Civil War Prisoners: The Civil War in Four Minutes

American Battlefield Trust
Published on Jun 2, 2015

Join Park Ranger Stephanie Steinhorst as she describes the conditions and hardships of prisoners of war during the American Civil War. Watch now to learn why the prisoner parole system failed during the war and to find out how many soldiers were kept as prisoners during the Civil War. This video is part of the American Battlefield Trust’s In4 video series, which presents short videos on basic Civil War topics.

Learn more at: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/civil-war-prison-camps