rock island civil war prisoner list

Small-scale engagements broke out across the state throughout the war, often leading to the capture of a handful of troops at a time. 5;464 Apr. 14 No. Arkansas was the site of more than 700 military engagements during the Civil War. Double-gate sally ports were built on the east and west ends of the prison and were the only openings into the prison. This library offers to access hundreds of thousands documents: books, old newspapers, magazines, etc. Sons of Confederate Veterans List of Confederate prisoners by state interned at Rock Island Federal commanders tasked with providing for these prisoners struggled to offer adequate medical care, and many died from smallpox. Those who were held for the remainder of the war were sent to prison camps far from the front lines. Arsenal of Democracy: A History of Rock Island Arsenal from its Haywood County, NC 78 193 A.R. Little Rock: Pioneer Press, 1967. 1865 129 A.R. 1865 390 251 Various Prison Divisions, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0130 Richmond, Va.391 Register of Oaths of Allegiance Taken at Richmond, 1865 392 3 Lists Relating to Paroled Prisoners, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0131 Rock Island Barracks, 111., Military Prison 393 G.R. 1864-June 1865 List of Refugees, Deserters, and Other Persons Received, Aug. 1863-June 1864 373 248 List of Prisoners Released for Employment on Public Works, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0125 374 10 Register of Prisoners Enlisting in the U.S. Army and Navy and of Valuables and Money Belonging to Prisoners, 1864-65 375 252 Lists of Prisoners Transferred to Hammond General Hospital and of Prisoners Who Enlisted in the United States Service, 1863-64 List of Prisoners Money Received by Mail, Aug.-Sept. 1863 List of Permanent Passes Issued to Civilians, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0126 376 260 List of Money and Valuables Taken From Prisoners on Arrival, Oct. 1864-Apr. Others enlisted in the Federal army to escape life in the prison camps. Nov. 1862-Apr. 2 Sept. 1862-Aug. 1864 102 G.R. Major funding provided by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. Confederate POW Camp McAdams, Benton. These records are arranged in three sections: (1) records of POWs and political prisoners with no specific prison or place of confinement, (2) records of individual prisons and stations, and (3) records of several prisons. 1863-Dec. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0094 Rolls of Confederate Deserters Received, Apr. Also, some "pesthouses" were built to house prisoners who got smallpox. The Sultana carried around 2,400 former Union prisoners of war up the Mississippi River in April 1865. NY, 1862-65; Point Lookout, MD, 1863-65; and Rock Island, IL, 1864. 24 Unidentified Name Index, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0065 Eljnira, N.Y. General Registers of Prisoners: 218 G.R. The volumes are broken into distinct sections which aid in your search. 16, July 1863-Mar. 21;63 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0064 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 213 A.R. Sources. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0085 Fort Lafayette, N.Y., Military Prison 284 G.R. Washington, DC: National Archives . Indiana Civil War Prison Camps - CIVIL WAR SAGA Rock Island, IL, 62nd Regiment, POWs, dead (full Search is free but access to the books is reserved for Premium members. Iowa PBS Presents | The Rock Island Civil War Prison | PBS Many of the Arkansan prisoners of war were returned to the state, where they eventually reorganized into new units in the southern part of the state. 23, 1865 136 A.R. During its two years in operation, the prison camp housed a total of more than 12,400 Confederates. Chicago, Illinois. Soldiers from both sides were often captured by the enemy to become prisoners of war. Prisoners who crossed it would be shot regardless of any reason. DP. 1865 List of Money Belonging to Officer Prisoners, [n.d.] List of Balances of Funds Transferred to Books J and P, [n.d.] Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts:177 455 Apr.-June 1865 178 456 June-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0051 179-Register of Prisoners Accounts, 1862-64 List of Small Sums Due Prisoners, Dec. 1863-May 1864 List of Expenses for Stamps and Stationery, July-Nov. 1862 180 Register of Prisoners Accounts, June-Oct. 1864 Report of Expenses of Keeping Prisoners Expense Accounts, July-Aug. 1864 Registers of Prisoners Accounts: 181 440 June 1864-Feb. 1865 182 June 1864-June 1865 183 441 Feb.-May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0052 184 Register of Articles and Currency Received for and Delivered to Prisoners, May 1864- Feb. 1865 Registers of Articles Received for and Delivered to Prisoners: 185 449 Aug. 1864-Feb. 1865 186 450 Feb.-July 1865 187 Receipts for Money Sent by the Adams Express Co., July-Aug. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0053 Camp Douglas, 111., Military Prison 188 G.R. 1863-July 1865 68 51 Jan.-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0028 69 CC 20 Register of Prisoners and Reports of Prisoners Discharged, Mar.-June 1862 List of Non-Commissioned Officers of the Benton Barracks Cadets, Sept. 1861-Jan. 1862 70 57 Reports of Prisons and Hospitals and of Prisoners at Roll Calls, Mar.-Aug. 1862 List of Prisoners in the Hospital [n.d.] List of Escaped Prisoners, Mar.- May 1862 Mess Reports, Prisons Nos. 14;81 Apr.Dec. The prison consisted of 84 barracks surrounded by a rough board fence. Records contained in this series include: Microfilm series M598 contains records relating to Confederate POWs that were held by Federal authorities at various prisons and stations from 1861 to 1865 (with a few records from 1866). 5;163 Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners, Oct. 1863-July 1864 Report of Prisoners on Hand, Feb. 1865 Report of Prisoners Sent to City Point, Va., Feb. 1865 General Registers of Prisoners: 271 G.R. and Cemetery, Haywood Co. Men Known to be buried at 6;157 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, Nov. 1864-Apr. From the start of the Civil War through to 1863 a parole exchange system saw most prisoners of war swapped relatively quickly. 1864 288 A,R. Lists of prisoners received, transferred, paroled, released, and deceased 1862-64. This book is part of the Geneanet Library. 1865 List of Prisoners Property, [n.d.] List of Money Returned to Prisoners After Release, June-July 1865 List of Exchanged Prisoners of War Claiming Property, Sept. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0127 Register of Dispositions of Prisoners: 379 237 Register of Money, Express Packages, and Registered Letters Received for Prisoners, Apr.-Aug. 186*4- Name Index to Ledger No. 17, July 1863-Nov. 1864 131 A.R. In early 1864, a few barracks in the southwest corner of the prison were turned into the hospital barracks. First Name: State: Confederate Prisoners at Union Prison Camps Galvanized Yankees "Galvanized Yankees" were Confederate Prisoners of War who gained their release from prison by enlisting in the Union Army. Rebels at Rock Island: The Story of a Civil War Prison. Many men did not return to duty and instead returned home after receiving their parole. 1 1862-65 219 G.R. 10; 171 Register of Prisoners Discharged and Released, June 1863- June 1865 32 A.R. 406 360* Register of Prisoners, 1864-65 407 A.R. Haywood County, NC All of the men were eventually exchanged in Virginia, and most served with the Army of Tennessee for the remainder of the war. 4, Mar. Loss of the Sultana and Reminiscences of Survivors. 1861-62 List of Prisoners Received From Henderson, Ky., Jan. 10, 1863 List of Political Prisoners Paroled at Columbus, Ohio, Oct.-Nov. 1862 List of Prisoners for Exchange, 1863-61* List of Prisoners, Jan.-May 1863 Roll Call Books for Prison No. 16; A.R. 1 And 2: 75 43; CC 43 [n.d.] 76 44 [n.d.] List of Checks Received and Disposition, Apr.-June 1865 77 Roll Call Book for Prison No. Registers of Prisoners: 105 2 1863-64 106 4 1864-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0040 Fort Delaware, Del., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners: 107 4 1863, [ digital copy ] Reel 0041 Fort Delaware, Del., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners: 108 G.R. Some prison camps were more notorious than others. Search For Prisoners - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) the resulting infux of prisoners, so later that summer, the War Department authorized a prisoner of war camp at Rock Island, Illinois. 1 and 2, 1862 List of Prisoners Shoving Discharges and Deaths, [n.d.] Morning Reports, Jan.-July 1863 Lists of Prisoners Assigned to: 71 19 Barracks Nos. 3; Register of Deaths, 1862-65 153* 276 A.R. 4 Dec. 1864-May 1865 321 G.R. Yet, even though the new camp was not ready, 5,000 Confederate prisoners were delivered there in December 1863, when the temperature was 32 degrees below zero. Eventually, it sat on 12 acres of land that included prisoner barracks, guard barracks, officers' quarters, administration buildings, supply buildings, and several hospitals. From Eastern Illinois University Fort Lafayette, N.Y. Fort McHenry, Md. Rock Island County - Register of Confederate soldiers and Sailors Who Died at Arsenal Island, Rock Island, Illinois While Prisoners of War scanned book at FamilySearch Register of Confederate Soldiers Who Died in Camp Douglas, 1862-65 and Lie Buried in Oakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ills., 1892 scanned book at Archive.org. 5;77;104 Register of Deaths, Jan. -July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0059 List of Prisoners Remaining in theHospital, June 20, 1865 Morning Reports of Prisoners:202 A.R. 9 No. 2) L-Z, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0114 General Registers of Prisoners: 356 G.R.2(Pt. 2;461 Nov. 1862-Sept. 1863 286 A.R. The first groups of prisoners arrived at the prison on December 3, 1863. 3;462* Sept. 1863-Dec. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0086 Accounts of Money and Effects of Prisoners: 287 A.R. 18, July 1863-Apr. Rations were issued in bulk at the prison. 4 Register of Deaths of Prisoners, July 1864-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0068 Morning Reports of Military and Political Prisoners: 225 126 July-Dec. 1864 226 127 Jan.-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0069 Registers of Prisoners Money Received: 227 135 July 1864-June 1865 228 134 July-Nov. 1864 229 133 Register of the Disposition of Prisoners Possessions, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0070 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 230 137* July-Dec. 1864 231 138 Aug.-Nov. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0071 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 232 139 1864-65 233 136* Blotter to Ledgers, 1864-65 Check Stubs, FJrst National Bank of Elmra, N.Y.: 234 131 Aug.-Dec. 1864 235 132 Dec. 1864-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0072 Gratiot and Myrtle Streets Prisons, St. Louis, Mo. Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners:336 A.R. Page headings include the following information: company & regiment, where captured, state, date of capture, when confined, when released. This database contains the names of approximately 6.3 million soldiers who served in the American Civil War. The enlisted men captured at Fort Donelson were sent to Camp Butler, Illinois, while the officers were held in Boston Harbor at Fort Warren. The troops at the arsenal were escorted by the Little Rock Capital Guards to Fletchers Landing, where they remained for four days until a steamboat arrived to transport them to St. Louis, Missouri. 28, 1862 List of Negro Prisoners, [n.d.] List of Prisoners Who Were Forwarded or Escaped, 1862 60 7 Descriptive List of Prisoners, Feb.-July 1863 List of Names and Checks Drawn, [n.d.] List of Prisoners Received, 1863-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0026 61 139 List of Prisoners Paroled, Aug. 1862- Mar. The microfilm may be scheduled for future scanning. Soldiers and Sailors Database - The Civil War - National Park Service A camera icon indicates items that are digitally available online. What Information can I Find in these Records? Roll of Confederate prisoners of war, paroled at Meridian, Mississippi, May 1865 Lists of Confederates captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863, NARA pub M2072 Confederate States army casualties: lists and narrative reports NARA pub M836 Ohio. General Grant and Union officials felt that released Confederate prisoners would return to the battlefield, thus prolonging the war. Some of these units saw action in the Camden Expedition. 1 General Register of Prisoners, Aug. 1863-Dec. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0054 Registers of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 189 OCGP 1; G.R. The remaining part of the barrack was to be the sleeping/living quarters for the prisoners. Also available on microfilm and digital images. The end of the war saw the largest loss of life of prisoners of war in the state. 4;143* Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners Jan. I864-Apr. 60;440 May l863-Dec. 1864168 A.R. Links to all 145 reels of Civil War Confederate Prisoner records from1861 to 1865 are included. 1865 133 A.R. You can learn more about this collection at the FamilySearch website. The island is a part of the city of Rock Island. 1865 126 A.R. 1862-Mar. The prison was opened in November 1863. Rock Island | Research Your Civil War Ancestor 3 Descriptive List of Prisoners, in the Custody of the District Provost Marshal, Who Took Oaths of Amnesty or Allegiance, Mar. 17 No. 2 1863-65 339 G.R. The Confederate forces captured included the Nineteenth and Twenty-Fourth Arkansas Infantry regiments and a battery of Arkansas artillery. A List of Confederate Citizen Prisoners Held at the United States Military Prison at Little Rock, Arkansas. Pulaski County Historical Review 36 (Winter 1988): 8292. The Rock Island Barracks held Confederate prisoners from December 1863 until July 1865. Originally constructed in 1771 by the British, the fort has had a long and distinguished history, active . 246 5;110 June 1865 247 1; 113* June 1865 248 112* June 1865 249 108 Various Places in Louisiana and at Brownsville, Tex., June-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0076 Registers of Prisoners Petroled at: 250 104 Columbus, Miss., May 1865 Columbus, Miss., and Gainesville, Ala. 251 91 May 1865 252 102 May 1865 253 103 May 1865 254 97 Grenada, Miss., May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0077 Jackson, Miss. 6 July-Aug. 1864 223 A.R. 15 Lists of Confined and of Escaped Prisoners, 1862-65 Monthly Returns of Camp and Garrison Equipage, Nov. 1864- Jan. 1865 Coal and Wood Accounts, Nov. 1864- Mar. 384 1864-65 156 -Virginia Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. During December of 1863, about 5000 Confederate prisoners were brought on dreadfully long train rides to a new, and ill-prepared, prison camp on Rock Island. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0017 Stationery Returns, Mar. A kitchen was built into each barracks. Officers were typically held longer than enlisted men but were often eventually released. Fort Pickens, Fla. 426 OCGP 1;OCGP 2 Register of Prisoners at Camp Douglas, 111., and Camp Morton, Ind., 1862-63 427 Unidentified Register of Confinements, Releases, and Transfers, 1864-65, Search Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 via. 1 Apr. Jr., Prosecutors had requested a three-year prison sentence and Ms Novikova herself pleaded with the court to send her to prison rather than the alternative: a fine of at least 700,000 roubles (6,900). Do not sell or share my personal information. Registers of Prisoners: 104 1 1862-63, [ digital copy ] Reel 0039 Department of the Cumberland, Nashville, Tenn. The enlisted men captured at Island 10 were sent to both Camp Butler and Camp Chase in Ohio, while the officers captured at Island 10 were held at Johnsons Island, Ohio. -May 1865 Accounts of Money and Effects of Prisoners: 285 A.R. 1865 125 A.R. 1865 95 24 Apr.-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0036 96 31 Register of Money Received From Prisoners, 1862 Statements of Funds Remitted and Received, Sept. 1862 List of Volunteers Reporting at the Post, Nov. 1862 97 14 Register of Receipt of Articles Delivered to Prisoners, Mar. Generally, catalog entries are written in the same language as the original record they describe. The day the prisoners came to town - The Quad-City Times 100 Rock Street 383 Various Southern State Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. The prison camp was comprised of 84 prisoner barracks, each being 100 feet long, 22 feet wide and 12 feet high. Their Compiled Service Records are held at the National Archives and are now available online at Fold3. Water was supplied by a steam-pump, which drew water from the river nearby. -May 1865 397 Unidentified Index of Prisoners Names and Barracks Numbers, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0133 398 Name Index to Ledger A 399 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, Ledger A, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0134 400 Name Index to Ledger B-401 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, Ledger B, 1864-65 Journals of Accounts with Prisoners:402 -Dec. 1863-Jan. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0135 Journals of Accounts with Prisoners: ^03 270 Mar. Of the thirty-one military prisoner-of-war camps in the Union, four were located in this state: Alton; Camp Butler, in Springfield; Camp Douglas, in Chicago; and Rock Island. 2, (July 1974), Seton of Parbroath, in Scotland and America, C.T.C. 3:79 29 1863 80 26 [n.d.] 81 20; CC 20 [n.d.] 82 52 [n.d.] 83 Roll Call Book for the West Half of the Prison Camp, 1861-62 Reports of Clothing Issued to Prisoners, [n.d.] Unidentified List Showing Organizations, [n.d.] Unidentified List of Prisoners, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0030 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts:84 77* 1862-63, [ digital copy ] Reel 0031 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 85 10; CC 10 1864-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0032 86 16 Journal of Prisoners Accounts, Nov. 1861*-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0033 Stubs of Prisoners Receipts: 87 25 Aug. 1863-Jan. 1864 88 19 Aug. 1864-Jan. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0034 Stubs of Prisoners Receipts: 89 17 Sept.-Nov. 1864 90 48 Nov.-Dec. 1864 91 33 Dec. 1864-Jan. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0035 Stubs of Prisoners Receipts: 92 38 Jan.-Feb. 1865 93 39 Feb.-Mar. Names in alphabetical order by state. This was a breeding ground for disease. 1863-July 1865 315 A.R. The prison, known formally as Rock Island Arsenal, was located on Rock island in the Mississippi River. The fence surrounding the prison was to be 12-feet high with a boarded walkway along the outside, 4-feet from the top, with guard boxes spaced out every 100 feet. 17-19, 1864-65 Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina Organizations in Various Prison Divis Ions:154 A.R. courier : Cousin-to-cousin / coast-to-coast (O'Leary family) - v. 1, no. Rock Island was a government-owned island in the Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline, Illinois. Prisoners of war - Civil War Family 12; A.R. Rock Island, Illinois Confederate POW Camp - RootsWeb 22;59 1865 214 A.R. Between February and March 1865, over 3,000 prisoners were exchanged and released from the prison. 61 July-Aug. 1862 203 A.R. Additional support provided by the Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation Inc. from the 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, This project is funded in part by a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant award. 1865 15b-Mar.-July 1865 16 52; 312 Lists of Prison Camp Records Received, Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners, and Numeric Report of Prisoners Received, Paroled, Released, and Deceased, Compiled by the Cffice of the Commissary General of Prisoners, 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0010 Registers of Deaths of Prisoners, Compiled by the Surgeon Generals Office: 17-Various States, 1862-65 18-Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee, 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0011 19 Maryland, Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, and Kentucky, 1862-65 20-Virginia and North Carolina, 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0012 21-South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0013 Alton, 111., Military Prison 22 A.R. Williams, Charles. 1862- July 1865 Morning Reports of Prisoners: 167 A.R. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. 1864-May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0111 Point Lookout, Md., Military Prison Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners: 352 245 Feb. 1864-Mar. No inmate. 8; 45 May 1862-Aug. 1863 56 303 1862-63 57 Feb.-Mar. It is now home of First Army headquarters, and the US Army's Center of Excellence for Additive Manufacturing. 18; 69 1862 209 A.R. During the Civil War, the federal government established a prison on Rock Island to ease the crowded conditions at other prisons in the Midwest. 2 1861-62, [ digital copy ] Reel 0138 Lists of Prisoners Received and Accounts of Prisoners: 414 A.R. Four regiments, two battalions, and an artillery battery from the state were captured at Vicksburg, and all or part of nine regiments and one battalion were captured at Port Hudson. . The vast majority of these troops were soon paroled, as the strain that they would place on the logistical structure of the Federal army would keep those forces from operating in the field. CIVIL WAR MILITARY PRISONS & P.O.W. CAMPS - RootsWeb During the Civil War, over 12,000 Confederate prisoners were held on Rock Island (now Arsenal Island) in Rock Island, Illinois. 3 May-July 1865 347 A.R. However, additional information such as their rank, company, regiment, state where from, or date of death may be listed on the original document and may be found by viewing the image. The first time you log in to our catalog you will need to create an account. These prisoners were typically taken to the nearest military outpost by their captors and informally exchanged or paroled when possible. The Fifteenth Arkansas Infantry was captured at the Battle of Fort Donelson in Tennessee in February 1862, and the Eleventh and Twelfth Arkansas Infantry regiments and the Fourth Arkansas Battalion were captured at Island No. 56 Register of Deaths, Apr. 1, [n.d.] 380 239 Register of Express Packages and Registered Letters Received for Prisoners, July l86k- June 1865 List of Prisoners Money, June 186*4 Feb. 1865 381 255 Register of the Receipt and Delivery of Express Packages for Prisoners and of Packages Received From Prisoners for Shipping by the Adams Express Co., 1865 List of Unclaimed Boxes Sent to Prisoners, Apr.-May 1865 Registers of the Receipt and Delivery of Packages to Prisoners; 382 257 Nov. 1863-Mar. Rock Island Arsenal; S. Salisbury National Cemetery This page was last edited on 25 April 2023, at 10:56 (UTC). The 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment was surrendered by their The officers were eventually exchanged as well, but the regiments were reorganized, often with new officers. Camp Douglas Prisoner of War Camp - mycivilwar.com Pages in category "American Civil War prison camps" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. Bearss, Edwin. 3 Apr. 8; R-Z, 1862 A.R. 6; A-H 1862 A.R. 1; 327 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0023 Registers of Prisoners: 54 OCGP 2 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0024 Registers of Prisoners:55 A.R. This was a death rate of about 16% of the total population. Over 400,000 men were held in prisons in the north and south until the end of the war in April 1865. Voices of the Civil War. Steeles Retreat to Little Rock and the Battle of Jenkins Ferry. 380 Alabama Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. While Rock Island was initially established as an arsenal for the Union Army in 1862, it became a prison barracks the following year when Captain Charles A. Reynolds, under the orders of. 7 rolls. 20, July 1863-Apr. 1;292* Consolidated Morning Reports of Prisoners and Register of Burials, Dec. 1864-June 1865 408 A.R.
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