Alton Prison
1862 to 1865
Alton, Illinois, military prison. Operated from 1862 to 1865. U.S. military prison for Confederate prisoners. Commandant(s): Major T. Hendrickson, Colonel G. W. Kincaid, Colonel William Weer, and Brigadier General Joseph T. Copeland.
Bibliography
Andersonvilles of the North: The Myths and Realities of Northern Treatment of Civil War Confederate Prisoners (Denton: University of North Texas Press, 2008), p. 109-113.
Citation
Alton Prison. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210983 (November 12, 2026).
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