Confederate Prisoner of War Camps
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Alabama Prisoner of War Camps
| P.O.W. Camp Name |
Prison Type |
Operation Years |
Max Prisoner Capacity |
Max Prisoner Held |
Escapes |
Deaths |
| Cahaba (Castle Morgan) |
3 |
1863-1865 |
500 |
3,000 |
— |
225 |
| Mobile |
3 |
1863-1865 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Montgomery |
3 |
1861, 1864-1865 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Selma |
3 |
1864-1865 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Talladega |
3 |
1864 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Tuscaloosa |
3 |
1861-1863 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Prison Types: 3) Old buildings converted into prisons. |
Florida Prisoner of War Camps
| P.O.W. Camp Name |
Prison Type |
Operation Years |
Max Prisoner Capacity |
Max Prisoner Held |
Escapes |
Deaths |
| St. Augustine (Castle San Marcos) |
2 |
1861 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Prison Types: 2) Coastal fortification. |
Georgia Prisoner of War Camps
| P.O.W. Camp Name |
Prison Type |
Operation Years |
Max Prisoner Capacity |
Max Prisoner Held |
Escapes |
Deaths |
| Americus |
1, 2, 3 |
1861,
1863-1864 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Andersonville (Camp Sumter, Castle Reed) |
6 |
1864-1865 |
10,000 |
32,899 |
329 |
12,919 |
| Atlanta (East Point, Fulton County Jail) |
1 & 7 |
1861-1864 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Augusta |
1 |
1861, 1863-1864 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Blackshear |
6 |
1864 |
5,000 |
5,000+ |
— |
— |
| Dalton |
7 |
1864 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Macon (Camp Oglethorpe) |
3 & 6 |
1862-1864 |
600 |
2,300 |
— |
— |
| Marietta |
3 |
1863 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Millen (Camp Lawton) |
6 |
1864 |
— |
10,299 |
— |
488+ |
| Savannah (3 prisons) |
1, 5, 7 |
1864 |
— |
6,000 |
— |
2+ |
| Thomasville |
3 |
1864-1865 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 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. |
Louisiana Prisoner of War Camps
| P.O.W. Camp Name |
Prison Type |
Operation Years |
Max Prisoner Capacity |
Max Prisoner Held |
Escapes |
Deaths |
| Baton Rouge |
3 |
1861-1862 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Parish (New Orleans) |
1 |
1861-1862 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Shreveport |
3 |
1863 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Prison Types: 1) Existing jail/prison; 3) Old buildings converted into prisons. |
Mississippi Prisoner of War Camps
| P.O.W. Camp Name |
Prison Type |
Operation Years |
Max Prisoner Capacity |
Max Prisoner Held |
Escapes |
Deaths |
| Jackson (Bridge Prison) |
3 |
1863 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Meridian |
4 |
1863-1865 |
700 |
700 |
0 |
0 |
| Prison Types: 2) Coastal fortification; 3) Old buildings converted into prisons; 4) Barracks enclosed by high fences. |
North Carolina Prisoner of War Camps
| P.O.W. Camp Name |
Prison Type |
Operation Years |
Max Prisoner Capacity |
Max Prisoner Held |
Escapes |
Deaths |
| Charlotte |
7 |
1865 |
1,800 |
1,200 |
30+ |
— |
| Goldsborough |
3 & 7 |
1864-1865 |
— |
500+ |
0 |
— |
| Greensboro |
7 |
1865 |
1,800 |
1,800 |
0 |
— |
| Raleigh |
3, 4, 7 |
1861-1865 |
— |
500 |
600+ |
— |
| Salisbury |
3 & 5 |
1861-1865 |
2,000 |
10,321 |
500+ |
3,700 |
| Prison Types: 3) Old buildings converted into prisons; 4) Barracks enclosed by high fences; 7) Barren ground. |
South Carolina Prisoner of War Camps
| P.O.W. Camp Name |
Prison Type |
Operation Years |
Max Prisoner Capacity |
Max Prisoner Held |
Escapes |
Deaths |
| Charleston Race Track |
2 |
1861 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Beaufort |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Blackstone |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Castle Pinckney |
2 |
1861-1862 |
150 |
300 |
0 |
0 |
| Charleston County Jail |
1 & 5 |
1861-1865 |
300 |
900 |
0 |
0 |
| Charleston Guard House |
1 |
1861-1865 |
300 |
300 |
0 |
0 |
| Camp Sorghum |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
0 |
0 |
| Camp Asylum/Lunacy |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
0 |
0 |
| Killian's Mill |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Camp Maxey Gregg |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Columbia |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Florence |
6 |
1864-1865 |
— |
1,500+ |
— |
— |
| Hilton Head |
3 |
1864 |
— |
86 |
0 |
0 |
| O'Conner House |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Richland County Jail |
1 |
1864-1865 |
— |
500 |
0 |
0 |
| Roper Hospital |
3 |
1864 |
— |
200+ |
0 |
0 |
| Prison Types: 1) Existing jail/prison; 2) Coastal fortification; 3) Old buildings converted into prisons; 4) Barracks enclosed by high fences; 5) Cluster of tents enclosed by high fences; 6) Barren stockades; 7) Barren ground. |
Tennessee Prisoner of War Camps
| P.O.W. Camp Name |
Prison Type |
Operation Years |
Max Prisoner Capacity |
Max Prisoner Held |
Escapes |
Deaths |
| Fort Misner (Columbia) |
1 |
1864 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Knoxville |
1 |
1861-1862 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Memphis (Botanico-Medical) |
1 & 3 |
1861-1863 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Swim's Jail |
1 |
1862-1863 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Prison Types: 1) Existing jail/prison; 3) Old buildings converted into prisons. |
Texas Prisoner of War Camps
| P.O.W. Camp Name |
Prison Type |
Operation Years |
Max Prisoner Capacity |
Max Prisoner Held |
Escapes |
Deaths |
| Boerne (Prison Town) |
6 |
1862 |
— |
350 |
0 |
0 |
| Camp Ford |
6 |
1863-1865 |
— |
4,900 |
4+ |
232+ |
| Camp Groce (Hempstead) |
3 |
1863 |
— |
500+ |
— |
20 |
| Camp Van Dorn (Salado Camp) |
7 |
1861 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Camp Verde |
7 |
1861-1862 |
— |
350 |
0 |
0 |
| Galveston |
3 |
1863 |
— |
100 |
0 |
0 |
| Houston |
3 |
1863 |
— |
100 |
0 |
0 |
| Huntsville (Texas State Penitentiary) |
1 |
1863 |
— |
232 |
0 |
— |
| San Antonio |
3 |
1861 |
— |
360+ |
— |
0 |
| San Pedro Springs |
7 |
1862 |
— |
350+ |
0 |
— |
| Prison Types: 1) Existing jail/prison; 2) Coastal fortification; 3) Old buildings converted into prisons; 4) Barracks enclosed by high fences; 5) Cluster of tents enclosed by high fences; 6) Barren stockades; 7) Barren ground. |
Virginia Prisoner of War Camps
| P.O.W. Camp Name |
Prison Type |
Operation Years |
Max Prisoner Capacity |
Max Prisoner Held |
Escapes |
Deaths |
| Alexandria (Prince Street Jail) |
1 |
1861 |
— |
— |
— |
0 |
| Atkinson's Factory |
3 |
1861-1865 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Barrett's Factory |
3 |
1862-1865 |
— |
1,200 |
— |
— |
| Belle Isle |
6 |
1862-1864 |
3,000 |
10,000 |
— |
300+ |
| Castle Godwin (Lumpkin's / McDaniel's Jail) |
3 |
1861-1862 |
75 |
600 |
0 |
— |
| Castle Lightning |
3 |
1862 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Castle Thunder |
1 |
1862-1865 |
1,400 |
3,000+ |
— |
— |
| Danville |
3 |
1863-1865 |
3,700 |
4,000 |
70+ |
1,297 |
| E.D.M. Prison |
3 |
1862-1865 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Edward's Prison |
3 |
1862-1865 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Gordonsville |
3 |
1862 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Grant's Factory |
3 |
1863-1865 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Gwathmey Warehouse |
3 |
1861-1862 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| General Hospital #1 (Shockoe Hill) |
1 |
1861-1863 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Harwood's Factory |
3 |
1861-1865 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Henrico County Jail |
1 |
1861-1865 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Howard's Factory |
3 |
1861-1865 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Libby Warehouse |
3 |
1862-1865 |
1,000 |
4,221 |
60+ |
20+ |
| Ligon's Warehouse |
3 |
1861-1862 |
500 |
600 |
— |
— |
| Lynchburg |
1, 3, 7 |
1862-1864 |
500 |
500+ |
— |
— |
| Mayo's Factory |
3 |
1861-1863 |
500 |
500 |
— |
— |
| McCurdy's Warehouse |
3 |
1862-1863 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Pemberton's Warehouse (Crew's) |
3 |
1861-1862 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Petersburg |
3 & 7 |
1863-1865 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Richmond City Jail |
1 |
1861-1862 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Richmond (15 prisons) |
1 & 3 |
1861-1865 |
— |
13,500 |
— |
200+ |
| Ross's Factory |
3 |
1862-1865 |
— |
200 |
0 |
— |
| Scott's Factory |
3 |
1863-1865 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Smith's Factory |
3 |
1863-1865 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Taylor's Factory |
3 |
1861-1862 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Warwick & Barksdale Mill |
3 |
1862-1863 |
4,000 |
— |
— |
— |
| Winchester (Frederick County Jail) |
1 & 3 |
1862-1864 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Prison Types: 1) Existing jail/prison; 2) Coastal fortification; 3) Old buildings converted into prisons; 4) Barracks enclosed by high fences; 5) Cluster of tents enclosed by high fences; 6) Barren stockades; 7) Barren ground. |
