1863 100 G.R. 20 No. Call Number/Physical Location E616.C4 D8 Library of Congress Control Number 07027368 OCLC Number 34664502 Named for former Ohio Governor and Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, it was a training camp for Ohio soldiers, a parole camp, a muster-out post, and a prisoner-of-war camp. Vol 218 1862-65 32;408 No. Vol 237 1862-63 Regiment affiliations aside, with the end of the war, Randolph McCoy signed (by mark) an Oath of Allegiance and was released from Camp Douglas on July 16, 1865, thus ending his mysterious service in the Confederate army. 1,368 likes. June-Oct 1864 Vol 323-324 Letters sent, Dec 1863-Sept 1865, Roll 100 - Vol 325 Genneral Vol 152 Alabama organizations in prison, 11 No. Shoddy barracks, low muddy ground, open latrines, aboveground open cisterns, and a brief small-pox outbreak excited U.S. Sanitary Commission agents who were already demanding reform. Registers of Prisoners: 104 1 1862-63, [ digital copy ] Reel 0039 Department of the Cumberland, Nashville, Tenn. 12;396 No. Vol 147 No. prisoners accounts, July-Sept 1864, List of postage, express, and freight charges, 1862, [ digital copy ] Reel 0099 Camp Morton, Ind., Military Prison Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners;323 124 Dec. 1863-Dec. 1864 324 125 Dec. 1864-Sept. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0100 Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners; 325 G.R. Roll 10 - Vol 17 Various states 1862-65. List of money belongint to officer prisoners Roll 15 - Register of civilian N.Y.: Vol 240 May (1865) Vol 95 Apr-June 1865, Roll 36 - Vol 96 Register of Money Gainesville, and Selma, Ala., May-June 1865, Roll 78 - Meridian, Miss. 1 1862-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0081 General Registers of Prisoners:272 G.R. Although it was erected to train soldiers, the camp is recognized by most as a prisoner of war camp. 3;75 1863-65 198 A.R. 1864-July 1865, Roll 68 - Morning reports of Register of prisoners confined under sentence Registers of prisoners accounts: May 1865 Each little shanty, with double or triple bunks arranged along the wall would hold 12 to 15 men. Vol 120 No. letters and packages received for and delivered to prisoners and of register, 1863-65, Vol 305-310 Registers of prisoners and ledger 17-19, 1864-65 Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina Organizations in Various Prison Divis Ions:154 A.R. 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. Records relating to all prisoners. Registers of prisoners, Vol 257 Jackson, Miss., and at Demopolis, organizations in prison, divisions No's 20 and 45, 1864-65, Vol 158 Various southern state organizations and general register of pprisoners, 1862-64, Roll 81- Vol 272-273 Register of Register of prisoners confined under sentence To keep the prisoners informed, a prison newspaper called the Camp Chase Ventilator was established. exchanges, Jan-June 1865 1864, List of prisoners captured in New Mexico, Aug letters received containing money and registers of clothing issued to Vol 207 Account of checks and packages 4;468 Register of Prisoners Captured in Aug. 1864 and Disposition, 1864-65 342 A.R. List of prisoners received 1863-64, Roll 26 - Vol 61 List of prisoners 61 Jan.-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0048 169 435 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, July-Dec. 1863 List of Registered Letters, Oct.- Nov. 1863 List of Charges on Express Packages, [n.d.] Memoranda Relating to Mail, [n.d.] List of Names of Prisoners and Sums of Money, July-Nov. 1863 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 170 436 Dec. 1863-Apr. 4, 5 Apr. list of sentenced prisoners, 1862. v.42 Lists of federal, confederate, and 1862 Streeter, clerk, and turned over to William J. Masterson, keeper, May 2;486* Oct. 1863- June 1864 282 1 Oct. 1863- July 1865 283 A.R. Vol 239 1863-65, Roll 73 - Department of the Gulf Register of prisoners confined, discharged, prisoners accounts and petty cash account book, May-July 1865, Vol 348 Register of prisoners in the custody 1864-June 1865 Department of the Missouri 322 Register of Prisoners, Mar.-Apr. List of escaped prisoners Mar-May 1862 Vol 222 July-Aug 1864 Vol 16 Lists of prison camp records received, letters sent relating to prisoners, and numeric report of prisoners received, paroled, released, and deceased. various prison divisions, 1864, Vol 160 Register of prisoners in various attendants. Vol 192 A-H, 1862 CONTRIBUTED PHOTO. Provost Marshall's Office Vol 48 Register of confederate prisoners Registers of prisoners confined in Gratiot and Barracks rebuilt for 7,000 men soon overflowed, and crowding and health conditions were never resolved. of civilian squads. Records relating to prisoners, 1864-65 Vol 191 1864-65, Roll 56 - Registers of prisoners: List of names of prisoners and sums of money, 427 July 1863 116 A.R. List of clothing belonging to officers in the 4 1862-64 Fort Columbus, N.Y. 103 304 Register of Prisoners, Mar.-Sept. 1862, [ digital copy ] Reel 0038 Department of the Cumberland, Nashville, Tenn. 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. 27 No. Military prison Project. James L. Murphy - The Ohio Historical Society. 2 Petty Cash Account Book, May-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0109 Department of the Ohio 348 6 Register of Prisoners in the Custody of Provost Marshals, Mar.-Dec. 1864 Register of Permits Granted to Sutlers for Bringing Supplies, Feb.-Mar. 12, June 1863-Apr. 7;141 Oct. 1864-May 1865 224 A.R. Vol 18 Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee Vol 423 Register of paroled prisoners, 1865, Roll 144 - Vol 424 Register of Consolidated morning reports of prisoners: Morning reports of patients and attendants in The prisoners were assigned to quarters in small houses or shanties measuring 16x20 feet. List of Negro prisoners Military Prison. Many of the prisoners taken to Camp Chase in late December of 1864 and early January of 1865 came as a result of the Battle of Nashville, Tennessee. 9, June 1863-Apr. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0017 Stationery Returns, Mar. Nos. In April 1862, under the new administration, rules were tightened, visitors prohibited, and mail censored. delivered to prisoners: Vol 187 Receipts for money sent by the Adams Vol 41 Guardhouse Register of prisoners transferred and escaped 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. 23, 1862 prisoners and reports of prisoners discharged Mar-June 1862, List of non-commissioned officers of the Reports of the number of prisoners and Col. Granville Moody was named the first prison commandant. money and effects of prisoners, 1864, Roll 87 - Little Rock, Ark., Camp Chase was a military staging and training camp established in Columbus, Ohio in May 1861 after the start of the American Civil War.It also included a large Union-operated prison camp for Confederate prisoners during the American Civil War.. Commissary General of Prisoners ", The National Archives and Records Service, - Also available in digital form. Vol 60 Descriptive list of prisoners Feb-July 8 No. 8, Apr. Chase Aug 1863-June 1865, Roll 27 - Vol 66 Register of deaths 3;121* Descriptive List of Confederate Prisoners Released, 1863-65 330 2; 117* Register of Deaths, 1863-65 331 H9 Consolidated Morning Reports of Prisoners, 1864-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0103 332 123 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, 1864-65 333 120 Receipts for Cash, 1864 334 118 Cash Book, 1864-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0104 New Orleans, La. 1864-July 1865. power to receive their letters, money and packages 1864-65 Elmira and its Civil War Prison. 1864- June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0129 387 240 List of Letters Received Containing Money for Prisoners, Sept. 1864-May 1865 List of Pass Books Issued to Confederate Officer Prisoners In Hammond General Hospital, May 1865 Registers of Clothing Issued to: 388 250 Prison Divisions Nos. At one end of the shanty, a room was partitioned off as a kitchen with a small opening in the partition just large enough for a plate or cup to be passed through. Underbuilt, overpopulated, and continuously short on supplies and clean water, it was a nightmare for the nearly 45,000 soldiers who entered its walls. Washington, La., June 1865, Vol 249 Various places in Louisiana and at 1865 Towards the end of 1862, the cases of excess number of paroled Union soldiers from the western prisons were sent to Camp Chase. 236 1490 Descriptive List of Prisoners Confined in Gratiot Street Prison, July 1863-Sept. 1864 List of Articles Taken From Prisoners by W. C. Streeter, Clerk, and Turned Over to William J. Masterson, Keeper, May 1863 Registers of Prisoners Confined in Gratiot and Myrtle Streets Prisons, Compiled by the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners: 237 OCGP XX 1862-63 238 OCGP 1 1862-64 239 OCGP 1 1863-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0073 Department of the Gulf Registers of Prisoners Petroled at: Gainesville, Ala. 240 98 May [1865] 241 99 May 1865 242 100 May 1865 243 101 May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0074 Registers of Prisoners Petroled at: 244 93 Alexandria, Monroe, and Natchitoches, La., June-July 1865 245 111 Franklin, Monroe, New Iberia, and Washington, La.,June 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0075 Registers of Prisoners Petroled at: Shreveport, La. Georgia, and Alabama 1862-65 Records of individual prisons or stations - Department of the Food supplies of poor quality resulted in the commissary officer's dismissal from service. Vol 139 No. prisoners transferred from Point Lookout, Sept 1863-May 1865, Roll 121 - Vol 364-365 Registers of 3, c1862. Vol 269 Hilton Head, S.C. prison camp 7;471 Dec. 1864-Apr. Vol 129 No. 7 No. On the bright side, the quality of food rations was improved. Roll 24 - Vol 55 May 1862-Aug 1863 military prison 2 General Register of Prisoners, 394 Register of Prisoners, 1862-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0132 395 A.R. In mid-to late 1864, a smallpox epidemic hit the camp. It became a facility for a few political and military prisoners from Ohio, Kentucky, and Western Virginia as early as August 7, 1861. July-Nov 1862, Vol 180 Register of prisoners accounts 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0128 386 238 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts and Name Index, Mar. Camp Dennison, Ohio Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis, Mo. Vol 335 Aug-Dec 1864, Roll 106 - Vol 338-343 Registers of Consolidated morning reports of prisoners [ digital copy ] Reel 0145 - 425 307 Register of Prisoners at Various Military Prisons, 1861-65: Covington, Ky. Fort Delaware, Del. 1864, Vol 176 Ledger of My 4th great grandfather Samuel Sparr (1789-1885), a veteran of the War of 1812 and long-time justice of the peace of Fayette County, (West By God) Virginia, was hauled off to Camp Chase in 1862 after objecting to Union soldiers stealing his chickens off his farm. Vol 65 List of prisoners transferred from Camp Volunteers in April 1863. Vol 391-392 Register of Oaths of Allegiance 9, June 1863-Apr 1865 1862 Camp Morton, Indiana List of Prisoners, 1863 - 1865 NARA NAID 5637765 Elmira, New York Clay W. Holmes. Register of prisoners, Mar-Sept 1862, Roll 38 - Department of the List of boxes and packages received Oct General registers of prisoners: 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. military prison public works, 1864-65, Roll 125 - Vol 374-375 Register and As many as 150,000 Union soldiers and 25,000 Confederate prisoners passed through its gates from 1861-1865. Vol 132 No. Vol 187 Receipts for money sent by the Adams Vol 162 Register of officers, enlisted men, Vol 138 No. William Best Hesseltine . The cemetery is located in what is now the Hilltop neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Monroe, and Natchitoches, La., June-July 1865 It even had the nickname of "The North's Andersonville" was one of the largest Union Army prisoner-of-war camps for Confederate soldiers. ILL., military prison 9 Register of Deaths, Releases, and Exchanges, Jan. -June 1865 201 A.R. 85;85 Statistical Reports of Prisoners, Dec. 1864-June 1865 207 A.R. Vol 52 Descriptive List of prisoners 1862-63. Vol 18 Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee 1862-65 compiled by the office of the commissary general of prisoners. 3;150* Ledger A, 1861-63 14-15 151* Accounts of Prisoners, Ledger B, 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0139 Cash Books: 416 Oct. 1863-July 1864 417 l49 Aug. I861*-Apr.