Seeking list of Continental Prisoners of War

Hi Dawn -

In case you haven't seen it, there's a roll of Continental Officers the bulk of which were taken prisoner at Charleston, on page 79 of the Original papers relating to the siege of Charleston, 1780, mostly selected from the papers of General Benjamin Lincoln, in the Thomas Addis Emmet Collection, Lenox Library, New York.

The largest collection of Benjamin Lincoln Papers is found at the Massachusetts Historical Society and may have additional materials relating to your question.

All the best and feel free to contact us if we can be of further assistance. 

Manuscript Division Reference Staff
Library of Congress

Dear Ms. Betts,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

The  Reference Guide Prisoners during the Revolutionary War, 1776–1783 provides information about NARA records relating to US soldiers taken prisoners. 

The first series listed is the Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774 - 1789 in the Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention (Record Group 360) that has been partially digitized. The digitized records may be viewed using the Catalog. This series is indexed by the five volume publication "Index, The Papers of the Continental Congress" by John P. Butler that is available online through HathiTrust. The Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774 - 1789 be viewed in full online via Fold3 as the data collection Continental Congress - Papers. Accessing the records via Fold3 may require a subscription.  Some libraries provide free access to their patrons.

For additional information about this series and the other records listed in the reference guide, please contact the National Archives at Washington, DC - Textual Reference (RDT1) via email at archives1reference@nara.gov.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to guidance received from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NARA has adjusted its normal operations to balance the need of completing its mission-critical work while also adhering to the recommended social distancing for the safety of NARA staff. As a result of this re-prioritization of activities, you may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgement as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RDT1. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience.

Finally, we suggest that you contact the National Archives of the United Kingdom for information about British records from this time period.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!