post-war event in later years, will be greatly appreciated and put to a
annual issue of the Fort Delaware Notes. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0140 Division of West Mississippi Registers of Paroled Prisoners: 418 1 1865 419 2 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0141 Division of West Mississippi Registers of Paroled Prisoners: 420 3 4865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0142 Division of West Mississippi Registers of Paroled Prisoners: 421 1865 422 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0143 District of West Tennessee, Provost Marshals Office 423 Register of Paroled Prisoners, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0144 424-Register of Prisoners at Fort Delaware, Del., Fort Lafayette, N.Y., and Fort McHenry, Md., 1863-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0145 425 307 Register of Prisoners at Various Military Prisons, 1861-65: Covington, Ky. Fort Delaware, Del. 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0097 McLean Barracks, Cincinnati, Ohio 311 G.R. Dr. Henry Gale, a New Jersey resident, used Pea Patch as a private hunting ground. Fort Delaware is a former harbor defense facility, designed by chief engineer Joseph Gilbert Totten and located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River [3] During the American Civil War, the used Fort Delaware as a prison for Confederate prisoners of war, political prisoners, federal convicts, and privateer officers. was uttered, time and again, as the files moved on; and I could do nothing but return farewells, as some one or more in every rank would wave the parting salutation. Here is where another Benjamin F. Ivey is buried. 1865 125 A.R. [56] The fort was eventually stripped of the most of its electrical wiring, which was re-used at Fort Miles. Brogden, Col. Joseph T. Tucker, Lt. L.H. P.O. If it is believed that he filed a pension, these files would be located at the Georgia Department of Archives and History. 1864-Feb. 1865 33 A.R. "The bunks were arranged in tiers of three, and into one of these I crawled. This maybe the other Benjamin F. Ivey that was with the Georgia 48th Regiment that was killed in 1864 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129574325/benjamin-f.-ivey. 1864-June 1865 Department of the Missouri 322 Register of Prisoners, Mar.-Apr. These two classes of prisoners were separated by a tall fence complete with a catwalk for the guards. Grillage timbers were driven into the island's soft mud to serve as a base for the foundation of Delafield's fort. Starting in 2009, Fort Delaware has hosted at least one game each summer of the Diamond State Base Ball Club, a vintage base ball team. 6 July-Aug. 1864 223 A.R. By August 1863, there were more than 11,000 prisoners on the island; by wars end, it had held almost 33,000 men. Our data base includes information gleaned from
Battery Alburtis was named for William Alburtis, killed in the siege of Veracruz in the MexicanAmerican War. 6;161 Register of Amnesty Rolls Forwarded, Apr.-May 1865 278 A.R. 16, July 1863-Mar. The Sci-Fi Channel investigation series Ghost Hunters conducted two cases there including a live televised investigation on Halloween in 2008. This could prove
Amanda Boykin Pierce's marker in New Castle, Del. The efficient
[23] In 1852, Major Sanders reported the gneiss was too hard for his stone masons and cutters to shape, slowing the progress of construction. The first Confederate prisoner to die at Fort Delaware was Captain L. P. Halloway of the 27th Virginia Infantry. In 1859, in official correspondence, Major Newton reported that the fort would be ready to arm and garrison by 1860. Records. By the end of the First World War, Fort Saulsbury near Slaughter Beach, Del. Tours and special programs are available to visitors. respond effectively, we need as much of the following information on
City, DE 19706. gives a pretty clear explanation of what records are available and how
Although prisoners were only receiving two small meals, they were allowed to purchase extra food from the sutler, and allowed to fish in the waterways on the island and in the Delaware River. 1864-May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0111 Point Lookout, Md., Military Prison Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners: 352 245 Feb. 1864-Mar. annual issue of the, http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/military/civil-war/index.html. Click links here to see
17;84 Account of Checks and Packages Received for Prisoners, 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0061 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 208 A.R. 1863-July 1865 313 A.R. 1-9, [n.d.] 389 249 Prison Divisions Nos. In October 1878, a massive hurricane struck the area causing considerable damage to structures outside the fort. 378 Register of Officer Prisoners in Various Prison Divisions, 1864 160 A.R. Photograph by Brendan Mackie. Military Service Records (CMSR) available from the National Archives
personal letters, a diary, or official documentation that places him at
1863-1865 Role 2-Vol 2. all prisoners. The Harbor Defenses of the Delaware were one of the most extreme examples of gun batteries being built seaward as gun ranges increased.[57][63]. our daily work load (staffing the Sutler's Shop, query correspondence,
Battery Hentig had two 3-inch M1903 guns and entered service in 1901. Many years ago, the
Once we
Location of rapid-fire guns at Fort Delaware circa 1901. Smith, Capt. deliveries to and from Fort Delaware, admissions to the Fort Delaware
45. 85;85 Statistical Reports of Prisoners, Dec. 1864-June 1865 207 A.R. And they are subject to
4;143* Letters Sent Relating to Prisoners Jan. I864-Apr. 1863-64 Ledger Account of the Alton Savings Institute, Mar.-Apr. Island during the war (and before and after the Civil War as well). 27 No. I recommend reviewing the first few pages ofreel 0001 which gives an overview of the entire series and will guide you to the correct section for your interest. Today, Fort Delaware State Park encompasses all of Pea Patch Island, including the Fort. 4, 5 Apr. special information, or analysis and interpretation, are often handed
prisoners and garrison members as possible. and information from the actual military muster rolls, POW records,
According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, the island "contained an average population of southern tourists, who came at the urgent invitation of Mr. Lincoln". The Diamond State Base Ball Club also typically plays 4-6 games per year at nearby Fort DuPont. This represents some 500 more Confederate dead than are named on
Civil War. The NARA microfilmed records are faded and hard to read, and
Construction halted for a brief period before resuming in August 1897. [36] Official records also show that prisoners at Fort Delaware received more "care packages" than any other POW camp in the country. That year, a letter documenting a lost mail shipment was written by him as post commander. Hart Gibson, Lt. J.J. Andrews, Brig. We found in our records a Register of Military and Political Prisoners Received for Confinement at Fort Delaware, Delaware from Record Group 109: War Department Collection of Confederate Records, 1825-1927. These guns, mounted in 1900, had a range of approximately 10miles. Details. 1863-June 1864 312 G.R. 1864 171 437 Apr.-May 1864 172 439 June-July 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0049 Percentage List, June-July 1864 173 438 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, July-Sept. 1864 List of Postage, Express, and Freight Charges, July 1864 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 174 451 Aug.-Oct. 1864 175 452 Sept. 1864-Jan. 1865 List of Prisoners Money and Articles Received, 1864 Memorandum Relating to Dr. M. B. Jarrett, [n.d.J, [ digital copy ] Reel 0050 176 453 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, Nov. 1864-Mar. On top of the fort, flanking the 12-inch battery, were two smaller rapid-fire batteries, which protected the short-range sectors around the island and the mine field.
This mining casemate served in conjunction with a one-story torpedo (mine storage) shed and a narrow-gauge railroad, which all supported water-tight mines that could be placed in the Delaware River as a defensive measure against a possible enemy attack. 1, [n.d.] 380 239 Register of Express Packages and Registered Letters Received for Prisoners, July l86k- June 1865 List of Prisoners Money, June 186*4 Feb. 1865 381 255 Register of the Receipt and Delivery of Express Packages for Prisoners and of Packages Received From Prisoners for Shipping by the Adams Express Co., 1865 List of Unclaimed Boxes Sent to Prisoners, Apr.-May 1865 Registers of the Receipt and Delivery of Packages to Prisoners; 382 257 Nov. 1863-Mar. little time. 5; Register of Confederate and Federal 1 Soldiers and Civilians Sentenced, 1862-65 A.R. "These Barracks [sic] were common wooden sheds, affording accommodation for about ten thousand persons," wrote Lt. Francis W. Dawson, a Confederate POW captured in August 1862. 1862 Lists of Prisoners Released: 62 A.R. Photographic
1863 Account of the Prison Fund, Feb. 1864 Letter Sent to the Post Adjutant, Aug. 5, 1863 46 193 Receipts for Articles Delivered, May 1864-June 1865 47 186 Receipts for Money, Circulars, Orders, and Letters Received, 1864-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0021 Bowling Green, Va., Provost Marshals Office 48 2 Register of Confederate Prisoners Paroled by the Provost Marshal and of Civilians Who Took Oaths of Allegiance and Amnesty, May 1865-Nov. 1866 Camp Butler, 111., Military Prison Registers of Prisoners: 49 A.R. 20;58 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts and Name Index, 1863-64, [ digital copy ] Reel 0063 211-Name Index to Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, 1864 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 212 A.R. Construction of Battery Dodd in 1898. 6;232* Order Book, Jan.-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0098 Memphis, Tenn., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners in the Custody of the District Provost Marshal: 318 G.R. 17-19, 1864-65 Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina Organizations in Various Prison Divis Ions:154 A.R. [34], Many of the Confederate prisoners and Union guards who died at the fort are buried in the nearby Finn's Point National Cemetery in Pennsville, New Jersey.[35]. Battery Hentig was named for Edmund C. Hentig, a cavalry officer killed fighting Native Americans at Cibiou Creek, Arizona in 1881.[61]. Due to the threat of high-tide waters, efforts were directed toward repairing the dyke and adjacent seawall, slowing progress on the stonework. 5;77;104 Register of Deaths, Jan. -July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0059 List of Prisoners Remaining in theHospital, June 20, 1865 Morning Reports of Prisoners:202 A.R. 28;402 No. Engineers in supporting roles included Captain George B. McClellan, Major John Newton, Lieutenant William Price Craighill, Lieutenant Montgomery C. Meigs and civilian engineer Edwin Muhlenbrach. 1865 132 A.R. Gen. M. Jeff Thompson photographed while a prisoner at Fort Delaware in 1864. Bird's eye view of Fort Delaware taken in 2010. 19, July 1863-Mar. Park Service:
The Fort was active during the Civil War, Spanish American War, WWI, and WWII. helpful. have confirmed that your ancestor was here, we would like to receive a
I see you have been very active with ancestry which is where you have been able to locate some of those records pertaining to him being prisoner taken at Gettysburg and transferred to numerous prisons and eventually to Fort Delaware. In February 1831, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sent Lt. Stephen Tuttle to evaluate the foundation issue and offer possible solutions. W A N T E D
The state legislature passed an act in May 1813 ceding the island to the United States government, which subsequently seized it from Gale. Maxwell, James., Letter to the Asst. and 109 names of Union soldiers who died at Fort Delaware during the
But you will at least know that the National Archives has a CMSR under
Captain Richard Delafield, Babcock's replacement, asked for $10,000 to tear down the remaining structure the following year. Nov. 1862-Apr. Artillery. We have had nothing like it since [October 1878] and a strong whirlwind with it, sweeping every thing before it, pulling trees out of the ground and carrying parts of the hospital all over the island and out on the river," wrote Ordnance Sergeant James Maxwell.[55]. A 600-bed hospital was also built around the same time and was designed by architect John McArthur Jr. of Philadelphia. If you have a
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10;66 Memoranda Book, 1862 215 A.R.23;71 Miscellaneous Record Book, 1862: List of Stolen Articles, June 1862 List of Articles Taken From Prisoners in the Search of Their Quarters, June 1862 Letters Received by the Provost Marshals Office, June-Aug. 1862 Lists of Packages Received for and Delivered to Prisoners, July-Sept. 1862 List of Kitchen Equipment, 1862 List of White Oak Guards, 1862 List of Passes Issued, 1862 216 A.R. 61 Jan.-July 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0048 169 435 Ledger of Prisoners Accounts, July-Dec. 1863 List of Registered Letters, Oct.- Nov. 1863 List of Charges on Express Packages, [n.d.] Memoranda Relating to Mail, [n.d.] List of Names of Prisoners and Sums of Money, July-Nov. 1863 Ledgers of Prisoners Accounts: 170 436 Dec. 1863-Apr. 1864-June 1865 164-Register of Patients Admitted to the Prison Hospital, Jan.- July 1864 List of Clothing Belonging to Officers in the Hospital, 1864 List of Kitchen Workers, 1864 List of Clothing Issued to Bakers, Sept. 1864 165-Register of Patients Admitted to the Prison Hospital, July 1864- May 1865 166 A.R. 16; A.R. [25] In 1861, before the war started, Capt. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26621315/benjamin-franklin-ivey. These positions were later named Battery Allen and Battery Alburtis, and were armed with two 3-inch M1898 guns on retractable masking parapet mounts each. 2 1864-65 220 G.R. Prisoner rations and living conditions (outside the fort), Prisoner rations and living conditions (inside the fort), The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of. 22, 1865 135 A.R. The fort and the island currently belong to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and encompasses a living history museum, located in Fort Delaware State . Maj. Pierce, the post commander, was granted orders to use the federal arsenal in New Castle, Del. If so please share any additional details. 49 Register of Prisoners in Various Prison Divisions Released or Returned to Confederate Barracks, L861j-65, [ digital copy ] Reel 0047 161-Register of Prisoners From Various Squads, 1864-65 162-Register of Officers, Enlisted Men, Blockade Runners, and Political Prisoners Received for Confinement, Apr.-July 1863 163-Register of Prisoners in the Prison Hospital, Mar. "[13] Delafield desired his fort to be "a marvel of military architecture on Pea Patch", and the design was much larger than the star fort. 3, ca. k Register of Civilian Prisoners, Apr. A fortification further downriver would also provide protection for other vital port cities such as Chester, Marcus Hook, Wilmington, and New Castle. The "Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865", NARA M598 is a collection consisting of 427 bound volumes. These are limited to records of transfers and
3, July 1863-Apr. 5;221 Order Book, May 1863-Jan. 1865 Register of Expenditures and Savings, June-July 1864 317 A.R. During the American Civil War, the Union used Fort Delaware as a prison for Confederate prisoners of war. Leiper's granite was also used throughout for various items such as the steps for the circular stairways. 4;83 1863-65 199 74 Register of Sentenced Prisoners, 1862 List of Deserters, [n.d.] List of Prisoners and Civilians Confined at Various Places, [n.d.] 200 A.R. Delaware Historical Society, 505 N. Market St., Wilmington, DE 19801 302-655-7161 www.dehistory.org. On August 3, 1885, a tornado struck the island, destroying the post-war hospital and caused considerable damage to other structures. 1865 129 A.R. [21], The fort is primarily composed of gneiss, granite, brick, and cement. If you have
Original 32-pounder gun on reproduction carriage in Casemate 29. During the late 1890s new gun batteries were constructed at Fort Delaware. We do not have copies of any Compiled Military Service Records,
extractions (each card in the CMSR represents a single document on which
1862-Mar. Island during the war (and before and after the Civil War as well). Initially, the stone for the scarp wall was gneiss imported from Port Deposit, Maryland. Half of the total number of deaths occurred during a smallpox epidemic in 1863. Also look at the Fort Delaware prison records states Benjamin W. Ivey sounds like they went back and forth either middle was F or W. He is listed at the top of the list. 10;393 No. Box 553
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal map (Circa 1829). Gideon, 1848, p.6. here. Confederate, and Civilian" (Fort Delaware Society, June 1997) contains
1864- May 1865, [ digital copy ] Reel 0110 Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C. 56 Register of Deaths, Apr. -Aug. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0087 Invoice of Money and Effects of Prisoners, Apr. Photo by J.L. 1;460* General Register of Prisoners, Aug. 1861-Dec. 1865 List of Substitute Brokers and Bounty Jumpers Released, Mar. by surname. files, as well as a copy of his Compiled Military Service
Gen. MJ. Four of the sides were seacoast fronts, with three tiers of cannon on each, two casemated tiers in the fort and one barbette tier on the roof. In 1820, seeking to resolve questions surrounding the ownership of the island, Secretary of War John C. Calhoun requested a legal opinion from Attorney General William Wirt. 1865 377 263 List of Confederate Money Taken From Prisoners on Arrival, Aug. 1864-Feb. 1865 Letters Sent by the Provost Marshals Office, Sept.-Oct. 1864 378 26k List of Property Belonging to Prisoners Who Were Transferred to Elmira, N.Y., Aug. 1864 Inventories of Joseph Forrests Estate and the Sothoron Estate, [n.d.] List of Confiscated Articles, [n.d.] List of Vessels Boarded and Searched, [n.d.] List of Persons, Including Those Having Passes, Apr. 15 No. The fort and the island currently belong to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and encompass a living history museum, located in Fort Delaware State Park. The remote marshes provide an outstanding habitat for one of the largest wading bird nesting areas on the East Coast. 24 Unidentified Name Index, [n.d.], [ digital copy ] Reel 0065 Eljnira, N.Y. General Registers of Prisoners: 218 G.R. confirmed by obtaining Compiled Military Services Records. J.W.K. Artillery and volunteers from Company I of the 14th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment. 4 Register of Officer Prisoners, Apr, 1863-Aug. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0045 Register of Prisoners in Prison Division: 117 A.R. Additionally do you have information if he survived the war or not? 1863-Jan. 1864, [ digital copy ] Reel 0090 Louisville, Ky., Military Prison General Registers of Prisoners:295 G.R. "Our supplies have, recently, been so abundant, that "Commissary" Tibbetts has appropriated [Room] No. "[48], Starting in 1861, volunteer troops were sent to garrison Fort Delaware that included Collis' Zouaves d' Afrique,[49] the 19th New York Volunteers, Mlotkowski's Independent Battery A,[50] Young's Independent Battery G (Pittsburgh Heavy Artillery), 5th Delaware Infantry, 6th Delaware Infantry, 9th Delaware Infantry, 5th Maryland Infantry, 11th Maryland Infantry, 6th Massachusetts Militia, 157th Pennsylvania Infantry (Battalion), 201st Pennsylvania Infantry, 215th Pennsylvania, 157th Ohio Infantry, 196th Ohio Infantry, and Zouaves of the 165th New York Infantry. general public in the 1930's.