. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . receive monej in any quantity. There was so little sickness that there seems to have beenno need for a hospital. A newspaper written by hand was pub-lislied by the prisoners, and concerts were given frequently. Intlie spring of 1864, many of the inmates jdanted gardens, hutabout this time a great influx of prisoners from the Red Riveroperations OAercro\^ded the prison and the horticultiual hopeswere dissipated. This great increase in the number of ])rison-ers brought
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . receive monej in any quantity. There was so little sickness that there seems to have beenno need for a hospital. A newspaper written by hand was pub-lislied by the prisoners, and concerts were given frequently. Intlie spring of 1864, many of the inmates jdanted gardens, hutabout this time a great influx of prisoners from the Red Riveroperations OAercro\^ded the prison and the horticultiual hopeswere dissipated. This great increase in the number of ])rison-ers brought disease from overcrowding, and a hospital wasbuilt. By this time there were no trees within the prison ornear 1)3% and many of the men burrowed in the earth. The ra-tion was reduced to corn-meal, and conditions became similar tothose in the Eastern stockades. The last prison to be consid-ered. Camp Groce, near Hempstead, was at first a camp in anopen field enclosed by guard lines. The numlier of Federalprisoners of war confined here was comparatively small, andlittle information regarding it is to be found in the Official. PART IPRISONS EXCHANGE OFPRISONERS AT COXS LANDINGWAITING FOR THEFLAG-OF-TKl CE BOAT
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