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Alton, Illinois Civil War Confederate Prison

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About Alton, Illinois Civil War Confederate Prison

Alton, Illinois Civil War Confederate Prison- The first prisoners arrived at the Alton Federal Military Prison on February 9, 1862. During the next three years, over 11,764 Confederate prisoners would pass through its gates.

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