How were prisoner of war treated during civil war?

Answer 1

They were treated badly and were killed

Answer 2

Camp life typically consisted of lots of drilling-- most soldiers were awoken promptly at 5 AM or 6 AM in winter by their superior officers. They would have breakfast rations, (if available) and then procede with drilling, or training to be better soldiers.

Besides drilling, a soldier's days would be filled with cleaning the camp, performing chores like chopping and collecting firewood, and whatever else he could do to pass the time. Many soldiers played cards, gambled, sang songs, told stories and jokes, and wrote letters to their loved ones.

Camp life could be very boring, indeed. It was usually very dirty and riddled with filth, and sleeping quarters were usually very crowded and smelled with body odor; most soldiers did not get the chance to bathe very often.

Answer 3

Civil war prison camps were disease ridden infested locations, most of which were not designed or constructed for the confinement of human beings, much less able to handle the dietary and sanitary needs of such an environment. Open sewers, rampant diseas outbreaks and illness from a lack of food were so common that soldier would often seek to hasten their own death when stricken by one of these life ending ailments.

It has been estimated that more than 55,000 men lost their lives in these prisons. Even though attempted escapes routinely resulted in the recaptured prisoners facing various forms of inhumane torture and death, most prisoners continued to believe they had a much better chance of survival through escape, rather than remaining imprisoned.

Answer 4

terribly. this question deeply depends on which camp you are talking about. most were generally decent, but after grant stopped the POW exchange, the conditions deeply worsened. we're talking starvation, sickness, brutality, and a terrible lifestyle.

Answer 5

a prison camp is a camp where prisoners-of-war go to

Answer 6

They were in poor conditions that lead to illness, which caused more deaths than on the battlefields.

Answer 7

Captured enemy solders. Union prison camps held captured Confederate solders and Confederate prison camps held captured Union solders.

Answer 8

Both sides ran equally brutal prisons

Answer 9

bad