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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 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…

A photo of the Bronze Monument to Confederate Soldiers at the Confederate Cemetery on Johnson's Island. Dedicated by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1910.

A postcard of the Powder & Block House on Johnson's Island that was sent from Confederate prisoners back to friends and family.

Letter from Joseph E. Ratliff, Confederate prisoner on Johnson's Island, 6 February 1864

Contributor Note: "A ring made by a Confederate prisoner held at Johnson's Island. They were able to send these home as presents or sell them to the guards."

Map of the depot and prison on Johnson's Island sketched by Gould, 128th O.V.I., in 1864.

Photograph of Camp Chase prisoners.

*image was reversed when printed