9. Enlisted Confederates captured at Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865, were mostly sent to Elmira Prison Camp in New York.
10. The Confederate nickname for this prison was "Hellmira" because of the horrific conditions.
11. Two of the main prisons to which Confederate officers were sent during the war were both in bodies of water. One was Fort Columbus in New York Harbor. The other was Johnson's Island in Lake Erie.
12. Who was the highest ranking Confederate officer to die while a prisoner? Maj. Gen. W.H.C. Whiting. He was wounded at Fort Fisher, recovered from the wound, but died from dysentery.
13.What U.S. warship was the target of a Confederate plot to free officers held at Johnson's Island in Lake Erie? USS Michigan
14. The USS Michigan served for a long time but near the end of its career, its name was changed to the USS Wolverine. Why? So the name Michigan could be given to the battleship USS Michigan (BB-27).
How'd You Do? --Old Secesh
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