Subject | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons |
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| | • | Libby Prison |
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| | • | Johnson Island Prison |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate |
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| | • | Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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| | • | Ohio -- History, Military |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers |
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| | • | Martial law -- United States |
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| | • | Johnson Island Prison. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories |
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| | • | Belle Isle (Prison) |
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| | • | Camp Chase (Ohio) |
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| | • | Ohio imprints 1885 |
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| | • | Political prisoners -- United States |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns |
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| | • | Florence Prison (S.C.) |
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| | • | Ohio imprints |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Anecdotes |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. |
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| | • | American Civil War (1861-1865) |
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| | • | Camp Ford (Tex.) |
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| | • | Chattanooga Railroad Expedition, 1862 |
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| | • | Confederate States of America. -- Army -- Prisons |
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| | • | Confederate States of America. -- Army -- Registers |
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| | • | Confederate imprints, 1861-1865 |
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| | • | Danville Prison |
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| | • | Fort Delaware (Del.) |
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| | • | Fort LaFayette (N.Y.) |
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| | • | History |
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| | • | Hudson, Henry Norman, -- 1814-1886 |
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| | • | Johnson's Island, Lake Erie |
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| | • | Liggon's Tobacco Warehouse Prison |
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| | • | Ohio imprints 1886 |
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| | • | Ohio imprints 1887 |
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| | • | Prisoners of war -- Confederate States of America |
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| | • | Refugees, Southern |
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| | • | Rhode Island Cavalry. -- 1st Regiment, 1861-1865 |
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| | • | Roy, Andrew, -- 1834- |
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| | • | Soldiers -- United States -- Biography |
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| | • | United States |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Equipment and supplies. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. |
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| | Book | Requires cookie* | | 201 | Title: | Treatment of prisoners of war: speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, in the Senate of the United States, January 29th, 1865, on the resolution of the Committee on Military Affairs, advising retaliation in kind for Rebel cruelties to prisoners
| | | | Creator: | Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 | | | | Publication: | Young Men's Republican Union, New York,1865 | | | | Call #: | E464 Y v.1, no.27 | | | | Extent: | 8 p. ; 23 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Prisoners of war -- United States | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 204 | Title: | Libby, Andersonville, N.J., Florence: the capture, imprisonment, escape and rescue of John Harrold, a Union soldier in the war of the rebellion, with a description of prison life among the rebels, the treatment of Union prisoners, their privations and sufferings
| | | | Uniform Title: | William P. Palmer collection
| | | | Creator: | Harrold, John. | | | | Publication: | Daily Union Book and Job Print. Off, Atlantic City,1892. | | | | Notes: | Cover title: John Harrold, his capture, imprisonment, escape and rescue. | | | | Call #: | E611 H323 1892 | | | | Extent: | 116, [1] p. ; 18 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Harrold, John | Libby Prison | Andersonville Prison | Florence Prison (S.C.) | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 205 | Title: | Reception of M.Y. Johnson and D. Sheean, Esqs., at Galena Illinois: on their return, honorably discharged, from the bastiles, Forts LaFayette and Delaware : the speeches delivered on the occasion, and an account of preliminary proceedings
| | | | Creator: | Johnson, Madison Y. | | | | | Sheean, David. | | | | Publication: | Printed at the Office of the Democrat, Galena [Ill.],1863. | | | | Notes: | "Disclosures of the secrets of American bastiles in the speeches of M.Y. Johnson and David Sheean, Esqs."--p. 9-24. | | | | Call #: | Pam. Z1860 | | | | Extent: | 24 p. ; 22 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Copperhead movement | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Protest movements | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 207 | Title: | 171st Ohio Infantry Regiment Records
| | | | Creator: | 171st Ohio Infantry Regiment | | | | Dates: | 1864 | | | | Abstract: | The 171st Ohio Infantry Regiment was a company commanded by Captain Peter Hitchcock. The regiment, which consisted of several Ohio National Guard units, was organized at Sandusky, Ohio, in May 1864, to serve 100 days. It served guard duty at Johnson's Island and fought Confederate General John H. Morgan's forces in Kentucky during the American Civil War in June, 1864. The collection consists of a roster book, and clothing and ordnance book. | | | | Call #: | MS 1673 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Johnson Island Prison. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 171st (1864). | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Equipment and supplies. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 209 | Title: | Alfred E. Bell Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bell, Alfred E. | | | | Dates: | 1861-1865 | | | | Abstract: | Alfred E. Bell (ca. 1835-1912) was the Captain in the Ninth Tennessee Cavalry during the American Civil War. He was captured in Ohio in 1863 and incarcerated on Johnson's Island in Lake Erie until 1865. Afterwards he returned to Tennessee and entered politics. The collection consists of letters from Bell to his wife and to his sister, Fannie, while he was a prisoner of war on Johnson's Island, also a letter to Bell from a friend and fellow prisoner, George F. Wilson. | | | | Call #: | MS 4012 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Bell, Alfred E., ca. 1835-1912. | Johnson Island Prison. | Soldiers -- Tennessee -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 210 | Title: | John Healy Papers
| | | | Creator: | Healy, John | | | | Dates: | 1838-1932 | | | | Abstract: | John Healy (b. 1805) was a pioneer of Newburgh, Ohio, who operated the town's only general store and was a deacon and clerk of the Miles Avenue Church of Christ, where James A. Garfield was pastor. During the American Civil War Healy's son, John Sullivan (1842-1908), fought in the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, while his other son, Edson E. (1844-1932), worked with the United States Commissary Department. They were both captured at New Creek, West Virginia in 1864 and imprisoned at Castle Thunder in Richmond. They were released in 1865, on exchange, through the efforts of Julia Wheeler who later married John S. Healy. Edson E. Healy married Esther Taylor in 1869. Their three children were John Egbert (Bert), Bruce Zarah, and Cecil Taylor. The Healys remained in the family business until their retirement at the beginning of the twentieth century. The collection consists of family correspondence, seven letters from James A. Garfield to deacon John Healy, Civil War documents, deeds, records from the Miles Avenue Church of Christ, an oversize account book from the Healy store, and miscellaneous newspaper clippings and printed materials. | | | | Call #: | MS 4019 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | Healy family. | General stores -- Ohio -- Newburgh. | Newburgh (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 211 | Title: | The story of Camp Chase: a history of the prison and its cemetery, together with other cemeteries where Confederate prisoners are buried, etc
| | | | Creator: | Knauss, William H. | | | | Publication: | General's Books, Columbus, Ohio,1990. | | | | Notes: | Reprint. Originally published: Nashville, Tenn. ; Dallas, Tex. : Publishing House of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Smith & Lamar, agents, 1906. | | | | Call #: | E615 K67 1990 | | | | Extent: | xx, 407 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Confederate States of America. -- Army -- Registers | Camp Chase (Ohio) | Johnson's Island, Lake Erie | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers of dead
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 212 | Title: | Prisoner of war letters, 1863-1865, from Johnson Island
| | | | Creator: | Houston, Thomas D. (Thomas Dix), 1842-1900 | | | | | Turner, Charles Wilson. | | | | Publication: | s.n.], S.l,c1980 | | | | Notes: | Cover title: Captain Thomas D. Houston prisoner of war letters. Includes bibliographical references and index. | | | | Call #: | E616 J7H8 | | | | Extent: | 84 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Houston, Thomas D. -- (Thomas Dix), -- 1842-1900 | Johnson Island Prison -- Biography | Soldiers -- Southern States -- Correspondence | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 213 | Title: | The Civil War diary of Amos E. Stearns, a prisoner at Andersonville
| | | | Creator: | Stearns, Amos Edward, 1833- | | | | | Basile, Leon. | | | | Publication: | Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, Associated University Presses, Rutherford [N.J.], London,c1981. | | | | Notes: | Includes index. Bibliography: p. 119-122. | | | | Call #: | E612 A5S81 | | | | Extent: | xii, 127 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Stearns, Amos Edward, -- 1833- | Andersonville Prison | Soldiers -- United States -- Biography | Prisoners of war -- Georgia -- Andersonville -- Biography | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 214 | Title: | How I lost my sabre in war and found it in peace
| | | | Creator: | Bliss, George Newman, 1837- | | | | Publication: | The Society, Providence,1903. | | | | Notes: | "Edition limited to two hundred and fifty copies." The appendix (p. 43-71) contains narratives of war service by A.D. Payne, Co. 4, Fourth Virginia cavalry; Gen. T.T. Munford, brigade commander; W.A. Moss, Co. K, Fourth Virginia cavalry; W.F. Graves of Munford's staff; Hugh Hamilton, Co. H, Fourth Virginia cavalry; and H.H. Murray, 13th New Hampshire Vols. | | | | Call #: | E464 R475 ser.6 no.2 | | | | Extent: | 71 p. front., pl., ports. 21 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Rhode Island Cavalry. -- 1st Regiment, 1861-1865 | Waynesboro, Va., Battle of, 1864 | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 215 | Title: | Prisoner of the Rebels in Texas: the Civil War narrative of Aaron T. Sutton, corporal, 83rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry
| | | | Creator: | Sutton, Aaron T. | | | | | MacLean, David G. | | | | Publication: | Americana Books, Decatur, Ind,1978. | | | | Notes: | Includes index. | | | | Call #: | E611 S967 | | | | Extent: | xii, 178 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Sutton, Aaron T | Camp Ford (Tex.) | Ohio Infantry. -- 83d Regiment, 1862-1865 -- Biography | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 216 | Title: | Men of Vermont in Confederate prisons
| | | | Creator: | Webster, Ellery. | | | | | Goodrich, Rosa A. | | | | Publication: | R.A. Goodrich, Winter Haven, Fla.] (2018 Thelma Dr., Winter Haven 33881),[1985 or 1986] | | | | Notes: | Narrative of Ellery Webster, originally published in the Orleans County Monitor (Vermont), Dec. 25, 1899-Apr. 16, 1900. | | | | Call #: | E611 W378 | | | | Extent: | [44] p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Webster, Ellery | Prisoners of war -- Southern States -- Biography | Prisoners of war -- Vermont -- Biography | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons | Vermont -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 217 | Title: | Prison life among the Rebels: recollections of a Union chaplain
| | | | Creator: | White, Henry S., 1828-1916 | | | | | Jervey, Edward Drewry, 1929- | | | | Publication: | Kent State University Press, Kent, Ohio,c1990. | | | | Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [86]-92). | | | | Call #: | E611 W584 | | | | Extent: | xiii, 94 p. : port. ; 24 cm. | | | | Subjects: | White, Henry S., -- 1828-1916 -- Correspondence | Chaplains, Military -- United States -- Correspondence | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Chaplains
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 218 | Title: | With fire and sword
| | | | Creator: | Byers, S. H. M. (Samuel Hawkins Marshall), 1838-1933 | | | | Publication: | Neale Pub. Co, New York,1911. | | | | Notes: | The writer served as private, sergeant and adjutant in his regiment, the 5th Iowa, till captured at Chattanooga November 1863. Released by Gen. Sherman at Columbia February 1865, he served on that general's staff the rest of the campaign. | | | | Call #: | E601 B993 | | | | Extent: | 203 p. 2 port. (incl. front.) 19 cm. | | | | Subjects: | United States. -- Army. -- Iowa Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1864) | Sherman's March to the Sea | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 219 | Title: | Libby life: experiences of a prisoner of war in Richmond, Va., 1863-64
| | | | Creator: | Cavada, F. F. (Federico Fernandez), 1831-1871 | | | | Publication: | J.B. Lippincott & co, Philadelphia,1865. | | | | Notes: | Cavada, lieutenant colonel of the 114th Pennsylvania volunteers, was captured at Gettysburg, July, 1863. His journal extends from that date to March, 1864. The appendix (p. 205-221) contains a list of Libby prisoners who requested its publication (Dec. 1863) | | | | Call #: | E612 L6C37 | | | | Extent: | 221 p. front., illus., plates. 19 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Cavada, F. F. -- (Federico Fernandez), -- 1831-1871 | Libby Prison | Prisoners of war -- Virginia -- Biography | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
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