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1. Prison of War Camps [1]
For those of you that are researching your family don't forget to search the prison of war records for those lost ancestors that seem to have dropped from the face of the earth from 1861-1861. I have found a great site for Alton and Point Look Out. http://www.clements.umich.edu/Webguides/Schoff/NP/Point.html A prison camp for Confederate prisoners of war was built at Point Lookout, Md., on the tip of the peninsula where the Potomac River joins Chesapeake Bay. In the two years during which the camp w
2. Fort Delaware [1]
Built on marshy Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River, Fort Delaware was a Union prison especially dreaded by the Confederates. Originally designed to house 2,000, its capacity had been increased to 8,000 by 1863, with officers housed in stone buildings and the men in tents or flimsy wooden barracks sinking in the sodden, malodorous ground. The commandant of Fort Delaware, Brig.Gen. Albin F. Schoepf, a Hungarian refugee, was nicknamed "General Terror". The inmates were described as "looking like the
3. Death Notices [1]
Where may I find death notices for Dale County, Ala., spanning the years 1850-1870? Thanks, Kathy
4. Fwd: [ARMSTRONG-L] Cemetery Iconography [1]
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5. Re: SNELLGROVE & SIKES [1]
Hello Ron, I appreciate the SNEL(L)GROVE information. It appears to be the same line as my wife's. Do you have additional data (spouses, siblings) that you could share with me? A gedcom file would be great if it is not too much trouble. Here is what I have: Descendants of Jesse SNELLGROVE - 6 Jul 1999 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- FIRST GENERATION 1. Jesse SNELLGROVE was born on 22 Feb 1792 in ____, ____ Co., South Carolina. He died on 23 Jul 1876 in
6. Castle Pickney [1]
Castle Pinckney was a small masonry fortification built by the federal government in the 1790's in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Built to protect the city of Charleston, it was located about a mile off shore from Charleston on a shoal off Shutes Folly Island, and was named for the Revolutionary War hero Charles C. Pinckney. By 1860 Castle Pinckney had become obsolete, superseded by larger, more strategically placed forts. Castle Pinckney became one of the war's first prisoner-of-war camps and one
7. Salisbury [1]
When Gov. Henry T. Clark of North Carolina shopped for a new prison camp, the abandoned cotton factory in downtown Salisbury seemed like a good deal. It was on a rail line, facilitating prisoner movement, and the brick factory and accompanying wooden boarding houses were deemed sufficient for the anticipated 2,000 inmates. Wells provided fresh water, and the local countryside was rich in produce, making provisioning easy. Most important, the price was right. The factory's owner wanted only $15,000 fo
8. All you ever wanted to know about the 1890 census mishap [1]
Just found this site, found it very interesting. http://www.nara.gov/publications/prologue/1890cen1.html Prologue: The 1890 Federal Population Census Margie
9. Re: Death Notices [1]
In a message dated 7/12/99 9:44:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, kmo@sat.net writes: << Where may I find death notices for Dale County, Ala., spanning the years 1850-1870? >> I would like to know also - please reply to the mail list!! Thanks, Maggie
10. Libby Prison [1]
On an isolated site in Richmond, Va., bordered by the James River and empty lots, stood Libby Prison, garnering-but perhaps not deserving-an infamous reputation second only to that of Andersonville Prison. Formerly the Libby & Son Ship Chandlers & Grocers, this three-story, 45,000 square foot brick building saw 125,000 Union officers, but no enlisted men, pass through its doors before May 1864. By 1863 men were sleeping in squads, lined up on their sides to save space, turning only on the order of an
11. Donnell in Dale Co - 1830s - 1850s [1]
Greetings from Austin, TX! I am searching for descendants of Daniel DONNELL, Jr who moved to Dale Co. from Guilford Co, NC, approximately 1832-1836. He was a mature man by that time, and came to AL with his wife (Margaret?) and adult sons and daughters (all born in Guilford Co). Some of his children were named: Irven (m. Francesca McClintock) Joseph (b. ca. 1810) (m. Margaret McClintock) (John) Thompson Lydia Margaret. One of the daughters died young; the other married Jesse Pouncey. I would like to co
12. Prison Hostages [1]
Throughout the war, the Union and Confederacy occasionally held prisoners of war as hostages sentenced to death in retaliation for some action taken by the other side. At the beginning of the war, the Confederate privateers Jefferson Davis and Savannah were captured, and the United States sentenced the officers and crew to be executed for piracy, even though international law considered privateering legal during time of war. The Confederacy retaliated by selecting the same number of Union prisoners, o
13. Prison Cemeteries [1]
In 1864, having decided the exchange of prisoners benefited the Confederacy, Union officials stopped the program, thereby bringing on overcrowding and miserable conditions for most prisoners of war. Disease, hunger, and overexposure to the elements were more often the rule than the exception at prisons, and they took a heavy toll. Of the nearly 194,000 Union soldiers held prisoner, 22,576 died; of about 214,000 Confederates in Northern prisons, 26,436 died. With no pomp or ceremony, prison cemeteries
14. Fwd: USGW-CC-L: History LINK [1]
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15. Ohio State Prison [1]
The Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus was a three-story stone structure with heavy iron bars on the windows and doors of cell blocks. It was used to house hardened convicts until July 30, 1863, when David Todd, governor of Ohio, informed warden Nathaniel Merion that the prison would also house Confederate prisoners of war. Four days before, the Confederate cavalry General John Hunt Morgan and 364 of his men had been captured at the end of the longest cavalry raid of the war. They had terrorized the
16. Fwd: [GAGEN-L] Weekly Census Upload Report 7/4/99 - 7/10/99 [1]
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17. Stats [1]
After the end of the Civil War, scholars began to compile facts and figures as a way to help grasp the scope and cost of the bloody four year struggle. Exact numbers have been impossible to ascertain in many instances, but over the years historians have come to agree on general estimates: More than 2,000,000 soldiers and sailors fought for the North during the Civil War, while fewer than 750,000 men fought for the South. Union deaths during the war totaled more than 360,000 men, fewer than a third
18. Just a few little things to take along [1]
I got tired just reading this. As I sit here is 100 degrees outside, I cannot imagine what hardships these men went through. The big shocker for me in this series that I have sent to you is the fact that only 750,000 men from the South faced 2 million men from the North and they held out for 4 years. Talk about a few good men! Margie Training To be an effective soldier in the Civil War, a man needed to know much more than how to drill on the parade ground and how to fire his musket. It was mostl
19. Old Capitol Prison [1]
When the Civil War began, the Old Capitol in Washington, was abandoned and dilapidated. The government removed the high board fence surrounding the building, replaced the wooden slats nailed over the windows with iron bars, and turned it into a prison. Security was provided mainly by guards who constantly paced around the outside. Many prominent prisoners were confined in the Old Capitol Prison, including Confederate generals, Northern political prisoners, blockade runners, and spies. Henry Wirz, comm
20. Fort McHenry [1]
Fort McHenry located on the tip of a peninsula in Maryland's Baltimore Harbor, held a wide variety of prisoners during the Civil War. Amongst the prisoners were Baltimore's Board of Police Commissioners, Southern sympathizers, officers previously in the U.S. Army or Navy who had left to bare arms against the United States, Fort McHenry also held 110 Rebel surgeons and 10 chaplains. Prisoners were treated well at Fort McHenry. Those with money were allowed to buy goods from the sutler. Local female sy
21. Castle Thunder [1]
A converted tobacco warehouse, Castle Thunder was widely regarded as an especially rigorous lockup. Used to house political prisoners, spies, and criminals charge with treason, it was considered to be a fearsome place even by Southerners. Even though the inmates were sometimes allowed boxes of medicine and other supplies, the prison guards had a reputation for brutality. In 1863 the Confederate House of Representatives ordered an investigation into the conduct of the commandant, Captain George W. Alex
22. measles [1]
When volunteers mustered for service in Civil War armies, vast numbers of them were immediately struck down by communicable diseases. The first of the epidemics to sweep through the ranks was usually measles. Measles would have a devastating effect on an army. In one Confederate camp of 10,000 men, 4,000 soldiers were stricken with measles, and the savage onset of the disease was something that astonished everyone, even the surgeons. The disease was so common and disruptive that new units were held ba
23. Johnson's Island [1]
In the fall of 1861, Lt.Col. William Hoffman, Union army commissary-general of prisoners, chose Johnson's Island in Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie, as the site of a new prisoner-of-war camp for captured Confederate soldiers. Hoffman was able to lease the island for $500 a year with total control given to the government. Half of the 300 acre wooded island was cleared for the prison camp; the trees on the other half were left standing to supply the camp with fuel.Army style two-story barracks, each designed fo
24. Belle Isle Prison [1]
Beautiful Belle Isle, in the James River at Richmond, became a Confederate prison after 1st Bull Run, confining Union noncommissioned officers and enlisted men. No barracks were erected; Belle Isle and the Union prison at Point Lookout, MD., were the only major Civil War prisons that were made up of clusters of tents. Although Belle Isle Prison was intended to hold only 3,000 men, with tents provided to house that many, its population swelled to double that number and more. The islands location in the
25. Pneumonia [1]
Soldiers fighting the Civil War had less to fear from bullets than from disease. Actual time spent in battle was sporadic and brief, but soldiers faced death from disease daily. Pneumonia often afflicted soldiers in the elevated and more northern areas where Civil War armies fought and camped during the winter months. Confederate troops overworked, underfed, ill-housed, and exposed to the elements often suffered most from the disease. Sick or wounded soldiers, whose immune systems were already impaire
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