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There were several recorded escape attempts at Johnson's Island Prison. This ladder, constructed primarily of scrap wood and rope made from cloth, is believed to have been used during one escape attempt. It is approximately eight feet long. The…

This photograph depicts Hoffman's Battalion, the volunteer unit assigned to guard the Confederate prisoners at Johnson's Island. Hoffman's Battalion guarded the island from the Spring of 1832 until January 1864. At that time six more companies were…

This photograph depicts the commissioned officers of Hoffman's Battalion, the volunteer unit assigned to guard the Confederate prisoners at Johnson's Island Prison. Hoffman's Battalion guarded the island from the Spring of 1832 until January 1864.…

This watercolor drawing, painted on the back of an illegible letter, was created by an unknown Confederate prisoner held at Johnson's Island Prison. Prisoners were permitted to send and receive an unlimited number of letters, although the length was…

This photograph depicts the soldiers' barracks at Johnson's Island, with members of Hoffman's Battalion, the volunteer unit assigned to guard the Confederate prisoners, in the foreground. Johnson's Island, the site of a Civil War prison camp, is…

This handbill was issued by the Military Committee of Athens. It contains a call from Governor David Tod for two hundred men from Athens County to join in the protection of the city of Washington. The handbill states that transportation will be…

Elevated view of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, built between 1839 and 1861 in the Greek Revival style, resembling the Parthenon in Greece. During the Civil War's first weeks, the Statehouse housed recruits in its halls and chambers.

Image from Harper's Weekly depicting the riots at New York - "The rioters burning and sacking the colored orphan asylum"

Maj. General Patrick R. Cleburne of the 1st Arkansas Volunteer Infantry

Image of Gen. Phil Sheridan and members of his staff.

Left to Right: Maj. Gen. Sheridan, Col. Jos. Forsythe, Chief of Staff Merritt, Brig. Gen. Thos. C. Devins, Maj. Gen. Geo. A. Custer.