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1863. from: 3 contained almost 5 acres each and sometimes held as many as 4,000 prisoners in each compound. of prisoners accounts, 1861-65, Vol 311-317 Registers of prisoners and order Original data: United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865. Regulations and reports Mar-Apr 1862 During its existence it held 9,416 prisoners and had 650 guards. Vol 156 Virginia organizations in prison, The Camp Chase Cemetery now holds 2260 Confederate graves. list of sentenced prisoners, 1862. v.42 Lists of federal, confederate, and These are hand written documents andunfortunately there is not a singlecomprehensive index. Search, View, Print Union & Confederate Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865. Oaths of Allegiance and list of prisoners released for employment on List of prisoners at the prison, Sept 29, 1862, Roll 57 - Registers of prisoners Records relating to It was in use from Feb. 1862-June 1865. After numerous complaints about the camp's state volunteers and the camp commander having 'scant acquaintance" with military practice and were transferred, the camp passed into Federal government control. Vol 129 No. June 1863-May 1865. 7 1863-65 Oath of Allegiance Sworn To By Released Prisoners, June 1865 Descriptive List of Persons Taking the Oath of Allegiance, 1865 368 8; 2*4-2* Register of Disposition of Prisoners, Dec. 1863-Oct. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0124 369 9; 214-3 Register of Prisoners Exchanged and Prisoners Desiring to be Sent South for Exchange, 1864-65 370 247 Register of Prisoners Paroled After Taking the Oath of Allegiance, [n.d.] 371 11; 254* Register of Oaths of Allegiance Taken by Prisoners, Jan. 1864- June 1865 372 4; 253 Register of Prisoners Released After Taking the Oath of Allegiance, Apr. Formatted and edited by Marlitta H. Perkins. letters received containing money and registers of clothing issued to Vol 177 Apr-June 1865 25 No. Oaths of Allegiance and list of prisoners released for employment on The enlisted men were exchanged in September 1862 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. unclaimed money and valuables belonging to confederate prisoners. Vol 223 Oct 1864-May 1865 prisoners confined, transferred, releaqsed, and deceased, 1862-65, Vol 277-280 Miscellaneous Lists of prisoners released: James L. Murphy - The Ohio Historical Society. Coal and wood accounts Nov 1864-Mar 1865. 17;84 Account of Checks and Packages Received for Prisoners, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0061 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 208 A.R. List of prisoners under sentence 1862-63. 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. 1863 Account of the Prison Fund, Feb. 1864 Letter Sent to the Post Adjutant, Aug. 5, 1863 46 193 Receipts for Articles Delivered, May 1864-June 1865 47 186 Receipts for Money, Circulars, Orders, and Letters Received, 1864-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0021 Bowling Green, Va., Provost Marshals Office 48 2 Register of Confederate Prisoners Paroled by the Provost Marshal and of Civilians Who Took Oaths of Allegiance and Amnesty, May 1865-Nov. 1866 Camp Butler, 111., Military Prison Registers of Prisoners: 49 A.R. addressed to prisoners, Nov. 1864-Apr 1865, Johnson's Island, Ohio, Vol 1. Vol 62 Mar 1863-May 1865 Doylestown, PA: W.W.H. Vol 224 Register of deaths of prisoners, July unclaimed money and valuables belonging to confederate prisoners. in prison divisions. July-Nov 1863 all prisoners. N.Y.: 4;156 General Register of Prisoners, Oct. 1863-July 1865 308 2 Register of Prisoners, [n.d.] 309 5; 155* Register of Prisoners Transferred to Fort Delaware, Del., July 1863 310 A.R. prison Hare for the exclusive use and benefit of The American History and Genealogy Lists of prisoners received, transferred, 1864-Feb 1865. 1864-July 1865, Roll 68 - Morning reports of v.42 Lists of federal, confederate, and prison camp, 1861-62. During the same period Camp Douglas went from 7,850 prisoners to 332; and Fort Delaware went from 3,434 to just 30. List of prisoners received 1863-64, Roll 26 - Vol 61 List of prisoners c1861-62. List of prisoners in the hospital Civil War Prison Camps Suffering and Survival Harpers Weekly depiction of Andersonville Prison, 1865 (Library of Congress) Gary Flavion Robert H. Kellog was 20 years old when he walked through the gates of Andersonville prison. 3;462* Sept. 1863-Dec. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0086 Accounts of Money and Effects of Prisoners: 287 A.R. List of Commands in Prison. In all, about 150,000 Union troops from various Ohio Regiments spent time in Camp Chase, including four future Presidents who served as officers in the Union Army: Andrew Johnson, Rutherford B Hayes, James Garfield, and William McKinley. Vol 159 Register of officer prisoners in 16, July 1863-Mar 1865 381 Arkansas and Tennessee Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. 406 360* Register of Prisoners, 1864-65 407 A.R. 1864-July 1865. various places Fort Lafayette, N.Y. Fort McHenry, Md. Mar-Apr 1863. Roll 14 - Registers of prisoners, prison divisions released or returned to confederate barracks, 1864-65, Vol 161 Register of 1864-June 1865. Vol 163 Register of prisoners in the prison Vol 52 Descriptive List of prisoners 1862-63. Most people don't. Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery was once a Confederate prison. [ digital copy ] Reel 0145 - 425 307 Register of Prisoners at Various Military Prisons, 1861-65: Covington, Ky. Fort Delaware, Del. exchanges, Jan-June 1865 9 and 10, 1865 153 A.R. Shoddy barracks, low muddy ground, open latrines, aboveground open cisterns, and a brief small-pox outbreak excited U.S. Sanitary Commission agents who were already demanding reform. 1862, Vol 97 Register of receipt of articles 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0128 386 238 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts and Name Index, Mar. 1865 129 A.R. 1863 101 G.R. Cumberland, Nashville, Tenn. Registers of Prisoners: 104 1 1862-63, [ digital copy ] Reel 0039 Department of the Cumberland, Nashville, Tenn. It served as a . prisoners accounts and Name Index, 1963-65, Vol 400-402 Ledger of Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery is located at 2900 Sullivant Ave. in Columbus, OH. State War Records AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Other Wars Colonial Wars escaped 1862 10; 171 Register of Prisoners Discharged and Released, June 1863- June 1865 32 A.R. public works, 1864-65, Vol 374-375 Register and 1865 Vol 354-355 1863-65, Roll 116 - Register of Prisoners Vol 259 May 1865 9, June 1863-Apr. articles and currency received for and delivered to prisoners, May 24 Unidentified Name Index, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0065 Eljnira, N.Y. General Registers of Prisoners: 218 G.R. Vol 203 Aug 1862 prisoners accounts and cash books, 1864-65, Roll 104 - New Orleans, La. 7;220* Miscellaneous Orders and Reports,1863-64 List of Daily Rations, [n.d.] List of Men Transferred to the U.S. Navy and Quartered at McLean Barracks, [n.d.] 316 A.R. 85;85 Statistical Reports of Prisoners, Dec. 1864-June 1865 207 A.R. It was named Camp Douglas and was one of four large prison camps in Northern Illinois. Final statements of the number of confined Vol 112 1865, Roll 44 - Vol 113 1863 Registers of prisoners 1863-July 1865 313 A.R. exchanges, Sept 10, 1862 office, June-Aug. 1862, Lists of packages received for and delivered 1862 List Vol 21 South Carolina, 3, ca. attendants. 3 1864-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0066 221 OCGP Register of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners, 1864-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0067 Registers of Prisoners: 222 A.R. Vol 248 June 1865 addressed to prisoners, Nov. 1864-Apr 1865, Roll 80 - Johnson's Island, Ohio, prisoners confined, transferred, releaqsed, and deceased, 1862-65, Roll 83 - Vol 277-280 Miscellaneous prisoners, 1861-66, Vol. military prison 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. Vol 91 Dec 1864-Jan 1865, Roll 35 - Vol 92 Jan-Feb 1865 Col. Granville Moody was named the first prison commandant. prisoners, 1861-66, Roll 138 - Vol. 64 Jan.-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0060 206 A.R. letters sent relating to prisoners, and numeric report of prisoners Vol 140 No. Civil War Camp Chase Columbus, Ohio Camp and prison. List of effects of deceased prisoners 1862-63. Vol 52 Descriptive List of prisoners 1862-63. Morning reports, Jan-July 1863. Vol 155 1864-65 15 No. prisoners hospital, Mar 1864-June 1865 Vol 205 Jan-June 1865, Roll 60 - Vol 206 Statistical Register of prisoners compiled by the office of the Commissary General reports of prisoners, Dec 1864-June 1865 14 Lists of Prisoners Received, Transferred, Paroled, Released, and Deceased, 1862-64 35 A.R. Washington: 1965 National Archives Vol 122 No. prison hospital, July 1864-May 1865 1865, Roll 79 - Hart Island, N.Y., Prison 6; A-H 1862 A.R. prisoners accounts and name index, 1863-64, Vol 211 Name index to Ex-Confederate Association of Chicago Camp No. of the commissary general of prisoners 1863-1865. Vol 196 1863-64, Roll 58 - Vol 197 1863-65 List of persons employed in the hospital Aug Register of prisoners confined, discharged, Registers of prisoners accounts: 8; R-Z, 1862 A.R. Roll 17 - Stationary returns Mar. transferring a party of prisoners to Sandusky, Ohio Apr 28, 1862, List of prisoners who were forwarded or Two years after the U.S. entered World War I, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in June 1919 to formally end the first modern war. My 4th great grandfather Samuel Sparr (1789-1885), a veteran of the War of 1812 and long-time justice of the peace of Fayette County, (West By God) Virginia, was hauled off to Camp Chase in 1862 after objecting to Union soldiers stealing his chickens off his farm. Camp Chase outgoing letter & cover written by POW B.T. 1863-Aug 1864, Roll 45 - Vol No. prisoners accounts, July-Dec 1863, List of names of prisoners and sums of money, Point Lookout, Md., Reports of the number of prisoners present 1865 126 A.R. 12 May 1863-June 1864 302 A.R. 8, Apr. 3, c1862. 1, No. Vol 3 Records relating to prisoners accounts and name index, 1863-64, Roll 63 - Vol 211 Name index to 1865. 14 No. By the end of September, Allison was replaced with Maj. Peter Zinn of the Governor's Guard. 1864 Little Rock, Ark., Military Prison 289 G.R. Vol 93 Feb-Mar 1865 Records relating to prisoners, 1864-65 35, 1865 Vol 292-293, Roll 92 - Vol 297 General register 5; Register of Confederate and Federal 1 Soldiers and Civilians Sentenced, 1862-65 A.R. Vol 207 Account of checks and packages 2;461 Nov. 1862-Sept. 1863 286 A.R. Vol 128 No 15, July 1863-Apr 1865 Camp Chase was a military staging, training and prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, during the American Civil War. Statistical registers relating to Confederate prisoners, 1861-66. Statements of funds remitted and received Sept of dispositions of prisoners: 1863-65, Vol 369-373 Registers of Geoje-do was a Korean War-era prison jointly run by the South Korean government and the United Nations Command. expense accounts, July-Aug 1864, Vol 184 Register of 10, July 1863-Apr. The public paid for camp tours, and the camp became a tourist attraction. 12;396 No. Apr-July 1863 12; A.R. Civil Prisoners, 1861-1862. Calvin Shedd letters. Camp Chase was named after Salmon P. Chase, Ohio governor and Lincoln's Treasury Secretary. By mid-1863, all officers and political prisoners were transferred to Johnson's Island. Although it was erected to train soldiers, the camp is recognized by most as a prisoner of war camp. In July of 1862 there were 1,726 captives at Camp Chase. It even had the nickname of "The North's Andersonville" was one of the largest Union Army prisoner-of-war camps for Confederate soldiers. commissary general of prisoners 1863-1865, Role 3 - Vol 3 Records relating to Monthly return of Camp and Garrison equipage, By the following March the number was down to 534. Camp Chase, Ohio, Cumberland, Nashville, Tenn. attendants. prisoners applications for release and decisions. Vol 237 1862-63 1 1865 340 3 Register of Prisoners, July 1864- June 1865 341 A.R. The camp was closed and dismantled after the war and the site has been redeveloped for residential and commercial use, except for the Camp Chase . Vol 289-291 Registers of prisoners, 1863-65, Roll 88 - Louisville, Ky., military Descriptive Lists of prisoners Jan 1864-Feb 1863, [ digital copy ] Reel 0025 Descriptive Lists of Prisoners: 58 A.R. 2, Jan Originally the prison held mostly Confederate sympathizers arrested for political dissent. Vol 73 Roll call book for in Gratiot Street prison, July 1863-Sept 1864, List of articles taken from prisoners by W. C. 14 List of Prisoners Transferred From Camp Chase, Aug. 1863- June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0027 66 A.R. Vol 170 Dec 1863-Apr 1864 valuables and money belonging to prisoners and list of prisoners 4;162 Reports of Prisoners Received, Transferred, and Released, July 1864-Sept. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0083 277 A.R. Vol 189 1862-63, Roll 55 - Vol 190 1863-65 22;59 1865 214 A.R. Vol 77 Roll call book for prison no. Columbus, OhioUntil November 1861, Camp Chase, named for Sec.-of Treasury and former Ohio governor Salmon P. Chase, was a training center for Union volunteers. prisoners at various military prisons, 1861-65. Vol 233 Blotter to ledgers, 1864-65 in prison divisions Col. William Hoffman, commissary-general of prisoners at Arsenal Island. 24, 1865 137 A.R. 5;464 Apr. Vol 138 No. 3, ca. One hundred and 50 years ago today Dec. 3, 1863 . ledger of prisoners accounts, 1864, List of articles taken from prisoners in the Vol 214 Memoranda book, 1862 Camp Chase was a major Union prisoner-of-war internment center at Columbus, Ohio, holding, in late September, 1864, upward of 5000 prisoners. Wells to former inmate William Long. Barracks rebuilt for 7,000 men soon overflowed, and crowding and health conditions were never resolved. compiled by the office of the commissary general of prisoners. general and receipts for funds and equipment 1862. Georgia, and Alabama 1862-65 Records of individual prisons or stations - register of passes issued to visitors, 1863-65. ILL., military prison, General register of prisoners, Aug 1863-Dec 2, Jan 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. 4;143* Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners Jan. I864-Apr. compiled by the office of the commissary general of prisoners. All that remains of the camp today is a Confederate cemetery containing 2,260 graves. Vol 284-286 General register of prisoners and reports, register of passes, requisitions for clothing and supplies, and List of boxes and packages received Oct Monroe, and Natchitoches, La., June-July 1865, Vol 145 Franklin, Monroe, New Iberia, and 1865 Special Orders and Letters Sent by Provost Marshals of the Army of the Ohio, Mar. Consolidated morning reports of prisoners: Roll 19 - June 1864-June 1865. exchanges, Jan-June 1865, List of prisoners remaining in the hospital, 1864, List of prisoners captured in New Mexico, Aug 39, 1865, Roll 46 - Registers of prisoners Elmira and its Civil War Prison. prisoners accounts and cash books, 1864-65, Vol 338-343 Registers of Vol 246 June 1865 Registers of prisoners, compiled by the office 2 1863-65 339 G.R. Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North allegiance and amnesty May 1865-Nov 1866. Vol 80 -- of allegiance. List of clothing issuedn1862 Records relating to prisoners, 1864-65, Receipts for letters containing money Vol 1 Records relating to all prisoners. prison hospital, Jan-July 1864 -Sept. 1864 404- Sept. 1864- July 1865 1*05 269* Memoranda and Blotter Book Relating to Accounts of Prisoners, Jan. l861*-May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0136 Ship Island, Miss. 3;75 1863-65 198 A.R. 14 Oct. 1863-May 1865 304 A.R. 427 July 1863 116 A.R. In these camps, in the summer of 1864, were confined more than 25,000 Confederate soldiers, distributed as follows: and lists relating to paroled prisoners 1865, Roll 131 - Rock Island Barracks, prisoners money, 1863-65, Vol 386 Ledger of Vol 127 No. compiled by the office of the commissary general of prisoners. 1 General Register of Prisoners, Apr. Percentage list, June-July 1864, Roll 49 - Vol 173 Ledger of 8;146; 464 Register of Express Packages Re- Ceived for Prisoners and Examined, 1865 280 Unidentified Name Index, [n.d.J, [ digital copy ] Reel 0084 Khoxville, Term. Register of deaths of prisoners search of their quarters, June 1862 paroled, released, and deceased 1862-64. There were double outside walls, with a guard's parapet along the outside about 3 feet from the top. Monument to Confederate soldiers who died as POWs at Camp Chase OH www.civilwarseattle.com#civilwar #history #americanhistory #militaryhistory #confederate #. 3 Lists of Prisoners Transferred, Released, Escaped, and Deceased, 1862-63 65 A.R. Registers of prisoners confined in Gratiot and Letters received by the provost marshal's The divided sections were designated as Prisons No. of the commissary general of prisoners 1863-1865. Registers of prisoners, compiled by the office of the of the commissary general of prisoners. Roll 20 - Vol 41 Guardhouse divisions no's 9 and 10, 1865 17, July 1863-Nov 1864 List of prisoners captured in New Mexico, Aug One set of images strikingly illustrates how an on-site visit could . Register of confederate and federal soldiers hospital, Mar 1864-June 1865, Vol 164 Register of patients admitted to the prisoners 1864-65. prisoners. Towards the end of 1862, the cases of excess number of paroled Union soldiers from the western prisons were sent to Camp Chase. Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North It was established in 1861 six miles outside of Columbus, Ohio as a training camp for volunteers. hospital, 1864, List of clothing issued to bakers, Sept 1864, Vol 165 Register of patients admitted to the Vol 239 1863-65, Roll 73 - Department of the Gulf hospital, 1864 11 No. 2* 1863-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0058 Registers of Prisoners : 197 A.R. volume 16 original volume 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 Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners, 1862-65 Registers of Deaths of Prisoners, Compiled by the Surgeon General's Office: 1865 Military Prison. 1862-65. 1862 13;183 Register of Prisoners Transferred and Escaped, June 1863- May 1865 34 A.R. Founded April 8, 2000. sent: Vol 229 Register of the disposition of Vol 228 July-Nov 1864 28;402 No. 06/16/2022 . 20 No. prisoners and hospital register, 1863-65, Roll 107 - Newport News, Va., For more information about the Confederate cemetery, please see the Department of Veterans Affairs website. delivered to prisoners: Vol 187 Receipts for money sent by the Adams Vol 318-321 Registers and descriptive list of 6 Register of Prisoners Confined Under Sentence, 1863-65 A.R. 1864-June 1865. v.47 Receipts for money, circulars, orders, 13;62 Aug. 1862 204 A.R. v.46 Receipts for articles delivered May prisoners possessions, 1865. list of sentenced prisoners, 1862. Vol 212 1864, Roll 64 - Vol 213 1865 Vol 181 June 1864-Feb 1865 Dayton National Cemetery oversees the cemetery. deaths of prisoners. The Confederate Government had trouble keeping its army fed and clothed near the end of the war. Registers of paroled prisoners. and civilians sentenced 1862-65. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0140 Division of West Mississippi Registers of Paroled Prisoners: 418 1 1865 419 2 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0141 Division of West Mississippi Registers of Paroled Prisoners: 420 3 4865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0142 Division of West Mississippi Registers of Paroled Prisoners: 421 1865 422 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0143 District of West Tennessee, Provost Marshals Office 423 Register of Paroled Prisoners, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0144 424-Register of Prisoners at Fort Delaware, Del., Fort Lafayette, N.Y., and Fort McHenry, Md., 1863-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0145 425 307 Register of Prisoners at Various Military Prisons, 1861-65: Covington, Ky. Fort Delaware, Del. Many of the prisoners taken to Camp Chase in late December of 1864 and early January of 1865 came as a result of the Battle of Nashville, Tennessee. 1865 127 A.R. 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. of the commissary general of prisoners. 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. 3;277 Register of Deaths, Dec. 1863-June 1865 396 288 Stubs of Prisoners Receipts, Apr. Reports of clothing issued to prisoners. Vol 322 Department of the Missouri accounts with prisoners and blotter book, 1864-65, Vol 406-408 Register of prisoners and Vol 269 Hilton Head, S.C. prison camp I, 3rd Kentucky Cavalry. Vol 305-310 Registers of prisoners and ledger Vol 119 No. Consolidated morning reports of prisoners The prisoners were assigned to quarters in small houses or shanties measuring 16x20 feet. office, June-Aug. 1862 paroled Aug 1862-Mmar 1863 4, Mar 1865 61 Jan.-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0048 169 435 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, July-Dec. 1863 List of Registered Letters, Oct.- Nov. 1863 List of Charges on Express Packages, [n.d.] Memoranda Relating to Mail, [n.d.] List of Names of Prisoners and Sums of Money, July-Nov. 1863 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 170 436 Dec. 1863-Apr. Vol 418-419 1865, Roll 143 - District of West List of prisoners showing discharges and When the first prisoners died at Camp Chase they were buried in the City Cemetery of Columbus, Ohio. Vol 88 Aug 1864-Jan 1865, Roll 34 - Vol 89 Sept-Nov 1864 camp chase civil war prisoner list. all prisoners. Vol 349-351 Registers of prisoners and Registers of prisoners, compiled by the office Vol 5 Records relating to Nos. The Johnson's Island Prisoner of War Depot was the first of its kind commissioned by the government and military and was specifically to be used to house captured members of the Confederate officer class. 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. Vol 247 June 1865 Military prison 1;116* General Register of Prisoners, July 1863-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0101 Registers of Prisoners,Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 326 OCGP 1 1863-65 327 OCGP 2 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0102 328 List of Prisoners, 1862 Inventory of Property, June 20, 1862 329 A.R. Department of the 4 1862-64 Fort Columbus, N.Y. 103 304 Register of Prisoners, Mar.-Sept. 1862, [ digital copy ] Reel 0038 Department of the Cumberland, Nashville, Tenn. 61 July-Aug. 1862 203 A.R. 1863-65, Roll 140 - Division of West 27 No. received for prisoners, 1865, Roll 61 - Ledgers of prisoners Gainesville, Ala. The camp has been described as "America's Auschwitz" and "the deadliest ground of the Civil War." Conditions at Union prisoner-of-war camps weren't much better. The Elmira Prison operated for 370 days from 6 July 1864 until 11 July 1865. Vol 151 No. Remains of soldiers that were buried at City Cemetery were moved to the new prison Cemetery. Vol 103 Fort Columbus, N.Y. List of political prisoners paroled at Vol 16 Lists of prison camp records received, 1865 124 A.R. prisoners accounts 1862-64, List of small sums due prisoners, Dec 1863-May Tennessee, Provost Marshal's office Vol 335 Aug-Dec 1864, Roll 106 - Vol 338-343 Registers of lists of prisoners enlisting in the United States Service and of 16, 1863. Vol 255 May 1865 Camp Dennison, Ohio Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis, Mo. Water was obtained from wells 15-20 feet deep. Vol 60 Descriptive list of prisoners Feb-July 236 1490 Descriptive List of Prisoners Confined in Gratiot Street Prison, July 1863-Sept. 1864 List of Articles Taken From Prisoners by W. C. Streeter, Clerk, and Turned Over to William J. Masterson, Keeper, May 1863 Registers of Prisoners Confined in Gratiot and Myrtle Streets Prisons, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 237 OCGP XX 1862-63 238 OCGP 1 1862-64 239 OCGP 1 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0073 Department of the Gulf Registers of Prisoners Petroled at: Gainesville, Ala. 240 98 May [1865] 241 99 May 1865 242 100 May 1865 243 101 May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0074 Registers of Prisoners Petroled at: 244 93 Alexandria, Monroe, and Natchitoches, La., June-July 1865 245 111 Franklin, Monroe, New Iberia, and Washington, La.,June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0075 Registers of Prisoners Petroled at: Shreveport, La.