Confederate POW Camps

Listed below are all the known Confederate Prison Camps, some with links for further information.  Please notify the webmaster if you have information on other prisons.

Andersonville, Georgia (Camp Sumter)
Andersonville

Belle Isle, on the James River at Richmond, Virginia
Belle Island, Virginia

Cahaba, near Selma, Alabama
Cahaba Prison

Camp Ford, Tyler, Texas
Texas Beyond History - Camp Ford

Camp Groce, Hempstead, Texas, 1863 - 1865

Castle Pinckney, Charleston, South Carolina
Castle Pinckney Prison

Castle Thunder, Richmond Virginia
Castle Thunder Prison

Florence Stockade, Florence, South Carolina
Florence Stockade

Parish Prison, New Orleans, Louisiana

Macon, Georgia
Camp Oglethorpe

Millen, South Carolina
Camp Lawton

Salisbury, North Carolina
Salisbury Prison

The Libby, Richmond, Virginia
Libby Prison

Beaufort, South Carolina
(Note: This camp served as both a Union and a Confederate Prison Camp)
Beaufort

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