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A Soldier's Story - An electronic edition of "Prison Life and Other Incidents in the War of 1861-'65," by Miles O. Sherrill of Catawba County, North Carolina.
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.
Archaeology at the Andersonville Civil War Prison Camp - Information on archaeology of national historic site, located near Andersonville, Georgia.
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 of all our ancestors whose lives were touched by these dark places.
Camp Chase - History of the Camp Chase prison camp, its Confederate pow's, as well as of the men in Camp Chase Cemetery.
Camp Ford - US Civil War Prison Camp - A Confederate prisoner-of-war encampment where approximately 6000 Union soldiers and other war-related prisoners were held during the Civil War between July 1863 and May 1865.
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 North. Almost 2000 Confederate soldiers were buried here.
Confederate POWs and Prisons in St. Louis - Gratiot Street Military Prison, St. Louis, Missouri, held Confederate POW's, civilian political prisoners, and Union deserters. Includes accounts of Confederate POW's and Private Asey V Ladd's letters prior to his death by a Union firing squad.
Elmira Prison Camp OnLine Library - Deals with the infamous Civil War Prison camp located in Elmira, NY.
Fort Delaware Society - Now known as Fort Delaware State Park, the fort not only still exists, it is very much as it was when it held over 40,000 Confederate, Federal and civilian political prisoners. Will conduct search for individual prisoners upon request.
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 during the War for Southern Independence.
Point Lookout Prison Camp for Confederates - Dedicated to the 11,000 lives were lost at Point Lookout yet not accounted for.
Point Lookout, Md., Prison Camp Records - In the two years during which the camp was in operation, August, 1863, to June, 1865, Point Lookout overflowed with inmates, surpassing its intended capacity of 10,000 to a population numbering between 12,500 and 20,000. In all, over 50,000 men, both military and civilian, were held prisoner there.
Prison Camps of the Civil War - The prison struck me as being at best but a miserable makeshift. The day I saw them, they were a sweltering mass of humanity, each unit of which was confined to a space of not more than twenty feet. This of itself was sufficient to make the prison unsanitary. But that was not all...
Prisons - Details about the locations that were used as prisons during the Civil War in Richmond, Virginia.
Rock Island, IL Confederate POW's - Complete listing of Confederate prisoners who died in the Union prison camp at Rock Island, Illinois.
Salisbury Confederate Prison - The only Confederate Prison that was located in North Carolina was in the town of Salisbury. The prison was established on November 2, 1861. Includes property plats, guard photos, paintings and descriptive text.
The Johnson's Island Autograph Book Of Lt. Samuel Dibble - Compilation of 221 Confederate officer autographs from Johnson's Island prison.
The Story of One Union Soldier - On September 3rd, 1862 at the age of 25, Bernard McKnight enlisted in the Union Army (Massachusetts 3rd Cavalry) and would go to fight in America's Civil War, a conflict of which he probably had little understanding.
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