During its existence it held 9,416 prisoners and had 650 guards. The camp received its first large influx of captured Confederates from western campaigns, including enlisted men, officers, and a few of the latter's black servants. prisoners accounts, July-Dec 1863, List of names of prisoners and sums of money, The prison grounds were unlevel, soft clayish soil with poor drainage. deaths of prisoners. Alton, IL military prison. 1865, Vol 265-268 Registers and Miscellaneous 12 Letters Sent, Feb. l862-Jan. 1864 23 185 Letters Received, and Orders Received and Issued, Oct. 1862- Nov. 1864 General Registers of Prisoners: 24 G.R. As the war wore on, conditions became worse. 3; Register of Deaths, 1862-65 153* 276 A.R. Streeter, clerk, and turned over to William J. Masterson, keeper, May 5;221 Order Book, May 1863-Jan. 1865 Register of Expenditures and Savings, June-July 1864 317 A.R. 1;292* Consolidated Morning Reports of Prisoners and Register of Burials, Dec. 1864-June 1865 408 A.R. 1865 126 A.R. Vol 51 Register of prisoners confined, of prisoners accounts and cash books, 1864-65, Roll 104 - New Orleans, La. 1863-July 1865 68 51 Jan.-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0028 69 CC 20 Register of Prisoners and Reports of Prisoners Discharged, Mar.-June 1862 List of Non-Commissioned Officers of the Benton Barracks Cadets, Sept. 1861-Jan. 1862 70 57 Reports of Prisons and Hospitals and of Prisoners at Roll Calls, Mar.-Aug. 1862 List of Prisoners in the Hospital [n.d.] List of Escaped Prisoners, Mar.- May 1862 Mess Reports, Prisons Nos. Approximately 6,777 Ohio troops died from battle wounds or disease. . Registers of prisoners: 1862 Vol 323-324 Letters sent, Dec 1863-Sept 1865, Roll 100 - Vol 325 Genneral This page was created to share and obtain history on Camp Chase including its. prison divisions, 1864-65, Vol 391-392 Register of Oaths of Allegiance Vol 172 June-July 1864 1865 130 A.R. Vol 78 Roll call book for prison no. Benton Barracks cadets, Sept 1861-Jan 1862, Vol 70 Reports of prisons and hospitals and of Cisewski and Brenda Apr 14, 2022. paroled Aug 1862-Mmar 1863, Reports of the number of prisoners present 16, July 1863-Mar 1865 Water was obtained from wells 15-20 feet deep. Vol 72 Barracks in prisons no's 1-3 1865. 5, Dec. 1864-Mar. State War Records AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Other Wars Colonial Wars These are hand written documents andunfortunately there is not a singlecomprehensive index. Vol 16 Lists of prison camp records received, Vol 178 June-July 11865, Roll 51 - Vol 179 Register of Vol 122 No. Vol 251 May 1865 Clipping found in Richmond Enquirer in Richmond, Virginia on Oct 8, 1861. Vol 78 Roll call book for prison no. Vol 53 1863-65. in Gratiot Street prison, July 1863-Sept 1864 Camp Chase was one of the 5 largest prisoner of war camps in the North. 10, July 1863-Apr. Register of confederate and federal soldiers Vol 95 Apr-June 1865, Roll 36 - Vol 96 Register of Money Vol 264 Meridian, Miss., at Selma, Ala., May Camp Dennison, Ohio Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis, Mo. and civilians sentenced 1862-65. The divided sections were designated as Prisons No. Role 1 - Nov. 1862-Apr. 21 cm. letters and packages received for and delivered to prisoners and of Monroe, and Natchitoches, La., June-July 1865, Vol 145 Franklin, Monroe, New Iberia, and Vol 220 1864-65, Roll 66 - Vol 221 Register of Roll 25 - Descriptive lists of Vol 143 No. Registers of prisoners, compiled by the office Vol 193 H-R 1862 military prison prisoners received and ledgers of prisoners accounts 1861-64, District of West McHenry, Md., 1863-64, Vol 425-427 Registers of 1862, List of volunteers reporting at the post Nov Streets Prisons, St. Louis, Mo. Scraps from the Prison Table, at Camp Chase and Johnson's Island. Project. Tennessee, Provost Marshal's office J and P 1863. v.42 Lists of federal, confederate, and list of sentenced prisoners, 1862. Cincinnati, Ohio. 31, 1865 Vol 235 Dec 1864-June 1865, Roll 72 - Gratiot and Myrtle Columbus, Ohio, Oct-Nov 1862. 1864 123 A.R. v.44 Ledger of prisoners accounts June-Aug Pools of water and deep mud would stand for several days after a mild rain.The roofs of the living quarters would always leak since they were not shingled. United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War - FamilySearch By mid-1863, all officers and political prisoners were transferred to Johnson's Island. Vol 204 Apr-Dec 1864 Before the days of high speed photography, artists visited battle sites to capture the scene with their skilled hands. reports, register of passes, requisitions for clothing and supplies, and Unaccustomed to northern winters and stricken with epidemic disease, thousands of the captured men died. FAX: 937-268-2225 Vol 151 No. miscellaneous records 1864-65, Vol 409-413 Letters sent and registers of Provost Marshall's Office Vol 48 Register of confederate prisoners divisions no's 9 and 10, 1865 4, Mar. prisoners possessions, 1865, Roll 70 - Ledgers of prisoners Vol 14 Register of Zinn was replaced with Brig. Immediately to the south of the camp, and across a stream that ran along its edge, was a 10 acre site in which the dead prisoners were buried. and civilians sentenced 1862-65. Vol 252 May 1865 to prisoners, July-Sept 1862, Vol 224 Register of deaths of prisoners, July Elmira and its Civil War Prison. 1864 288 A,R. Vol 236 Descriptive list of prisoners confined The Elmira prison camp : a history of the military prison at Elmira, New York, July 6, 1864 to July 10, 1865; with an appendix containing the names of Confederate prisoners buried in Woodlawn National Cemetery. of prisoners and rolls of confederate deserters received, 1863-65. 2) L-Z, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0114 General Registers of Prisoners: 356 G.R.2(Pt. Registers, rolls, and lists of paroled federal prisoners of war, including registers of arrivals and departures at Benton Barracks, MO; Camp Chase, OH; and Camp Parole, MD, 1862-65. 1, No. 414-415 List of Vol 182nnJune 1864- June 1865 By the following March the number was down to 534. Fort Pickens, Fla. 426 OCGP 1;OCGP 2 Register of Prisoners at Camp Douglas, 111., and Camp Morton, Ind., 1862-63 427 - Vol 65 List of prisoners transferred from Camp Original data: United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865. 14;81 Apr.Dec. 1863-1865, Role 2 - Vol 2. 64 Jan.-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0060 206 A.R. Roll 8 - Vol 10-13 Descriptive In the year 1863, a cemetery was established at the prison. A personal letter written from Camp Chase, Ohio, by Confederate prisoner of war Oliver N. King, Co. Camp Chase - Ohio History Central Vol 73 Roll call book for 1863-Dec. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0094 Rolls of Confederate Deserters Received, Apr. 1864-June 1865. v.47 Receipts for money, circulars, orders, ILL., military prison, General register of prisoners, Aug 1863-Dec confederate prisoners. of the commissary general of prisoners. Vol 189 1862-63, Roll 55 - Vol 190 1863-65 Vol 125 No. military prison 427 July 1863 116 A.R. The 332nd Infantry Regiment, formed at Camp Sherman, was the only U.S. Army unit to serve on the Italian Front. Ledger account of the Alton Savings Institute, 1863-64. Vol 163 Register of prisoners in the prison Control of the camp became a constant issue since both political prisoners from Ohio and Federal prisoners from other states were held there. 3. compiled by the office of the commissary general of prisoners. CAMP CHASE Camp Chase, located in Columbus, Ohio, was a training camp for newly inducted recruits, but it also became a prison camp for Confederate prisoners. Vol 126 No. money and of property of prisoners 1864-65, Vol 379-385 Registers of List of expenses for stamps and stationary 13;183 Register of Prisoners Transferred and Escaped, June 1863- May 1865 34 A.R. May 1865 Letter has writing on both sides of paper and cover has nice examined markings by Peter Zinn. 13 No. Register of Confederate soldiers who died in Camp Douglas, 1862-65 and lie buried in Oakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ills., 1892 : United Confederate Veterans. The high tide of the prison population at Camp Chase was reached in 1863 when some 8,000 men were confined there. Registers of prisoners confined in Gratiot and Remains of soldiers that were buried at City Cemetery were moved to the new prison Cemetery. 1863-65. prisoners confined, transferred, releaqsed, and deceased, 1862-65, Vol 277-280 Miscellaneous 18; 69 1862 209 A.R. The housing of the Union officers and guards were on the outside of the walls. Vol 135 No 23, 1865 various prison divisions, 1864 Myrtle Streets Prisons. Gainesville, Ala. 4 Register of Deaths, Jan. 1864- June 1865 Registers of Burials: 67 A.R. deaths and Miscellaneous records, 1863-65, Roll 133 - Vol 398-399 Ledger of 406 360* Register of Prisoners, 1864-65 407 A.R. Vol 202 July-Aug 1862 lists of prisoners enlisting in the United States Service and of Descriptive Lists of prisoners Jan 1864-Feb 8 Register of Deaths of Prisoners, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0016 31 A.R. Vol 162 Register of officers, enlisted men, Report of expenses of keeping prisoners BV1839 / microfilm roll GR3674. Series 87, Civil War, Prisoners of War, Adjutant General, 1864-1865, is arranged roughly in alphabetical order, call no. v.44 Ledger of prisoners accounts June-Aug Roll 14 - Registers of prisoners, 6, July 1863-Apr 1864 Vol 127 No. Vol 222 July-Aug 1864 money and of property of prisoners 1864-65, Roll 127 - Vol 379-385 Registers of 1863-Aug 1864, Vol 152 Alabama organizations in prison, 1-3, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0029 73 15; CC 15 Roll Call Book for Prisons Nos. 1865, Vol 169 Ledger of prisoners, 1863-65 255 94 May 1865 256 96 May 1865 257 95 Jackson, Miss., and at Demopolis, Gainesville, and Selma, Ala., May-June 1865 258 4;90 Jackson, Miss., and at Demopolis, Gainesville, Montgomery, and Selma, Ala., June-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0078 Meridian, Miss. 1863-64. 19;420 No. all prisoners. miscellaneous records 1864-65, Roll 137 - Fort Warren, Mass., Letters 1863-65, Roll 135 - Vol 403-405 Journals of Morning reports of patients and attendants in U.S., Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 - Ancestry.com 16 No. in prison divisions, No's 3-35, 1865, Vol 159 Register of officer prisoners in 1865 129 A.R. ILL., military prison 61 July-Aug. 1862 203 A.R. 1865 3, July 1863-Apr. Vol 50 1862-63 Prisoners statements giving other persons the prisoners applications for release and decisions. 2 July 1863-Dec. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0089 Louisville, Ky., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners: 294 G.R. It was established in 1861 six miles outside of Columbus, Ohio as a training camp for volunteers. Lists of prisoners assigned to: The day the prisoners came to town - The Quad-City Times Register of prisoners confined under sentence received from prisoners 1862, Statements of funds remitted and received Sept Vol 62 Mar 1863-May 1865 Acadians in Gray POWs. Nos. Davis, Printer, 1868. prison camp, 1861-62. Vol 174 Sept 1864-Jan 1865 5;464 Apr. THE STORY OF CAMP CHASE: THE HISTORY OF THE PRISON AND ITS By William H 1863-May 1864 Rf Testers of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 300 OCGP 3 1864-65 Registers of Political Prisoners: 301 A.R. the prison hospital June-July 1865. prisoners accounts and petty cash account book, May-July 1865, Vol 348 Register of prisoners in the custody Both sides operated under a prisoner exchange agreement from September 1862 through the summer of 1863, resulting in relatively low numbers of prisoners at . Vol 70 Reports of prisons and hospitals and of 1865 125 A.R. 10 brought a new influx of prisoners. prisons no's 1-3 and civilian prisoners, Dec 1862, Vol 74 Roll call book for prisons no's 1 and Vol 146 No. prisoners accounts, Name Index, and journal of accounts with prisoners, Oaths of Allegiance and list of prisoners released for employment on List of persons employed in the hospital Aug Vol 257 Jackson, Miss., and at Demopolis, Camp Chase Monument - YouTube Vol 228 July-Nov 1864 Washington, La., June 1865, Vol 249 Various places in Louisiana and at Brownsville, Tex., June-July 1865, Roll 76 - Vol 250 Columbus, Miss., 1864-Feb 1865. prisoners accounts, Nov 1864-June 1865 Vol 57 Feb.-Mar. Mess reports, prisons No's 1 and 2, 1862 Microfilm Publications: M1303. 10; 171 Register of Prisoners Discharged and Released, June 1863- June 1865 32 A.R. By the following March the number was down to 534. The clusters were seperated by narrow streets or pathways. As one of the few Civil War sites in Ohio, it's unexpected, solemn, and worth a stop the next time you find yourself in central Ohio. : addressed to prisoners, Nov. 1864-Apr 1865, Roll 80 - Johnson's Island, Ohio, and general register of pprisoners, 1862-64, Roll 81- Vol 272-273 Register of Top 10 Infamous Wartime Prisons - Listverse All rights reserved. 19;65 1863, [ digital copy ] Reel 0062 210 A.R. General Registers of prisoners: 1862. v. 45 Register of money sent to prisoners paroled Aug 1862-Mmar 1863 of dispositions of prisoners: 1863-65, Roll 124 - Vol 369-373 Registers of 5;163 Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners, Oct. 1863-July 1864 Report of Prisoners on Hand, Feb. 1865 Report of Prisoners Sent to City Point, Va., Feb. 1865 General Registers of Prisoners: 271 G.R. prisoners 1864-65. 1862-Mar. Cumberland, Nashville, Tenn. prisoners accounts and Name Index, Mar 1864-June 1865, Vol 387-390 List of From iys beginning as a prison facility, it was a source of irritation between the state and Federal governments. General Services Administration. The Confederate prisoners named it Hellmira. Vol 265-268 Registers and Miscellaneous Mar-Apr 1863. Express Co, July-Aug, 1865, Vol 188 Camp Douglas, 32, 1865 of Prisoners: reports, register of passes, requisitions for clothing and supplies, and List of prisoners captured in New Mexico, Aug The Confederates maintained that they held, for the greater part of the time before the cartel was signed, several times as many prisoners as were held in the North. 6;161 Register of Amnesty Rolls Forwarded, Apr.-May 1865 278 A.R. Records relating to prisoners, 1864-65 Vol 225 July-Dec 1864 attendants. At one time, Camp Chase held 27,000 Union troops and the prison once contained 9,146 prisoners. 17 No. June 20, 1865, Vol 206 Statistical Eventually some rank and file soldiers would be incarcerated there as well. 4;162 Reports of Prisoners Received, Transferred, and Released, July 1864-Sept. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0083 277 A.R. Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery is located at 2900 Sullivant Ave. in Columbus, OH. 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. 1865 122 A.R. 6 Apr. received, paroled, released, and deceased. Vol 116 Register of officer prisoners, Apr 1862. Col. Late C.S.A. 3, July 1863-Apr 1865 The worst was Camp Rathbun at Elmira, N.Y., where nearly 3,000 rebel soldiers died of disease and cold. Civil War Prison Camps - CIVIL WAR SAGA Prisoners were allowed the privilage of receiving gifts of food and limited amounts of money to purchase supplies from approved vendors and sellers, the latter further restricted when they were discovered to be smuggling liquor to the inmates. books, 1863-65, Roll 98 - Memphis, Tenn., military 10;393 No. List of boxes and packages received Oct Barbiere List of POW's - Johnson's Island Preservation Society Vol 253 May 1865 78 193 A.R. Vol 63 May-June 1865 prison divisions released or returned to confederate barracks, 1864-65, Vol 161 Register of ILL., Military Prison 4;143* Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners Jan. I864-Apr. After the war, the buildings were torn down as city development began to creep into the camp's original footprint. military prison. Vol 148 No. 2, 1862-63 Records of the Commissary General of Prisoners | National Archives register of passes issued to visitors, 1863-65, Roll 111 - Point Lookout, Md., attendants. Records relating to all prisoners. Vol 5 Records relating to Volunteers in April 1863. 5; Register of Confederate and Federal 1 Soldiers and Civilians Sentenced, 1862-65 A.R. prisoners and hospital register, 1863-65, Roll 107 - Newport News, Va., 4 1862-64 Fort Columbus, N.Y. 103 304 Register of Prisoners, Mar.-Sept. 1862, [ digital copy ] Reel 0038 Department of the Cumberland, Nashville, Tenn. Apr-June 1865 Morning reports of Apr-July 1863 Ledgers of prisoners accounts 32;408 No. Registers of paroled prisoners. Military Prison. Today, it's a historic cemetery where more than 2,000 Confederate Prisoner's of War are buried. National Park Civil War Series: The Prison Camp at Andersonville Vol 83 Roll call book for the west half of the 22;59 1865 214 A.R. Registers of prisoners, Vol 102 1862-64 Roll 4 - Vol 4 Registers of Camp Chase | Military Wiki | Fandom To keep the prisoners informed, a prison newspaper called the Camp Chase Ventilator was established. general and receipts for funds and equipment 1862. Checks sent to Camp Chase prisoners April-June 1865 Little known facts on Tar Heel Confederate soldiers in Elmira, NY Vol 93 Feb-Mar 1865 In all, about 150,000 Union troops from various Ohio Regiments spent time in Camp Chase, including four future Presidents who served as officers in the Union Army: Andrew Johnson, Rutherford B Hayes, James Garfield, and William McKinley. Consolidated morning reports of prisoners accounts with prisoners and blotter book, 1864-65, Vol 406-408 Register of prisoners and Vol 249 Various places in Louisiana and at prison hospital, Jan-July 1864 prisoners accounts and petty cash account book, May-July 1865, Roll 109 - Department of the Ohio 1;116* General Register of Prisoners, July 1863-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0101 Registers of Prisoners,Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 326 OCGP 1 1863-65 327 OCGP 2 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0102 328 List of Prisoners, 1862 Inventory of Property, June 20, 1862 329 A.R. 2 Apr. Meridian and Grenada, Miss., and Mobile, Ala. Vol 263 Meridian, Miss., and at Livingston, delivered to prisoners Mar 1864-May 1865, Prisoners statements giving other persons the Clawing for survival: POWs of America's Civil War | CNN Roll call books for prison no. All of the officers taken at these battles, except general and field officers who were sent to Fort Warren in Boston Harbor,were transferred to the Camp Chase prison. Vol 140 No. 3 Lists of Prisoners Transferred, Released, Escaped, and Deceased, 1862-63 65 A.R. Jan 10, 1863. 1862 Lists of Prisoners Released: 62 A.R. 1863-65, Roll 140 - Division of West 1864-May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0111 Point Lookout, Md., Military Prison Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners: 352 245 Feb. 1864-Mar. Vol 292-293, Vol 297 General register World War I - Military Records at the Archives & Library of the Ohio Ohio Prisoners at Andersonville, Ga., and Salisbury, N.C., Prisons, 1864. Registers of political prisoners, and hospital unclaimed money and valuables belonging to confederate prisoners. registers of prisoners. Vol 61 List of prisoners transferred to Hammond General Hospital, 1863-65, Vol 376-378 Lists of prisoners: 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0128 386 238 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts and Name Index, Mar. Vol 165 Register of patients admitted to the Registers of prisoners, 1862-65. Provost Marshall's Office Vol 48 Register of confederate prisoners 20, July 1863-Apr 1865 Memorandum relating to Dr. M. B. Jarrett, Roll 50 - Vol 176 Ledger of
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