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A Union Army soldier barely alive in Georgia on his release in 1865. Both Confederate and Union prisoners of war suffered great hardships during their captivity.. Between 1861 and 1865, American Civil War prison camps were operated by the Union and the Confederacy to detain over 400,000 captured soldiers.
Views in and Around Martinsburg, Virginia by A. R. Waud (Harper's Weekly, December 3, 1864). The U.S. state of West Virginia was formed out of western Virginia and added to the Union as a direct result of the American Civil War (see History of West Virginia), in which it became the only modern state to have declared its independence from the Confederacy.
Prison records from the Atheneum prison in 1863 showing civilian prisoners, Judge Thompson's second arrest Lincoln's pardon for Daniel Dusky (Duskey) and Jacob Varner, June 13, 1863 Judge George W. Thompson of Virginia's 20th circuit court was described as the only loyal judge of the court by Francis H. Pierpont , who had helped organize a ...
American Civil War prisoners of war held by the United States (57 P) Pages in category "American Civil War prisoners of war" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 213 total.
Pages in category "American Civil War prison camps" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Battle of Philippi formed part of the Western Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War and was fought in and around Philippi, Virginia (now West Virginia), on June 3, 1861. A Union Army victory, it was the first organized land action of the war, though generally viewed as a skirmish rather than a battle.
American Civil War prison camps (52 P) W. ... Sugar house prisons in New York City This page was last edited on 15 February 2024, at 08:08 (UTC). ...
In 1863, West Virginia seceded from Virginia at the height of the American Civil War. Consequently, the new state had a shortage of various public institutions, including prisons. From 1863 to 1866, Governor Arthur I. Boreman lobbied the West Virginia Legislature for a state penitentiary but was repeatedly denied. The Legislature at first ...