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.
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 o…
Camp Chase
History of the Camp Chase prison camp, its Confederate pow's, as well as of the men in Camp Chase Cemetery.
Camp Douglas
Detailing conditions and treatment of Confederate soldiers in this Northern prison of war camp.
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.
Civil War - Confederate and Union Prisoners of War
Searchable directory and categorized lists of registered prisoners taken during this conflict.
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 Nort…
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.
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 dur…
Point Lookout Prison Camp for Confederates
Dedicated to the 11,000 lives were lost at Point Lookout yet not accounted for.
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