located on Pea Patch Island
"Andersonville of the North"
"Andersonville of the North"
Fort Delaware, located on Pea Patch Island, was used as a Federal Prisoner of War Prison. Opened for prisoners April 1862, more than 22, 700 Confederate prisoners were confined there. Of these prisoners, 2346 died at Fort Delaware, known as the "Andersonville of the North" The dead were transported across the river to New Jersey, near Fort Mott, which is located near Harrisonville, Salem Co. NJ. The dead were buried in trenches, and individual identification was lost. Today a monument stands at the site of the burials with a bronze plaque listing the names of the interred.
This page of Arkansas Civil War Soldiers interred at Finn's Point National, and Philadelphia National Cemeteries was kindly contributed by Leonard Banning of New Jersey, who had an uncle who lived in Ravensden and one daughter who lives in West Plains, MO. We thank him and if you would like to, you can email him at this address.
Name Rgt Co. Death Date
PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL CEMETERY
(All were previously interred at the Glenwood (Pa.) Cemetery)
Bernard, J.F. (1st Sgt)
1st Cav G
29 Jul 1863
Love, Joseph C.
9th
E
9 Oct 1863
Parker, Calihan
3rd
I
30 Jul 1863
Thompson, Samuel
19th
C
26 Jul 1863
Wills, J.W.
9th
D
21 Sep 1863
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