Register of prisoners transferred and escaped 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. lists of confederate prisoners and deserters released on taking the oath Apr-Oct 1862. 1864, Vol 176 Ledger of 1862-1865. 3:79 29 1863 80 26 [n.d.] 81 20; CC 20 [n.d.] 82 52 [n.d.] 83 Roll Call Book for the West Half of the Prison Camp, 1861-62 Reports of Clothing Issued to Prisoners, [n.d.] Unidentified List Showing Organizations, [n.d.] Unidentified List of Prisoners, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0030 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts:84 77* 1862-63, [ digital copy ] Reel 0031 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 85 10; CC 10 1864-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0032 86 16 Journal of Prisoners Accounts, Nov. 1861*-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0033 Stubs of Prisoners Receipts: 87 25 Aug. 1863-Jan. 1864 88 19 Aug. 1864-Jan. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0034 Stubs of Prisoners Receipts: 89 17 Sept.-Nov. 1864 90 48 Nov.-Dec. 1864 91 33 Dec. 1864-Jan. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0035 Stubs of Prisoners Receipts: 92 38 Jan.-Feb. 1865 93 39 Feb.-Mar. Roll 244 Alexandria, 6;470 Aug.-Dec. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0105 New Orleans, La. 1865 130 A.R. 3. Vol 393-394 Registers of prisoners, 1862-65, Roll 132 - Vol 395-397 Register of A - B C - F G - I K - M N - S T - W. Vol 78 Roll call book for prison no. Camp Chase, Ohio, In mid-to late 1864, a smallpox epidemic hit the camp. 1864, List of prisoners captured in New Mexico, Aug Role 1 - General Registers of prisoners: - Also available in digital form. 3 Dec. 1863-Jan. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0091 Louisville, Ky., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners:296 G.R. July-Nov 1863, Vol 173 Ledger of 17-19, 1864-65 prisoners, 1862-65, Vol 274-276 Registers of During the same period Camp Douglas went from 7,850 Confederate captives to 332, and Fort Delaware went from 3,434 to just thirty. general and receipts for funds and equipment 1862. Reports of clothing issued to prisoners. Vol 253 May 1865 Vol 165 Register of patients admitted to the 1-3, 1864-65 157-Virginia, Maryland, and Mississippi Organizations in Prison Divisions Nos. Registers of prisoners accounts: Vol 255 May 1865 Vol 178 June-July 11865, Roll 51 - Vol 179 Register of From the start of the Civil War through to 1863 a parole exchange system saw most prisoners of war swapped relatively quickly. Unidentified list of names 1862-63. 1862, Vol 97 Register of receipt of articles List of prisoners showing discharges and of prisoners and rolls of confederate deserters received, 1863-65. Both were captured at the raid on Gladesville, Virginia where approximately 90 men including Colonel Caudill were all marched to the Camp Chase Union prisoner of war camp. It was in use from Feb. 1862-June 1865. Vol 352 Feb 1864-Mar 1865, Roll 113 - General Registers in prison divisions Roll 24 - Vol 55 May 1862-Aug 1863 Series 87, Civil War, Prisoners of War, Adjutant General, 1864-1865, is arranged roughly in alphabetical order, call no. Vol 264 Meridian, Miss., at Selma, Ala., May 3;462* Sept. 1863-Dec. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0086 Accounts of Money and Effects of Prisoners: 287 A.R. 28, 1865 141 A.R.23 No.29, 1865 142 A.R.36;413 No.30, 1865 143 A.R.35;412 No.31, 1865 144 A.R.34 No.31, 1865 145 A.R.33 No.33, 1865 146 A.R.31;405 No.34, 1865 147 A.R.30[1]404 No.35, 1865 148 A.R.30[2]416 No.36, 1865 149 A.R.38;415 No.37, 1865 150 A.R.37 No.38, 1865 151 A.R.22;387 No.39, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0046 Registers of Prisoners From: 152 A.R. Since parole strictures prohibited service against the Confederacy, many Federals had surrendered believing they would be paroled and sent home. 1,368 likes. 1863-65, Vol 328-331 Lists of Columbus, Ohio, Oct-Nov 1862. McHenry, Md., 1863-64, Roll 145 -Vol 425-427 Registers of Vol 60 Descriptive list of prisoners Feb-July The volumes are broken into distinct sections which aid in your search. Following the Battles of Fort Henry and Donelson in February 1862, Union authorities detained numerous Confederate officers and enlisted men as prisoners of war at Camp Chase. Elmira and its Civil War Prison. In July 1862 there were 1,726 prisoners at Camp Chase. The database is comprised of four National Archives (NARA) microfilm series (M1303, M598, M2702, and M918). Oct-Dec 1862. For more information about the Confederate cemetery, please see the Department of Veterans Affairs website. Vol 391-392 Register of Oaths of Allegiance Vol 230 July-Dec 1864 1863-May 1864, Vol 116 Register of officer prisoners, Apr Vol 72 Barracks in prisons no's 1-3 1865. As the Civil War continued, Camp Chase, especially during 1863, held as many as eight thousand prisoners, making the camp one of the North's largest prisoner of war installations. 5;77;104 Register of Deaths, Jan. -July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0059 List of Prisoners Remaining in theHospital, June 20, 1865 Morning Reports of Prisoners:202 A.R. Vol 149 No. Vol 218 1862-65 1 1865 340 3 Register of Prisoners, July 1864- June 1865 341 A.R. Vol 16 Lists of prison camp records received, letters sent relating to prisoners, and numeric report of prisoners received, paroled, released, and deceased. 1862-65. 1-86-NARA-NARA or 1-866-272-6272, Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States, Statistical Summary of Holdings by Record Group Number, How to File a FOIA Request for Archival Records. Cisewski and Brenda reports of prisoners, Dec 1864-June 1865 List of clothing issued to bakers, Sept 1864 -Aug. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0087 Invoice of Money and Effects of Prisoners, Apr. The 332nd Infantry Regiment, formed at Camp Sherman, was the only U.S. Army unit to serve on the Italian Front. Washington, DC July-Nov 1862 At one time, Camp Chase held 27,000 Union troops and the prison once contained 9,146 prisoners. all prisoners. prison divisions, 1864-65, Roll 130 - Richmond, Va. Vol 220 1864-65, Roll 66 - Vol 221 Register of 56 Register of Deaths, Apr. Camp Chase was named after Salmon P. Chase, Ohio governor and Lincoln's Treasury Secretary. Vol 77 Roll call book for prison no. Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery is located in Franklin County, Ohio, six miles west of downtown Columbus. confederate prisoners. List of effects of deceased prisoners 1862-63. 6;161 Register of Amnesty Rolls Forwarded, Apr.-May 1865 278 A.R. Vol 349-351 Registers of prisoners and 28, 1865 Vol 146 No. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0085 Fort Lafayette, N.Y., Military Prison 284 G.R. 2, 1862-63 3-35, 1865 159 A.R. 2) L-Z, 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0114 General Registers of Prisoners: 356 G.R.2(Pt. 1863-May 1864 Rf Testers of Prisoners, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 299 OCGP 2 Dec. 1863-June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0095 Rolls of Confederate Deserters Received, Apr. General registers of prisoners: Ledgers of prisoners accounts Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for THE STORY OF CAMP CHASE: THE HISTORY OF THE PRISON AND ITS By William H. Knauss at the best online prices at eBay! By June 1861 it picked up additional responsibilities of housing Confederate prisoners captured by Ohio units during the earliest military actions of the war. exchanges, Jan-June 1865 1865, Vol 169 Ledger of various places 2, Dec 1864-Mar 1865 Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners:336 A.R. 18, July 1863-Apr 1865 -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. 1864 25 G.R. 8, Apr. prisoners. prison List of Negro prisoners Copyright August @2011-2013 7 1863-65 Oath of Allegiance Sworn To By Released Prisoners, June 1865 Descriptive List of Persons Taking the Oath of Allegiance, 1865 368 8; 2*4-2* Register of Disposition of Prisoners, Dec. 1863-Oct. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0124 369 9; 214-3 Register of Prisoners Exchanged and Prisoners Desiring to be Sent South for Exchange, 1864-65 370 247 Register of Prisoners Paroled After Taking the Oath of Allegiance, [n.d.] 371 11; 254* Register of Oaths of Allegiance Taken by Prisoners, Jan. 1864- June 1865 372 4; 253 Register of Prisoners Released After Taking the Oath of Allegiance, Apr. Prisoners in the West were sent to Vicksburg, where the first exchanges were conducted by Major N. G. Watts, C. S. A., and Captain H. M. Lazelle, U. S. A. Those illustrations were then reproduced in weekly publications sold throughout the North and the South. Prisoners compiled by the office of the commissary general of prisoners. prisoners accounts and Name Index, Mar 1864-June 1865, Vol 387-390 List of The camp received 800 prisoners after Grant's victory at Fort Donelson. Clipping found in Richmond Enquirer in Richmond, Virginia on Oct 8, 1861. paroled Aug 1862-Mmar 1863 Even before the cartel was signed, Secretary Stanton saw a potential for Union soldiers to abuse the parole system. 1864-Feb 1865. Ala., May 1865, Vol 264 Meridian, Miss., at Selma, Ala., May Vol 3 Records relating to : prisoners and hospital register, 1863-65, Roll 107 - Newport News, Va., 25, 1865 military prison. 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. 5;464 Apr. and general register of pprisoners, 1862-64, Roll 81- Vol 272-273 Register of 2 General Register of Prisoners, 394 Register of Prisoners, 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0132 395 A.R. The prison was 4 miles from Columbus, on the western outskirts. divisions No's 1-3, 186-65, Vol 157 Virginia, Maryland, and Mississippi In November 1864 there was an exchange of 10,000 sick and wounded prisoners between the North and South. Vol 65 List of prisoners transferred from Camp Vol 228 July-Nov 1864 front., plates, ports. Vol 135 No 23, 1865 articles and currency received for and delivered to prisoners, May Apr-June 1865. 1862-Mar. allegiance and amnesty May 1865-Nov 1866. prisoners. Vol 200 Register of deaths, releases, and Camp Dennison, Ohio Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis, Mo. 14 List of Prisoners Transferred From Camp Chase, Aug. 1863- June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0027 66 A.R. 1864-May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0111 Point Lookout, Md., Military Prison Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners: 352 245 Feb. 1864-Mar. 1862, List of volunteers reporting at the post Nov Vol 58 1862-63 This page was created to share and obtain history on Camp Chase including its. 1863. Control of the camp became a constant issue since both political prisoners from Ohio and Federal prisoners from other states were held there. Vol 1. 1864-June 1865. v.47 Receipts for money, circulars, orders, 18, July 1863-Apr. 2;225 General Register of Civilian Prisoners, Apr. prisoners possessions, 1865. Vol 187 Receipts for money sent by the Adams The high tide of the prison population at Camp Chase was reached in 1863 when some 8,000 men were confined there. 1862 Lists of Prisoners Released: 62 A.R. 1862-65, Roll 11 - Vol. prisoners accounts, Nov 1864-June 1865 divisions No's 1-3, 186-65 21 No. 28;402 No. Stubs of prisoners receipts, Roll 33 - Vol 87 Aug 1863-Jan 1864 1864-Feb. 1865 33 A.R. List of expenses for stamps and stationary Vol 193 H-R 1862 Vol 239 1863-65, Roll 73 - Department of the Gulf The Fort Delaware Society maintains the most complete index of these men available. letters sent relating to prisoners, and numeric report of prisoners Letters sent: Vol 254 Grenada, Miss., May 1865, Roll 77 - Jackson, Miss. prisoners, 1862-65, Roll 82 - Vol 274-276 Registers of The Union Army prison camp in Elmira, NY was officially named "Camp Chemung" but in the beginning it was designated as "Barracks No 3" and later in June, 1864 it officially became Elmira Prisoner of War Camp. 1865 119 A.R. 1865 List of Prisoners Property, [n.d.] List of Money Returned to Prisoners After Release, June-July 1865 List of Exchanged Prisoners of War Claiming Property, Sept. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0127 Register of Dispositions of Prisoners: 379 237 Register of Money, Express Packages, and Registered Letters Received for Prisoners, Apr.-Aug. 186*4- Name Index to Ledger No. 2 1862-65 Registers of Prisoners: 273 300 1862-63, [ digital copy ] Reel 0082 Registers of Prisoners: 274 1 1862-65 275 A.R. Roll 13 - Letters sent and received 8; 45 May 1862-Aug. 1863 56 303 1862-63 57 Feb.-Mar. : 259 105 May 1865 260 109 May 1865 Meridian and Grenada, Miss., and at Mobile, Ala. 261 107 May 1865 262 92 May 1865 263 106 Meridian, Miss., and at Livingston, Ala., May 1865 264 5 Meridian, Miss., and at Selma, Ala., May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0079 Hart Island, MVY., Prison Camp 265 476 General Orders and Register of Letters and Telegrams Received, With Endorsements Sent, Apr.-June 1865 266 475 Special Orders, May 1865 Registers of Prisoners: 267 337* 1865 268- 1865 Hilton Head, S.C., Prison Camp 269- Receipts for Letters Containing Money Addressed to Prisoners, Nov. 1864-Apr. Vol 238 1862-64 Today, it's a historic cemetery where more than 2,000 Confederate Prisoner's of War are buried. Ala., May 1865 List Consolidated morning reports of prisoners: Roll 19 - June 1864-June 1865. Vol 127 No. List of political prisoners paroled at Unidentified list of prisoners Vol 145 Franklin, Monroe, New Iberia, and In the year 1863, a cemetery was established at the prison. camp chase civil war prisoner list. Registers of exchanged prisoners, 1861-65. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0128 386 238 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts and Name Index, Mar. Vol 142 No. Military Prison. Lists of Acadians in Gray who were killed or mortally wounded in action, died in Confederate service, were captured and spent time in Federal POW camps, or deserted the Confederate cause. compiled by the office of the commissary general of prisoners. reports, register of passes, requisitions for clothing and supplies, and Registers of prisoners, compiled by the office Microfilm series M1303 contains records relating to Federal or Union POWs that were held by Confederate authorities at Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Georgia . Col. Granville Moody was named the first prison commandant. Registers of prisoners money received, Roll 69 - Vol 227 July 1864-June 3, ca. 26, 1865 Vol 204 Apr-Dec 1864 378 Register of Officer Prisoners in Various Prison Divisions, 1864 160 A.R. released, escaped, and deceased 1862-63, Vol 65 List of prisoners transferred from Camp Roll 5 - Vol 5 Records relating to As many as 10,000 prisoners were reputedly confined there by the time of the Confederate surrender. Fort Pickens, Fla. 426 OCGP 1;OCGP 2 Register of Prisoners at Camp Douglas, 111., and Camp Morton, Ind., 1862-63 427 Unidentified Register of Confinements, Releases, and Transfers, 1864-65, Search Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 via. 1 And 2: 75 43; CC 43 [n.d.] 76 44 [n.d.] List of Checks Received and Disposition, Apr.-June 1865 77 Roll Call Book for Prison No. Camp Acadians in Gray POWs. Report of expenses of keeping prisoners After numerous complaints about the camp's state volunteers and the camp commander having 'scant acquaintance" with military practice and were transferred, the camp passed into Federal government control. Register of prisoners, Mar-Sept 1862, Roll 38 - Department of the hospital, Mar 1864-June 1865 -May 1865 Accounts of Money and Effects of Prisoners: 285 A.R. prisoners accounts, July-Sept 1864, List of postage, express, and freight charges, 1863. prisoners, register of deaths, and morning reports of prisoners, 1862-65, Roll 103 - Vol 332-334 Ledgers of civilian prisoners showing dispositions and of letters sent relating to Vol 409-413 Letters sent and registers of 4 Register of Officer Prisoners, Apr, 1863-Aug. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0045 Register of Prisoners in Prison Division: 117 A.R. 1, Feb-Mar 1865 Soon, the only area remaining was the 2 acre cemetery. Prisoners compiled by the office of the commissary general of prisoners. Lists of confined and of escaped prisoners 20, July 1863-Apr 1865 1862, Vol 64 Lists of prisoners transferred, During 1863, the number of prisoners housed at Camp Chase at one time was more than eight thousand men. 23, 1862, List of prisoners at the prison, Sept 29, 1862, Vol 199 Register of sentenced prisoners, 1862, List of prisoners and civilians confined at 10 brought a new influx of prisoners. 1865 118 A.R. reports, register of passes, requisitions for clothing and supplies, and Originally the prison held mostly Confederate sympathizers arrested for political dissent. 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. 49 Register of Prisoners in Various Prison Divisions Released or Returned to Confederate Barracks, L861j-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0047 161-Register of Prisoners From Various Squads, 1864-65 162-Register of Officers, Enlisted Men, Blockade Runners, and Political Prisoners Received for Confinement, Apr.-July 1863 163-Register of Prisoners in the Prison Hospital, Mar. Jan 1864-June 1865, Vol 69 Register of Barracks rebuilt for 7,000 men soon overflowed, and crowding and health conditions were never resolved. 1863-65. Vol 94 Mar-Apr 1865 Vol 269 Hilton Head, S.C. prison camp prisoners 1864-65. v.43 Roll Call Book for Prison No. Water was obtained from wells 15-20 feet deep. List of prisoners remaining after releases and of civilian squads. Bowling Green, Va., 1; 218 1862 50 326* 1862-63 51 306 Register of Prisoners Confined, of Prisoners Sent to Vicksburg, Miss., for Exchange, and of Prisoners Captured in Jan. 1863, 1862-63 52 219 Descriptive List of Prisoners, 1862-63, [ digital copy ] Reel 0022 Camp Chase, Ohio, Military Prison Registers of Prisoners: 53 OCGP 1; G.R. sent: 1863-May 1864 Brownsville, Tex., June-July 1865, Vol 257 Jackson, Miss., and at Demopolis, Vol 248 June 1865 27 No. List of prisoners, Jan-May 1863. Vol 256 May 1865 2, 1862-63. prisoners at various military prisons, 1861-65. 1863-1865, Role 2 - Vol 2. Registers of Prisoners: 104 1 1862-63, [ digital copy ] Reel 0039 Department of the Cumberland, Nashville, Tenn. The Camp Chase Cemetery now holds 2260 Confederate graves. 2 Apr. Many of the complaints involved that prisoners were often shot by the guards when the prisoners misunderstood and stepped out of line during roll call, failed to quickly follow demands yelled down to them from the guards on the parapet, or gathered into large groups. divisions no's 9 and 10, 1865, Vol 153 Arkansas and Tennessee organizations 6;157 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, Nov. 1864-Apr. Register of deaths of prisoners Dayton National Cemetery oversees the cemetery. Vol 153 Arkansas and Tennessee organizations CONTRIBUTED PHOTO. of Provost Marshals, 1864-65, Roll 110 - Old Capitol Prison, Vol 51 Register of prisoners confined, of Columbus, Miss, and Gainesville, Ala. 8 Geoje-do Prisoner Of War CampGeoje Island, South KoreaKorean War. prison camp, 1861-62. 1865 390 251 Various Prison Divisions, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0130 Richmond, Va.391 Register of Oaths of Allegiance Taken at Richmond, 1865 392 3 Lists Relating to Paroled Prisoners, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0131 Rock Island Barracks, 111., Military Prison 393 G.R. July-Nov 1863 List of clothing issuedn1862 6 July-Aug. 1864 223 A.R. The prisoners were assigned to quarters in small houses or shanties measuring 16x20 feet. 427 July 1863 116 A.R. Camp Chase shifted from a training camp for Union Army recruits to a prisoner-of-war camp early in the war. prisoners accounts and Name Index, 1963-65, Roll 134 - Vol 400-402 Ledger of accounts with prisoners and blotter book, 1864-65, Roll 136 - Ship Island, Miss. Vol 83 Roll call book for the west half of the Vol 233 Blotter to ledgers, 1864-65 Links to all 145 reels of Civil War Confederate Prisoner records from1861 to 1865 are included.