-May 1865 Accounts of Money and Effects of Prisoners: 285 A.R. 5;464 Apr. 1863-June 1865 30 A.R. This database contains an index of compiled military service records for volunteer Union soldiers who served with units organized in more than 20 states and territories, including states in the Confederacy. The Record of Prisoners of War Who Have Died at Rock Island Barracks, Illinois had also been uploaded to Ancestry.Com. It contained eighty-four barracks that held 10,080 prisoners. The planned capacity of the prison was to be 10,080 prisoners. Rock Island was previously used as the summer camp site for Sauk Native Americans, and the dispute over tribal ownership led to the Black Hawk War of 1832, after the primary leader of the Sauk, Black Hawk. 3 Apr.
1854, 1855, 1856 Nebraska Territory censuses, Memorials of Gilbert Haven, bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Cowan clan united - V. 6, No. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2005. 3-35, 1865 159 A.R. Before Federal troops took Little Rock in 1863, prisoners were held in Helena or with units in the field before they could be transported to more-secure facilities in the north or in other captured southern cities such as Memphis, Tennessee. 8 No. The barracks were built anywhere from 1 foot to 3 feet above ground. Here are 20 facts about that dark period in the city's history to mark its 150th anniversary this month: . 3;75 1863-65 198 A.R. 61 July-Aug. 1862 203 A.R. Many thanks to Sandy, Doug, D. John Trull,
The enlisted men captured at Island 10 were sent to both Camp Butler and Camp Chase in Ohio, while the officers captured at Island 10 were held at Johnsons Island, Ohio. 3, July 1863-Apr. He had been placed in Barracks #3. The prison was opened in November 1863. Prisoners held in Little Rock were allowed to take the oath and released. 28, 1862 List of Negro Prisoners, [n.d.] List of Prisoners Who Were Forwarded or Escaped, 1862 60 7 Descriptive List of Prisoners, Feb.-July 1863 List of Names and Checks Drawn, [n.d.] List of Prisoners Received, 1863-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0026 61 139 List of Prisoners Paroled, Aug. 1862- Mar. 60;440 May l863-Dec. 1864168 A.R. Rebels at Rock Island: The Story of a Civil War Prison. 78 193 A.R. from the 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment,
Loss of the Sultana and Reminiscences of Survivors. Fitting comment by General Stonewall Jackson, Deaths of Prisoners of War
1865 126 A.R. 3;462* Sept. 1863-Dec. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0086 Accounts of Money and Effects of Prisoners: 287 A.R. 11 Lists of Federal, Confederate, and Civilian Prisoners Showing Dispositions and of Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners, 1864-65 43- Roll Call Book for Prison No. The water supply and drainage were deficient, creating a sanitation problem. Helping you find your way to Genealogy information. Looking South
courier : Cousin-to-cousin / coast-to-coast (O'Leary family) - v. 1, no. 427 July 1863 116 A.R. 425 1863 List of Boxes and Packages Received, Oct. 1863-May 1864 Registers of Prisoners: 114 53 June-Nov. 1863 115 A.R. 1865 Special Orders and Letters Sent by Provost Marshals of the Army of the Ohio, Mar. 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. 2 1864-65 220 G.R. Search, View, Print Union & Confederate Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865. Prisoners captured by Union forces in the state often found themselves at the Arkansas State Prison in Little Rock. 5, Dec. 1864-Mar.
The remainingprisoners were released on parole throughout May, June, and July. The first prisoners, taken at the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, arrived from Chattanooga in December 1863. 1864 123 A.R.
1863-Jan. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0090 Louisville, Ky., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners:295 G.R. AGO. prisoner of war at Rock Island Prison Barracks, 1868. by Lafayette Rogan. 1864-June 1865 List of Refugees, Deserters, and Other Persons Received, Aug. 1863-June 1864 373 248 List of Prisoners Released for Employment on Public Works, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0125 374 10 Register of Prisoners Enlisting in the U.S. Army and Navy and of Valuables and Money Belonging to Prisoners, 1864-65 375 252 Lists of Prisoners Transferred to Hammond General Hospital and of Prisoners Who Enlisted in the United States Service, 1863-64 List of Prisoners Money Received by Mail, Aug.-Sept. 1863 List of Permanent Passes Issued to Civilians, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0126 376 260 List of Money and Valuables Taken From Prisoners on Arrival, Oct. 1864-Apr. 1965 Diary of Lafayette Rogan, C.S.A. 19;65 1863, [ digital copy ] Reel 0062 210 A.R. 12; A.R.
Special thanks to the Department of Arkansas Heritage. Do not sell or share my personal information. 2 General Register of Prisoners, Dec. 1864 -May 1865 290 1 Register of Prisoners, Sept. 1863- Feb. 1865 7;291 3 Register of Political and Other Prisoners, 1864-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0088 Louisville, Ky., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners: 292 G.R. Rock Island Arsenal (Rock Island, Illinois), United States, Illinois, Rock Island, Rock Island - Military records - Civil War, 1861-1865, FamilySearch Terms of Use (Updated 2021-09-27), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1;292* Consolidated Morning Reports of Prisoners and Register of Burials, Dec. 1864-June 1865 408 A.R. The Rock Island Prison Camp was designed to hold more than 10,000 inmates at any one time, and over the final 18 months of the war, more than 12,000 Confederate prisoners passed through its gates. Camp Dennison, Ohio Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis, Mo. 20, July 1863-Apr. 7 No. Rock Island's 12-acre prison compound was surrounded by a ditch and a 12-foot-high plank fence punctuated with guard towers. The Rock Island Prison Camp was designed to hold more than 10,000 inmates at any one time, and over the final 18 months of the war, more than 12,000 Confederate prisoners passed through its gates. Confusion reigned, as the U.S. government did not recognize the Confederate government and an exchange system between the two could be seen as a tacit recognition of southern independence. 2 1862-65 Registers of Prisoners: 273 300 1862-63, [ digital copy ] Reel 0082 Registers of Prisoners: 274 1 1862-65 275 A.R. Forty- four percent of them would die there on Union soil. 20;58 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts and Name Index, 1863-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0063 211-Name Index to Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, 1864 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 212 A.R. This item is available on microfilm at this FamilySearch center. The microfilm may be scheduled for future scanning. DeKalb: Northern Illinois Press, 2000. Hesseltine, William. 56 Register of Deaths, Apr. 2* 1863-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0058 Registers of Prisoners : 197 A.R. Records contained in this series include: Microfilm series M2072 contains lists of Confederate soldiers who were captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 4 July 1863. A small marsh formed at the southwest corner of the prison because of poor drainage. Deaths of Haywood Co. Men
2 1863-65 339 G.R. 1 and 2, 1862 List of Prisoners Shoving Discharges and Deaths, [n.d.] Morning Reports, Jan.-July 1863 Lists of Prisoners Assigned to: 71 19 Barracks Nos. He and his comrades had been captured during a bloody battle at Plymouth, North Carolina. 3;487 Jan. -Apr. 14 Lists of Prisoners Received, Transferred, Paroled, Released, and Deceased, 1862-64 35 A.R. 72201. 9 and 10, 1865 153 A.R. The capture of Vicksburg and Port Hudson by the Federals in July 1863 also resulted in the capture of many Arkansans. 1 Apr. This was a death rate of about 16% of the total population. The Union victories at Shiloh and Island No. This was a breeding ground for disease. Congressional Prisoner of the Confederacy: Alfred Ely (1815-1892), Rochester Public Library. -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. 4 Dec. 1864-May 1865 321 G.R. The first guard force for Rock Island was the 4th Regiment of the Veteran Reserve Corps. Monthly return of Camp and Garrison equipage, Nov. 1864-Jan 1865. 7; H-R, 1862 A.R. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS) is a database containing information about the men who served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. 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. 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. 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. 2023 Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Each barrack was to be 100-feet long, 22-feet widw, and 12-feet high wit 12 windows, 2 doors, and 2 roof ventilators. Civil War Prisons: A Study in War Psychology. McAdams, Benton. 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. For more information about the
10;393 No. Sources. Rate and review titles you borrow and share your opinions on them. U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, Provided in association with National Archives and Records Administration. The island was 3 miles long and 1/2 mile wide, with a solid foundation of limestone rock. The prison was opened in November 1863. Little Rock: Pioneer Press, 1967. 15 Lists of Confined and of Escaped Prisoners, 1862-65 Monthly Returns of Camp and Garrison Equipage, Nov. 1864- Jan. 1865 Coal and Wood Accounts, Nov. 1864- Mar. Fort Lafayette, N.Y. Fort McHenry, Md. 1) A-L, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0115 General Registers of Prisoners: 357 (pt. 15, July 1863-Apr. 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. Of those housed here, about 2,000 died from deprivation, smallpox, pneumonia, and other medical ailments at an average of about 4 per day for the 572 days the prison was in operation. 6;157 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, Nov. 1864-Apr. Burials and Civil War prisoners' records, 1861-1896 Joanne Chiles Eakin. The deplorable conditions at the camp led some to call it the "Andersonville of the North," a reference to the infamous prison in Georgia. 18 No. 8, Apr.
Join the community of family history enthusiasts and FamilySearch employees to ask questions and discuss potential product enhancements. -May 1865 397 Unidentified Index of Prisoners Names and Barracks Numbers, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0133 398 Name Index to Ledger A 399 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, Ledger A, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0134 400 Name Index to Ledger B-401 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, Ledger B, 1864-65 Journals of Accounts with Prisoners:402 -Dec. 1863-Jan. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0135 Journals of Accounts with Prisoners: ^03 270 Mar. Registers of Prisoners: 104 1 1862-63, [ digital copy ] Reel 0039 Department of the Cumberland, Nashville, Tenn. Six hundred and forty-seven thousand prisoners were captured by the North and South in the Civil War. 1864 25 G.R. Additional support provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council. 1865 127 A.R. The Rock Island Barracks held Confederate prisoners from December 1863 until July 1865. Confederate States of America
An artist's rendering shows what the Rock Island Prison Barracks looked like during the Civil War. This screen shows the complete catalog entry of the title you selected. 1863-June 1864 312 G.R. 26;400 No. 10, July 1863-Apr. Lists of prisoners received, transferred, paroled, released, and deceased 1862-64. For more information, contact 501-918-3025 orcalsfoundation@cals.org. 1863, [ digital copy ] Reel 0025 Descriptive Lists of Prisoners: 58 A.R. The microfilm may have been scanned, but have a contractual, data privacy, or other restriction preventing access. 22;59 1865 214 A.R. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0017 Stationery Returns, Mar. Confederate POW Camp
The vast majority of these troops were soon paroled, as the strain that they would place on the logistical structure of the Federal army would keep those forces from operating in the field. By late 1864, conditions at the prison became even worse. 383 Various Southern State Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. The jail key is 3.75 long. Part of Rock Island Military Reservation. When finished, it consisted of eighty-four barracks, 82 . 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. This index also includes Confederate soldiers who later served with the Union Army. Generally, catalog entries are written in the same language as the original record they describe. Two officers of the Eighteenth Arkansas Infantry jumped into the Mississippi River as they were being transported north after being captured at Port Hudson in the summer of 1863.
