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During the Civil War, Fort Delaware went from protector to prison; a prisoner-of-war camp was established to house captured Confederates, convicted federal soldiers, and local political prisoners as well as privateers. [26]
11 lut 2012 · More than 40,000 Confederate POWs, plus hundreds of civilian detainees, and hundreds of Union army prisoners under sentence of military courts-martial were held prisoner at Fort Delaware during the American Civil War.
Copy of original photograph of Confederate prisoners of war at Fort Delaware; group of 15 officers posed in fort, all are identified.
The pentagonal-shaped fort was constructed of gneiss, granite and cement, as well as 2 million bricks. Learn about the harsh conditions of Fort Delaware, a Confederate prisoner camp during the American Civil War, where over 33,000 men were imprisoned and 2,000 died.
We found in our records a Register of Military and Political Prisoners Received for Confinement at Fort Delaware, Delaware from Record Group 109: War Department Collection of Confederate Records, 1825-1927. These records list Confederate prisoners-of-war received at Fort Delaware during 1863.
12 lip 2012 · During its three years of service as a Civil War prison, Fort Delaware — located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River, a half-mile from Delaware City — housed more than 32,000 prisoners of war. Some were prominent civilians and high-ranking Confederate officers.
Moving narrative of the harrowing ordeal of Civil War prisoners. Based on newly discovered primary sources. During the Civil War, more than 30,000 Southern prisoners passed through the gates of...
