Alabama Confederate Prisoner of War Camps

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Alabama Confederate Prisoner of War Camps

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Cahaba (Castle Morgan)
Prison Type	3
Operation Years	1863-1865
Maximum Capacity	500
Most Prisoners Held	3,000
Escapes	??
Deaths	225

Mobile
Prison Type	3
Operation Years	1863-1865
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	??
Escapes	??
Deaths	??

Montgomery
Prison Type	3
Operation Years	1861, 1864-1865
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	??
Escapes	??
Deaths	??

Prison Types:
1) Existing jail/prison;
2) Coastal fortification;
3) Old buildings converted into prisons;
5) Cluster of tents enclosed by high fences;
6) Barren stockades;
7) Barren ground

Selma
Prison Type	3
Operation Years	1864-1865
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	??
Escapes	??
Deaths	??

Talladega
Prison Type	3
Operation Years	1864
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	??
Escapes	??
Deaths	??

Tuscaloosa
Prison Type	3
Operation Years	1861-1863
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	??
Escapes	??
Deaths	??