit | edit source]

  • Register of Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Citizens who Died in Federal Prisons and Military Hospitals in the North, 1861-1865 (M918)
  • Lists of Confederates Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863 (M2072)

Both of the above collections are included in Ancestry's "Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865" database mentioned above.

Related Books[edit | edit source]

  • Portals to Hell: Military Prisons of the Civil War (FHL 973 M2spe) (Worldcat) by Lonnie R. Speer contains the history of Union and Confederate prisons.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ United States. National Archives and Records Service. Pamphlet Describing M416: Union Provost Marshal’s File of Papers Relating to Two or More Civilians. Washington, D.C., National Archives And Record Service, 1969.
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