American Civil War prison camps - Wikipedia
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 …
Life of the Civil War Soldier in Camp - American Battlefield Trust
2013年11月21日 · Twice as many Civil War soldiers succumbed to death from disease as from bullets, shells and bayonets. By varying estimates, between 400,000 and 500,000 soldiers lost …
Civil War Prison Camps - American Battlefield Trust
Prison camps during the Civil War were potentially more dangerous and more terrifying than the battles themselves. A soldier who survived his ordeal in a camp often bore deep psychological …
Andersonville Prison - Wikipedia
The Andersonville National Historic Site, located near Andersonville, Georgia, preserves the former Andersonville Prison (also known as Camp Sumter), a Confederate prisoner-of-war …
Camp Douglas (Chicago) - Wikipedia
Camp Douglas, in Chicago, Illinois, sometimes described as "The North's Andersonville," was one of the largest Union Army prisoner-of-war camps for Confederate soldiers taken prisoner …
Camp Sumter/Andersonville Prison (U.S. National Park Service)
Commonly known as Andersonville, the military prison facility was officially named Camp Sumter, in honor of the county in which it was located. Construction of the camp began in early 1864 …
Prisons of the Civil War: An Enduring Controversy
By far the most infamous of Civil War prisons, Andersonville, officially known as Camp Sumter, did not exist until the winter of 1863-1864. With defeats at Chattanooga and Atlanta in the …
An Introduction to Civil War Prisons - U.S. National Park Service
2015年4月14日 · In the North, officials converted many Federal camps of instruction into prisons. Stockades were placed around Camp Butler in Illinois, Camp Chase in Ohio, and camps at …
Camp Nelson: In the Footsteps of Freedom - U.S. National Park Service
Walk in the footsteps of soldiers to discover the role Camp Nelson played during the Civil War.
Andersonville: Prisoner of War Camp (Teaching with Historic Places)
Andersonville, or Camp Sumter as it was officially known, was the largest of several military prisons established during the Civil War. It was built in 1864 after Confederate leaders decided …
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