Template:CWUnionPrisons
| Prison | State | Type | Start | End | Capacity | Held | Escaped | Died | GPS | Notes |
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| Albany Penitentiary | NY | 1 | 1862 | 1863 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Allegheny City | PA | 1 | 1863 | 1864 | ? | 118 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alton | IL | 1 | 1862 | 1865 | 800 | 1,891 | 120 | 1,508 | ||
| Arsenal Penitentiary | DC | 1 | 1861 | 1861 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Baltimore City Jail | MD | 1 | 1861 | 1863 | ? | 700 | ? | ? | ||
| Benton Barracks | MO | 3 | 1861 | 1862 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Camp Butler | IL | 4 | 1862 | 1863 | 2,100 | 2,186 | 203 | 866 | ||
| Camp Chase | OH | 4 | 1861 | 1865 | 4,000 | 9,423 | 37 | 2,260 | ||
| Camp Dennison | OH | 3 | 1862 | 1862 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Camp Douglas | IL | 4 | 1862 | 1865 | 6,000 | 12,082 | 317+ | 4,454 | 41.83112, -87.61178 |
Chicago |
| Camp Morton | IN | 3, FG | 1862 | 1865 | 2,000 | 5,000 | 150+ | 1,763 | 39.79480, -86.15206 |
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| Camp Randall | WI | 4, FG | 1862 | 1862 | 3,000? | 1,260 | ? | 142 | ||
| Carroll Prison | DC | 3 | 1862 | 1865 | 1,000 | 2,763 | 16 | 457 | Duff Green's Row Prison Old Capitol Prison | |
| Castle Thunder | MD | 3 | 1862 | 1862 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Castle Williams | NY | 2 | 1861 | 1865 | 250? | 713 | ? | ? | 40.69280, -74.01945 |
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| Charleston | WV | 1 | 1862 | 1863 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Chester | PA | 3 | 1863 | 1863 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Columbus | KY | 1 | 1862 | 1862 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| David's Island | NY | 4, 5 | 1863 | 1865 | 1,800 | 3,000 | ? | ? | ||
| Edward's Island | NY | 5 | 1863 | 1864 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Elmira | NY | 4 | 1864 | 1865 | 5,000 | 9,441 | 17 | 2,933 | Camp Rathbun | |
| Evansville | IN | 3 | 1862 | 1862 | ? | 500 | ? | ? | ||
| Forrest Hall | DC | 3 | 1861 | 1862 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Fort Columbus | NY | 2 | 1861 | 1865 | 250? | ? | ? | ? | 40.69139, -74.01611 |
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| Fort Craig | NM | 3 | 1861 | 1861 | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 33.63524, -107.01331 |
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| Fort Delaware | DE | 2 | 1861 | 1865 | ? | 12,600 | 52 | 2,460 | 39.58952, -75.56736 |
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| Fort Jefferson | FL | 2 | 1864 | 1865 | 900+ | 300+ | ? | ? | 24.62861, -82.87333 |
Dry Tortugas Island Prison |
| Fort Lafayette | NY | 2 | 1861 | 1865 | 50 | 163 | 2 | 2+ | 40.60833, -74.03861 |
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| Fort Massachusetts | MS | 2 | 1864 | 1865 | 4,430 | 5 | 103 | 30.212304, -88.972102 |
Ship Island | |
| Fort McHenry | MD | 2 | 1861 | 1865 | 600 | 6,957 | 37 | 33 | 39.26165, -76.58105 |
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| Fort Mifflin | PA | 2 | 1863 | 1864 | 200 | 215 | 42 | 3 | 39.87539, -75.21296 |
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| Fort Monroe | VA | 2 | 1861 | 1865 | ? | 50 | ? | ? | 37.00413, -76.30724 |
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| Fort Norfolk | VA | 2 | 1864 | 1864 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 36.85684, -76.30628 |
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| Fort Pickens | FL | 2 | 1862 | 1865 | ? | 146 | 11 | 2 | 30.327, -87.2907 |
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| Fort Pulaski | GA | 2 | 1864 | 1865 | 336? | 558 | 0 | 0 | 32.02722, -80.89028 |
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| Fort Riley | KS | 2 | 1862 | 1862 | ? | 17? | ? | 8 | 39.06328, -96.78430 |
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| Fort Schuyler | NY | 2 | 1864 | 1865 | 500 | 500? | ? | ? | 40.80525, -73.79156 |
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| Fort Wayne | IN | 3 | 1862 | 1862 | ? | 500 | ? | ? | ||
| Fort Warren | MA | 2 | 1861 | 1865 | 175 | 394 | 4 | 12 | 42.32034, -70.92776 |
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| Sources: * Speer, Lonnie R., Portals to Hell:Military Prisons of the Civil War, Stackpole Books, 1997, Mechanicsburg, PA, ISBN 0-8117-0334-7, 410 pages |
Types: 1 - Existing jail or prison 2 - Coastal fortification 3 - Converted building 4 - Barracks w high fence 5 - Tent clusters w high fence 6 - Barren stockades 7 - Converted fairgrounds (FG) 8 - Guarded open area (OA) | |||||||||