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Yankees in the Hill City

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Union prisoner of war camp in Lynchburg, Virginia, 1862-1865

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  • Lynchburg, Battle of, Lynchburg, Va., 1864--Casualties (LCSH)
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties (LCSH)
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons (LCSH)
  • Prisoner-of-war camps--Virginia--Lynchburg--History--19th century (LCSH)

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Summary

"With three railroads and a canal passing through the city, Lynchburg, Virginia, was a major hospital center during the Civil War, far from the remote battlefields. Thus, it was chosen as the site of a transit camp where Union soldiers remained before being paroled or transferred to another prison, opening in June 1862 at the Fair Ground, just outside the city limits. Upon arrival, the sick and wounded were assigned to one of the 32 hospitals regardless of the uniform they wore. Union POWs who died were buried in the City Cemetery by the local funeral service which also carefully recorded their personal data. Local ministers daily performed burial services for all soldiers, regardless of their race or the color of their uniforms, and all their expenses were paid by the Confederate government. This book presents the complete history of this Union POW camp in Lynchburg: the context of its founding, its operations, and its ultimate fate after the war. Two appendices present burial records for the POWs and Lynchburg Campaign casualties." -- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Tobacco city -- The decline of Richmond -- The Lynchburg system -- Vermin and vespers -- The Lynchburg Campaign -- The convenience of memory.

Authorized Access Point

Potter, Clifton W. Yankees in the Hill City

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  • Date: 2026-09-11T20:21:53.723012+00:00
  • Agent: cbc
  • Status: c
  • Derived from: 23766220

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  • Date: 2026-09-11
  • Cataloger id: Unknown
  • Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
  • Description language: eng
  • Description authentication: pcc

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