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Both the Union and the Confederacy treated prisoner very badly in prison camps. They were starved, lived in horribly unhealthy conditions, abused and killed. After the Civil War, the commander of one Southern prison camp was tried and hanged. No such penalties were applied to comanders of the Northern prsioner camps.
400,000 men
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Andersonville, Georgia
The Union prison located at Elmira, NY , it's told, was every bit as bad as the reputation held by the Confederate prison for Union prisoners at Andersonville, Georgia. Some called it "Hellmira".
Both the Union and the Confederacy treated prisoner very badly in prison camps. They were starved, lived in horribly unhealthy conditions, abused and killed. After the Civil War, the commander of one Southern prison camp was tried and hanged. No such penalties were applied to comanders of the Northern prsioner camps.
400,000
Disease, especially in the prison-camps.
OVER 1 million
One of the largest southern prison camps during the Civil War was Andersonville, located in Georgia. Officially known as Camp Sumter, it became notorious for its overcrowded and inhumane conditions, housing thousands of Union soldiers. The camp was operational from February 1864 until April 1865 and is remembered for the high mortality rate among its prisoners due to disease, malnutrition, and exposure.
400,000 men
Each other - in the last few weeks at Andersonville, when the Confederate troops and civilians were starving, and the prisoners were right at the bottom of the food chain. The prison-camps saw far worse atrocities than anything seen on a battlefield - gang murder and eventually cannibalism.
During the Civil War, some notable Union prison camps included Camp Douglas in Chicago, Illinois, and Elmira Prison in New York. Camp Douglas was known for housing Confederate soldiers, while Elmira gained a reputation for harsh conditions and high mortality rates due to inadequate shelter and food. Other camps included Fort Delaware in Delaware and Johnson's Island in Ohio, both of which also held Confederate prisoners. These camps reflected the challenges of wartime logistics and the complexities of handling captured soldiers.
Many soldiers spent some time in prisoner of war camps during the US Civil War. Approximately 410,000 soldiers spent time in prison. Of these, 210,000 were Confederates, and 200,000 were Union soldiers. Approximately 56,000 in total died from disease in the prison camps. This was substantial and the figure is almost ten percent of all military deaths in the war.
Yes, during the Civil War, several prison camps were established in Virginia. Notable examples include the infamous Libby Prison in Richmond and the Belle Isle prison camp in the James River. These camps were used to detain Union soldiers and were known for their harsh conditions and high mortality rates.
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