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Re: Are there records breaking down Civil War military prison numbers of held, released, & died by years? By locations?
Michael Pierce
Jan 14, 2016 11:59 AM
2 people found this helpfulHowdy Beth:
I know the records are available on microfilm. The microfilm is original ledgers, etc.. Let me poke around and I'll see if I can locate more info. You'll probably hear, also, from some of the folks with the NARA Civil War Roundtable.
Mikey
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Re: Are there records breaking down Civil War military prison numbers of held, released, & died by years? By locations?
Michael Pierce
Jan 14, 2016 12:41 PM
Howdy again Beth:
These microfilm Record Groups would probably have what you're looking for. I haven't included all the details. If you or someone you know has an Ancestry account, they're also available there.
M1303 - Andersonville, specifically
M598 - Confederates held at various places 1861-1865
M918 - Confederates who died in northern prisons and hospitals
M2072- Confederates captured at Vicksburg
Hope this helps.
Mikey
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Re: Are there records breaking down Civil War military prison numbers of held, released, & died by years? By locations?
Trevor Plante
Jan 14, 2016 2:12 PM
4 people found this helpfulBeth,
The numbers of POW's has been published in the OR. The OR: The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies is available online at the following: Browse | Cornell University Library Making of America Collection
Trevor
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Re: Are there records breaking down Civil War military prison numbers of held, released, & died by years? By locations?
1 person found this helpfulThat is where I have been looking, but as of yet I have not found a breakdown of prisons by years. Sometimes searching digital data bases is easier to locate items, sometimes not so much. I am prepared to sit and look through the books but, I was hoping this data has been reproduced in a modern graph chart. Maybe I will be the one that eventually accomplishes that task.
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Re: Are there records breaking down Civil War military prison numbers of held, released, & died by years? By locations?
Trevor Plante
Jan 15, 2016 8:06 AM
2 people found this helpfulBeth,
There is a monthly breakdown for principal U.S. military prisons that includes the numbers you are seeking starting with July, 1862, and ending November, 1865, found on pages 986-1004, Series II, Volume VIII. There is a note at the end explaining how to find numbers for Confederate prisons if they exist.
Trevor
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