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  2. American Civil War prison camps - Wikipedia

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    Between 1861 and 1865, American Civil War prison camps were operated by the Union and the Confederacy to detain over 400,000 captured soldiers. From the start of the Civil War through to 1863 a parole exchange system saw most prisoners of war swapped relatively quickly.

  3. Category:American Civil War prison camps - Wikipedia

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    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. ...

  4. Florence Stockade - Wikipedia

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    The Florence Stockade, also known as The Stockade or the Confederate States Military Prison at Florence, was a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp located on the outskirts of Florence, South Carolina, during the American Civil War. It operated from September 1864 through February 1865; during this time, as many as 18,000 Union soldiers were ...

  5. Andersonville Prison - Wikipedia

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    The Italian western comics series “Tex” includes a three-volumes episode set in the imaginary prisoner-of-war camp Anderville during the American civil war, which is based upon Andersonville. [45] The TV movie Andersonville (1996), directed by John Frankenheimer, tells the story of the notorious Confederate prison camp. [46]

  6. Cahaba Prison - Wikipedia

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    Cahaba Prison, also known as Castle Morgan, held prisoners of war in Dallas County, Alabama, where the Confederacy held captive Union soldiers during the American Civil War. The prison was located in the small Alabama town of Cahaba, at the confluence of the Alabama and Cahaba rivers, not far from Selma. [1] It suffered a serious flood in 1865.

  7. Camp Ford - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] With more prisoners captured in Arkansas, the prison's population peaked at about 5,000 in July 1864. The population was reduced by exchanges in July and October 1864, [3] and again in February 1865. The last 1,761 prisoners were exchanged on May 22, 1865. [2]

  8. List of Confederate states by date of admission to the ...

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    Map of the Confederate States with names and borders of states A Confederate state was a U.S. state that declared secession and joined the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. The Confederacy recognized them as constituent entities that shared their sovereignty with the Confederate government. Confederates were recognized as citizens of both the federal republic and of ...

  9. Camp Morton - Wikipedia

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    The first Union troops arrived at the camp in April 1861. After the fall of Fort Donelson and the Battle of Shiloh, the site was converted into a prisoner-of-war camp. The first Confederate prisoners arrived at Camp Morton on February 22, 1862; its last prisoners were paroled on June 12, 1865. At the conclusion of the war, the property resumed ...