Richland County Jail
Columbia, S. C.
Union Prisoners
1861-1862

SurName, Given Name	Rank	Unit Service	Co	When & Where captured	Notes
Anderson, Cornelius W.	Private	11 New York Infantry	H
Anderson, John	Private	2 Wisconsin Infantry	F
Andrews, J.	Private	27 New York Infantry	I
Andrews, John H.	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	H	01-Oct-61 @ Gunboat Fanny
Baker, Richard	Private	11 New York Infantry	B
Barnes, William	Sailor	U. S. Navy
Barrett, Levi	Private	27 New York Infantry	A	27-Jul-61 @ Bull Run, VA	1
Bartlett, Theodore M.	Sergeant	20 Indiana Infantry	I	05-Oct-61 @ Chicamacomico
Baum, Napoleon	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	I
Bennett, Lucias L.	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	H	Oct-1861- @ Gunboat Fanny
Bernhart ( Bernhard ), Paul	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	I	05-Oct-61 @ Chicamacomico
Berringer, John	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	I	05-Oct-61 @ Chicamacomico
Black, William	Private	79 New York Infantry	8
Black, William	Private	New York Engineer Corps	H
Bolton, Jeremiah	Private	2 Vermont Infantry	B	21-Jul-61 @ 1ST Bull Run
Bowers, J. W.	Private	71 New York Infantry	F
Brady, Nathan	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	D
Brasey ( Brossey ), Lewis	Private	11 Ohio Infantry	A	21-Sep-61 @ Sewell Mountain, WVA
Brester, Joseph	Private	13 Ohio Infantry	D
Brooks, David S.	Private	2 New Hampshire Infantry	K	21-Jul-61 @ Manassas, VA
Bryon, Christopher	Private	13 Ohio Infantry	A
Burnes, Robert	Private	New York Engineer Corps	K
Caffer, Joseph	Private (Cook)	20 Indiana Infantry	I
Carr, Thomas C.	Private	9 Virginia Infantry	E
Carson, John	Private	69 New York Infantry	I
Carson, John	Private	71 New York Infantry	H
Clarke, George W.	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	C (D)	01-Oct-61 @ Gunboat Fanny
Clayton, James	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	H
Comly ( Comley ), Charles H.	Sergeant Major	20 Infantry	E
Commigore ( Commigare ), John A.	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	F	05-Oct-61 @ Chicamacomico
Coughlin, Dennis	Sailor	U. S. Navy
Cunningham, W. H.	Private	69 New York Infantry	C
Dangerfield, William H.	Corporal	20 Indiana Infantry	A
De Motte ( Dexmott ), Charles W.	Sergeant	20 Indiana Infantry	I	05-Oct-61 @ Chicamacomico
Decker, Thomas	Private	11 New York Infantry	K
Dougherty, David M.	Private	9 Ohio Infantry	G	13-Apr-64 @ Florence, AL
Drury, John	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	I	05-Oct-61 @ Chicamacomico
Easton, Nathan B.	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	E
Edsall, W. H.	Private	9 New York Infantry	G
Edward, G.	Corporal	9 New York Infantry	G
Farlay, James	Private	2 Kentucky Infantry	F
Flostry, Alfred	Private	11 New York Infantry	F
Gerber, George W.	Private & Captain's Boy	20 Indiana Infantry	D
Gerraghy, P. B.	Private	11 New York Infantry	F
Girvan, William	Private	11 New York Infantry	F
Glover, Francis M.	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	D	05-Oct-61 @ Chicamacomico
Goldsmith, H.	Private	2 Rhode Island Light Artillery
Gray, Charles Carrol	Medical Officer	U. S. A. Army		Manassas, VA
Gross ( Goss ), Charles M.	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	G	05-Oct-61 @ Chicamacomico
Guirard, John	Private	6 Vermont Infantry	A	11-Oct-63
Gumbalton, John	Private	38 New York Infantry	I
Havens, J. R.	Private	9 New York Infantry	C
Ingles ( Ingless ), Robert A.	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	C (D)	Gunboat Fanny
Ives, Thomas	Private	9 Massachusetts Infantry	A
Jackson, John D.	Private	69 New York Infantry	D
Johnson, Hiram B.	Sergeant	20 Indiana Infantry	I
Jones, Charles E.	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	E	05-Oct-61 @ Chicamacomico
Jones, John	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	I	Gunboat Fanny
Kasper, Michael	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	K
Kaufman, Michael	Private	1 Michigan Infantry	A
Kearns, T. C.	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	H
Keating, Michael	Private	69 New York Infantry	E
Keefer, Calvin W. ( E. W. )	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	K	Gunboat Fanny
Kelly, Noah	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	K	Gunboat Fanny
Kern, Charles	Private	9 Ohio Infantry	A	16-Oct-64 @ Sewell Mountain, WVA
Kildy, Pat	Private	15 Indiana Infantry	F
Kinneard ( Kennard ), Marcus L. ( Marquis L. ( M. L. )	Sergeant	20 Indiana Infantry	C
Krone, Henry W.	Private	1 Minnesota Infantry	B	29-Apr-64 @ 1ST Bull Run
Lawrence, John	Sailor	U. S. Navy	Schooner Union
Linan, F. F.	Private	14 New York Infantry	H
Lincoln, Charles E.	Private	1 Minnesota Infantry	K	29-Apr-64 @ 1ST Bull Run	*
Loyd, William H. C.	Private	13 Ohio Infantry	A
Maddox, Joseph	Private	30 Indiana Infantry	F
Mahan, James	Private	11 Ohio Infantry	A	25-Sep-64 @ Sewell Mountain, WVA
Mahoney, Dennis	Private	2 Maine Infantry	I
Maier, Adolph	Private	14 Indiana Infantry	G
Majo, Benjamin	Sailor	U. S. Navy
Marks, J. R.	Private	30 Indiana Infantry	H
Martin, W. H.	Private	2 Wisconsin Infantry	K
Mc Cauley, James	Private	2 Connecticut Infantry	K
Mc Garr, James	Private	11 New York Infantry	K
Merrish, John	Private	11 New York Infantry	C
Mitchell, A. B.	Private	25 New York Infantry	D
Moore, M.	Private	1 Michigan Infantry	K
Morrison, William	Private	11 New York Infantry	H
Morrison, William	Private	13 New York Infantry	H
Murphy, Timothy	Sailor	U. S. Navy
Muster, John	Private	30 Indiana Infantry	L
Nason, D. B.	Private	2 Maine Infantry	A
Neagle, William	Private	10 Indiana Infantry	F
Newell, John	Private	2 Rhode Island Infantry	F
Nosida, C.	Private	U. S. A. Army, 3rd Regiment	A
O'Brien, H.	Private	12 New York Infantry	K
Obelner, Abraham	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	C
Oliver, Judson	Private	27 New York Infantry	I
Oxford, Elias	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	H	01-Oct-61 @ Gunboat Fanny
Page, J. V. H.	Private	9 New York Infantry	C
Parker, George M.	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	E	05-Oct-61 @ Chicamacomico
Pearsoll, Henry Parent	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	H	01-Aug-61 @ Hatteras Inlet, NC
Peck, V. W.	Private	13 Ohio Infantry	D
Peters, James	Private	10 Ohio Infantry	C
Phelan, William	Private	38 New York Infantry	I
Probus ( Probest ), Washington	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	D	05-Oct-61 @ Chicamacomico
Pursall ( Pearsall ), Henry	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	I	05-Oct-61 @ Chicamacomico
Rammage, T.	Private	36 Ohio Infantry	A
Reily, Leonard	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	E	05-Oct-61 @ Chicamacomico
Reith, John	Private	9 New York Infantry	I
Rice, Jacob	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	I
Richardson, S. H.	Private	14 New York Infantry	F
Richland, Lewis	Private	U. S. A. Army, 3rd Regiment	D
Rowan, T. S.	Private	9 New York Infantry	C
Ruff, Lawrence	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	E	05-Oct-61 @ Chicamacomico
Ryan, James	Private	69 New York Infantry	E
Sackett, Frederick P. ( F. B. )	Musician	20 Indiana Infantry	H	Gunboat Fanny
Schneider, Eli ( Ely )	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	E	05-Oct-61 @ Chicamacomico
Shea, John	Private	11 New York Infantry	H
Shoaf ( Shoff ), Jacob	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	H	05-Oct-61 @ Chicamacomico
Shrack, Christopher	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	H
Smith, James B.	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	K	Gunboat Fanny
Spoonmore, Thomas	Private	15 Indiana Infantry	F
Stacy, John	Private	11 New York Infantry	C
Stephenson, R. F.	Private	2 New Hampshire Infantry	F	21-Jul-61 @ Manassas, VA
Stevens, R. F.	Private	2 New Hampshire Infantry	I	21-Jul-61 @ Manassas, VA
Stickley ( Stuckley ), William	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	C	05-Oct-61 @ Chicamacomico
Stinson, James	Private	7 Ohio Infantry	E	26-Aug-61 @ Cross Lanes, WVA
Thompson, Peter	Private	27 New York Infantry	I
Ticknal, Augustus	Private	14 New York Infantry	D
Trevatt, R.	Private	4 Maine Infantry	I
Trotter, Frank	Private	9 New York Infantry	H
Tuttle, J. H.	Corporal	9 New York Infantry	C
Unruh ( Uruh ), Henry A.	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	C	05-Oct-61 @ Chicamacomico
Van Fleet, Thomas	Private	1 Kentucky Infantry	I
Van Horn, Abraham	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	H
Walker, Ed	Private	11 New York Infantry	H
Walsh, Robert	Private	11 Ohio Infantry	A	25-Sep-61 @ Sewell Mountain, WVA
Ward, Isaac	Private	13 Ohio Infantry	A	06-Sep-61 @ Elk River, WVA
Washburn, H. B.	Private	4 Maine Infantry	H
Watson, H.	Sutler's Clerk	20 Indiana Infantry
Wendall, M. P.	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	H
Wilkerson, Henry C.	Private	20 Indiana Infantry	F	Gunboat Fanny
Wilson, Ira	Private	11 New York Infantry	C
Wilson, John	Private	15 Indiana Infantry	I
Wolfkill, W. R.	Private	13 Ohio Infantry	A
Wyman, Thomas	Private	U. S. A. Army, 2nd Regiment	C

Note: The four men indicated with a * were originally sent to Castle Pinkney in Charleston and were subsquently move to the Columbia Jail facility on 1 January 1862. They made their escape on 14 February and were loose for 32 days before being recaptured. They, along with other Columbia prisoners, were transferred back to Richmond sometime in mid to late April. They were parolled in mid May.

The POW indicated with ** died at Columbia of "fever" according to an article in the Indianapolis Daily Journal, 1 April 1861, p. 3.

Note 1:
Most of the Army Personel were captured at the First Battle of Manassas (or Bull Run) and originally sent to Richmond by 23 July 1861. "Military Tradition" would have called for an exchange but since the US Government did not regognize the Confederate States of America, this did not happen. Richmond was unable to store all the POWs so they were dispersed thru out the CSA in late October. After another 5 months of confinement, most were paroled in May 1862, with the establishment of the Exchange Commission.

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Richland County Jail Columbia, S. C. Union Prisoners 1861-1862

Richland County Jail
Columbia, S. C.
Union Prisoners
1861-1862