CIVIL WAR PRISONS

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While there were numerous Civil War Prisons, both in the North and South, it is believed that the following were the most prominent:

NORTHERN PRISONS
Name Location
Camp Chase Columbus, Ohio
Camp Morton Indianapolis, Indiana
Elmira Prison Barracks Elmira, New York
Fort Delaware In Delaware River
Fort Lafayette New York, N. Y.
Fort McHenry Baltimore, Maryland
SOUTHERN PRISONS
Name Location
Andersonville Prison Andersonville, Georgia
Libby Prison Richmond, Virginia
Belle Isle In James River—Near Richmond, Va.
Camp Lawton Millen, Georgia
Castle Pickney Charleston, South Carolina
Camp Ford Tyler, Texas
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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