Tag Archives: Prisoners of War

Yankee Go Home

Posted on January 18, 2013 by SUMPTER

Paroled Union soldiers roaming the streets, especially offensive to Confederate soldiers’ loved ones From the Richmond Daily Dispatch January 17, 1863: Are the Yankees in possession of Montgomery? –The Montgomery Advertiser says: The question was quite seriously mooted yesterday and … Continue reading →

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Doctors Without Boundaries

Posted on June 28, 2012 by SUMPTER

Captured surgeons free to leave. Southern comity with Uncle Sam From the Richmond Daily Dispatch June 28, 1862: War Department, Adj’t Inspector General’s office, Richmond, June 26, 1862. General Orders, No. 45. I. A General Intelligence Office, to enable the … Continue reading →

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Letter from a “bagged rebel”

Posted on April 2, 2012 by SUMPTER

Fort Warren at Boston Harbor “had a reputation for humane treatment of its detainees.” Given the circumstances, I’d say that newspapers and whiskey from your home state (especially if that state is Kentucky) would go on the humane side of … Continue reading →

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New Prison in the Bay

Posted on January 14, 2012 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times January 14, 1862: THE NEW DEPOT FOR PRISONERS OF WAR. The depot erecting by the Government on Lake Erie for the reception of prisoners of war, is thus described by a Sandusky correspondent of the Cleveland … Continue reading →

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“lodged in a horse-thief jail”

Posted on November 10, 2011 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times November 10, 1861: STORY OF AN EXCHANGED PRISONER From the Louisville Journal, Nov. 5. We have had an interview with Mr. P.H. LIPPERT, of the Twenty-fourth Illinois Regiment, who was taken prisoner some months ago, about … Continue reading →

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HUMANITY Chimes In

Posted on October 1, 2011 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times September 30, 1861: Our Soldiers Imprisoned at Castle Pinckney. To the Editor of the New-York Times: Again our wounded prisoners have been subjected to a painful and weary journey from Richmond to Castle Pinckney, and again … Continue reading →

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Going to Market in Richmond

Posted on August 20, 2011 by SUMPTER

The 69th New York State Infantry fought hard at First Bull Run and helped cover the retreating Federal forces. Several members of the 69th were captured and sent to prison in Richmond. Here’s a letter home. From The New-York Times … Continue reading →

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