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Are there records breaking down Civil War military prison numbers of held, released, & died by years? By locations?

Beth Kruse Jan 14, 2016 11:29 AM

I am researching Civil War POW issues. I would like to be able to compare the numbers in & out of the military prisons after Francis Lieber's General Orders No. 100 were issued in April 1863. At this point, I only find total numbers for prison for the duration of the war. I would think by now these statistics have been compiled most likely by the War Department.

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 (in response to Beth Kruse)

Howdy 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.

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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 (in response to Beth Kruse)

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.

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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 (in response to Beth Kruse)

Beth,
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

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  Beth Kruse Jan 14, 2016 2:18 PM (in response to Trevor Plante)
  
  That 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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    Trevor Plante Jan 15, 2016 8:06 AM (in response to Beth Kruse)
    
    Beth,
    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.
    
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