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When was Alcatraz turned into a prison?
Alcatraz was considered "Bad" due to its Isolation, boredom, and prisoner's constant desire to escape to the mainland.
What famous and historic prison is now open to the public in San Francisco?
Alcatraz prison. Used as a federal prison from 1934 to 1963. Before that it had been used for holding civil war prisoners. Also home to famous gangster Al Capone
What was the civil war prison?
the famous ciil war prison was the Andersonville Prison
When was Alcatraz 1ST built?
The military used to use it as a place to store Civil war prisoners in 1861. Then in 1867 a jailhouse was built. In 1868, it was officially appointed a long-stay prison system.
When did Alcatraz become a prison?
In 1934, but it was a Union fort in the civil war so it has been around along time. The first people it held as a prison was in 1873 and they were Native American. Nineteen were Hopi who refused to send their children to English only schools.
What was the infamous prison in the south called?
Andersonville Prison was a very famous prison in the south during the Civil War period. This prison was infamous for its brutal treatment of captured soldiers.
What did they do to the people in prison during the civil war?
horrible
What was the civil war prison in southwest georgia?
Andersonville
Why was Alcatraz a high secured prison?
Alcatraz started out as a civil war fort and evolved into a CA high security prison. It is located on an island in San Francisco Bay which is very cold water and the tides are very dangerous so escape was impossible. Two men did escape and they never did find them. Authorities figure they died in the swim trying to read land. It made the perfect place to put very dangerous men.
What are some quotes from the civil war prison camps?
Their is none
Was a famous civil war prison located in georgia?
Andersonville
The worst conditions of the Civil War were found where?
Andersonville Prison
