Civil War prison system of the Confederacy
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The Civil War prison system of the Confederacy was the network of Confederate-run military prisons and detention camps notorious for overcrowding, disease, and high mortality among Union prisoners of war.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military prison network
ⓘ
prison system ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfDeathsOfUnionPOWs | about 30000 ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfUnionPOWsHeld | over 200000 ⓘ |
| causeOfOvercrowding |
breakdown of prisoner exchange system
ⓘ
increasing numbers of captured Union soldiers ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
disease
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high mortality ⓘ inadequate medical care ⓘ inadequate shelter ⓘ malnutrition ⓘ overcrowding ⓘ poor sanitation ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Northern press
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Union government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Confederate military records
ⓘ
Union prisoners’ memoirs ⓘ postwar Congressional investigations ⓘ |
| endTime | 1865 ⓘ |
| heldPrisonersFrom |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
subject of historical debate over responsibility and intent
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symbol of Civil War suffering ⓘ |
| legalFramework | laws and customs of war of the mid-19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Confederate States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommanderTried | Henry Wirz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDisease |
dysentery
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scorbutic conditions ⓘ smallpox ⓘ typhoid fever ⓘ |
| notableEvent | suspension of prisoner exchange cartel in 1863 ⓘ |
| notablePrison |
Andersonville Prison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belle Isle Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ Camp Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ Camp Sumter NERFINISHED ⓘ Libby Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ Salisbury Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Civil War prison system of the Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1861 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | postwar war crimes investigations ⓘ |
| supplyProblems |
shortages of clothing
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shortages of food ⓘ shortages of medicine ⓘ shortages of shelter materials ⓘ |
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