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Illinois Union Prisoner of War Camps |
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| Search, View, Print Union & Confederate Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 |
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| Alton |
| Prison Type |
1 |
| Operation Years |
1862-1865 |
| Maximum Capacity |
800 |
| Most Prisoners Held |
1,891 |
| Escapes |
120 |
| Deaths |
1,508 |
| Camp Butler (Springfield) |
| Prison Type |
4 |
| Operation Years |
1862-1863 |
| Maximum Capacity |
2,100 |
| Most Prisoners Held |
2,186 |
| Escapes |
203 |
| Deaths |
866 |
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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
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| Camp Douglas (Chicago) |
| Prison Type |
4 |
| Operation Years |
1862-1865 |
| Maximum Capacity |
6,000 |
| Most Prisoners Held |
12,082 |
| Escapes |
317+ |
| Deaths |
4,454 |
| Rock Island |
| Prison Type |
4 |
| Operation Years |
1863-1865 |
| Maximum Capacity |
10,080 |
| Most Prisoners Held |
8,607 |
| Escapes |
41 |
| Deaths |
1,960 |
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