Louisiana Confederate Prisoner of War Camps

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Louisiana Confederate Prisoner of War Camps

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Baton Rouge
Prison Type	3
Operation Years	1861-1862
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	??
Escapes	??
Deaths	??

Parish (New Orleans)
Prison Type	1
Operation Years	1861-1862
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

Shreveport
Prison Type	3
Operation Years	1863
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	??
Escapes	??
Deaths	??