7th Regiment Missouri Cavalry CSA.
Prisoners of War
Alton POWs
Rock Island POWs
Missouri Prisoners of War
by Joanne Chiles Eakin
The following soldiers were captured and died in the Federal prison in Alton, Illinois. The Alton in the Civil War web site has a searchable database. 
Abraham, Ellis N Pvt, Company H,
Captured: 10/24/64 Mound City, Kan
Died/Cause: 12/11/64 Erysipelas
Jones, William Pvt, Company E,
Captured: 11/04/64 Fayettville, Ark
Died/Cause: 01/21/65 
Cong. Int. Fever
Barkham, George F Pvt, Company H,
Captured: 10/24/64 Mound City, Kan
Died/Cause: 12/25/64 Small Pox?
Buried: Smallpox Island
Knot, Hillary Pvt, Company I,
Captured: 10/19/64 Madison Co., Mo
Died/Cause: 01/01/65 Typho Malaria
Bess, Levi Pvt,
Captured: 10/24/64 Mound City, Kan
Died/Cause: 02/16/65 Rem. Fever
Lane, James M Pvt, Company F,
Captured: 07/04/63 Helena, Ark
Died/Cause: 01/01/64 Typho Malaria
Buried: State Ground
Carroll, A J Pvt, Company K,
Captured: 07/04/63 Helena, Ark
Died/Cause: 11/22/63 Acute Diarrhea
Martin, Henry Pvt, Company D,
Captured: 11/17/64 Yellville, Ark
Died/Cause: 12/31/64 Rubela
Carson, Jas M Sgt, Company H,
Captured: 10/24/64 Mound City, Kan
Died/Cause: 11/29/64 Rubela
Martin, John Pvt,
Captured: 11/10/64 Arkansas
Died/Cause: 03/30/65 Typho Malaria
Clay, John Pvt, Company K,
Captured: 07/04/63 Helena, Ark
Died/Cause: 12/12/63 Small Pox
Buried: Smallpox Island
Meek, William Pvt, Company C,
Captured: 07/04/63 Helena, Ark
Died/Cause: 12/22/63 Erysihilas
Buried: State Ground
Daughtry, Fleming Pvt,
Captured: 07/04/63 Helena, Ark
Died/Cause: 12/01/63 Pneumonia
Ravel, G W Pvt,
Captured: 10/01/64 Boonville, Mo
Died/Cause: 02/19/65 Erysipelas
Edmonston, W C Pvt, Company H,
Captured: 10/25/64 Mound City, Kan
Died/Cause: 02/02/65 Chronic Diarrhea
Buried: State Ground
Smith, Ignatius Pvt, Company D,
Captured: 10/14/64 Pettis Co., Mo
Died/Cause: 02/06/65 Variola
Buried: Smallpox Island
Hamilton, Josiah R Pvt, Company B,
Captured: 07/23/63 Henderson Co., Ark
Died/Cause: 04/15/64 Pneumonia
Buried: State Ground
Smith, Philip E Pvt, Company H,
Captured: 11/20/64 Fayetteville, Ark
Died/Cause: 11/20/64 Dysentary
Hoffman, William Pvt, Company E,
Captured: 07/04/63 Helena, Ark
Died/Cause: 03/20/64 Enteritis
Buried: State Ground
Webb, Frank Pvt, Company B,
Captured: 11/17/64 Mellville, Ark?
Died/Cause: 12/23/64 Pneumonia
Hunty, Jacob Pvt, Company K,
Captured: 10/24/64 Mound City, Kan
Died/Cause: 11/25/64 Rubela
Whitener, Napoleon B Pvt, Company I,
Captured: 10/24/64 Mound City, Kan
Died/Cause: 01/01/65 Pneumonia
Johnson, R B Pvt, Company I,
Captured: 07/04/63 Helena, Ark
Died/Cause: 12/10/63 Small Pox
Buried: Smallpox Island
Young, Martin Pvt, Company F,
Captured: 12/15/64 Marion Co., Ark
Died/Cause: 05/27/65 Typho Malaria
The following list of fatalities and POW fatalities was compiled by 
James E. McGhee from the sources listed below.  Jean Smallwood's home page has information on  Rock Island POW's
Abshire (Abshear), John, Pvt, Co D
Executed by Federal authorities while
POW at St. Louis, MO, 14 Oct 64
Horton, James R., Pvt, Co B
Died of disease while POW at
Rock Island, IL, 16 Feb 64
Armstrong, William, Pvt, Co F
Died of disease while a POW at
Jefferson Barracks, MO, 12 May 63
Horton, John, Pvt, Co B
Died of disease while a POW at Jefferson Barracks, MO, 15 Mar 63
Berry, John F., Pvt, Co H
Died of disease while POW at Jefferson Barracks, MO, 9 Jun 63
Horton, Jonathan W., Pvt, Co B
Died of disease while POW at
Jefferson Barracks, MO, 27 Mar 63
Braden, M. V., Pvt, Co I
Died of disease at Camden, AR, 
16 Feb 64
Jones, Andrew F., Capt, Co H
Killed in Dunklin Co., MO, 1862
Brevard, Robert M., Pvt, Co D
Died of disease while POW at
St. Louis, MO, 13 Feb 63
Kirkpatrick, J. L., Pvt, Co I
Died of disease in Clark Co., AR, 
20 Jan 63
Brown, James or John W., Pvt, Co I
Died of disease while POW at 
St. Louis, MO, 24 Feb 65
McFall, Aaron T., Pvt, Co B
Died of disease while POW at 
Rock Island, IL, 16 Jan 65
Bunch, Andrew, Pvt, Co H
Died of disease while POW at 
St. Louis, MO, 31 Jan 65
Mattox, C. L., Pvt, Co__
Died of disease at Van Buren, AR, 
at date not of record.
Bunch, James, Cpl, Co H
Died of disease while POW at
Jefferson Barracks, MO, 7 Feb 64
Mayes, Thomas J., Pvt, Co B
Died of disease while POW at 
Camp Morton, IN, 16 Jan 64
Burland (Boreland), John, Pvt, Co D 
Died of wound received at Big BlueRiver while a POW at Ft. Leavenworth,KS, 5 Nov 64
Miller, Lafayette, Pvt, Co __
Died of disease while POW at
Camp Morton, IN, 24 Apr 65 
Connolly, Peter, Pvt, Co ___
Died of disease while POW at 
Lawrence, KS, on date not of record.
Mouser, Michael, Pvt, Co I
Died of disease while POW at 
St. Louis, MO, 3 Feb 64
Copeland, William, Pvt, Co__
Died of disease while POW at 
Jefferson Barracks, MO, 4 Dec 63
Nance, Henry, Pvt, Co __
Killed in action at place and 
date not of record.
Dellinger, John R., Pvt, Co I
Died of disease while POW at 
Jefferson Barracks, MO, 30 Jan 64
Neil, William H., Pvt, Co __
Died of disease aboard 
USS John Rice, 26 Feb 65
Edgemon, Columbus, Pvt, Co F
Died of disease while POW at
Jefferson Barracks, MO, 5 Dec 64
Nelson, Robert, Pvt, Co __
Died of disease while POW at 
Rock Island, IL, 12 Dec 64
Edmonson, J. A., Pvt, Co B
Died of disease while POW at 
Little Rock, AR, 27 Oct 64
Rogers, Alexander, Pvt, Co __
Died of disease while POW at
Kansas City, MO, 15 Nov 64
Edmundson, George, Pvt, Co B
Died of disease while POW at
St. Louis, MO, 19 Feb 63
St. Clair, Thomas, Capt, Co F
Killed in action in 
Dunklin Co., MO, Fall, 1862
Estepp, Isaac, Pvt, Co K
Died of disease while POW at 
Salisbury, NC, 21 Mar 65
Sexton, Lafayette, Pvt, Co A
died of small pox while at home on furlough, Oct 30, 1863. 
Ethridge, J. J., Pvt, Co __
Died of disease while POW at 
Rock Island, IL, 21 Apr 65
Shelby, James, Pvt, Co B
Killed in action at 
Chalk Bluff, AR, 1 Apr 63
Farmer, John L., Pvt, Co I
Died of disease while POW at
Camp Morton, IN, 17 Aug 64
Shikel, Samuel, Pvt, Co B
Died of disease while POW at 
Rock Island, IL, 12 Feb 64
Fawcett, William H., Pvt, Co D
Died of disease at
Camden, AR, 10 Feb 64
Smith, Josiah, Pvt, Co __
Died of disease while POW at 
Kansas City, MO, 5 Jan 65
Ford, Samuel, Pvt, Co B
Died of disease while POW at
Rock Island, IL, 30 Dec 64
Taylor, John J., Pvt, Co A
Died of disease while POW at
Jefferson Barracks, MO, 23 Apr 65
Forrest, John H., Pvt, Co B
Died of disease while POW at
Rock Island, IL, 25 Jan 65
Thompson, John R., Pvt, Co B
Died of disease while POW at
Camp Morton, IN, 18 Mar 65
Gaines, William, Pvt, Co B
Died of disease while POW at 
Jefferson Barracks, MO, 7 Mar 63
Tindle, John A., Pvt, Co C
Died of disease while POW at 
Jefferson Barracks, MO, 19 Jan 64
Gains, Ozias, Pvt, Co B
Died of disease while POW at
St. Louis, MO, 25 Feb 63
Vaden, Robert, Pvt, Co I
Died of disease while POW at 
Camp Morton, IN, 15 Dec 63
Gaston, G. W., Cpl, Co H
Died of disease while POW at 
Camp Morton, IN, 7 Aug 64
Vaughn, J. W., Pvt
Co C, Died of disease while POW at 
Little Rock, AR, 25 Feb 65
Hale, John B., Pvt, Co A
Died of disease while POW at
St. Louis, MO, 24 Apr 63
Welch, Carney H., Pvt
Co H, Died of disease while POW at 
Little Rock, AR, 11 Nov 64
Head, James, Pvt, Co G
Died of disease at 
Camden, AR, 3 Feb 64
Welch, William C., Pvt
Co H, Died of disease while POW at 
Jefferson Barracks, MO, 9 Apr
Heath, William H., Pvt, Co B
Died of disease while POW at 
St. Louis, MO, 27 Feb 63
Williams, John B., Pvt, Co G
Died of disease while POW at 
Jefferson Barracks, MO, 24 Feb 65
Henson, William C., Pvt, Co I
Died of disease while POW at 
St. Louis, MO, 23 Oct 63
Williams, W. H., Pvt, Co A
Died of disease while POW at 
Camp Chase, OH, 15 Feb 65
Hewlett, Samuel J., Pvt, Co B
Died of disease while POW at 
St. Louis, MO, 17 Mar 63
Womble, Holly C., Pvt, Co I
Died of disease while POW at 
Jefferson Barracks, MO, 7 Mar 65
Hoppers, Franklin, Pvt, Co B
Died of disease while POW at 
St. Louis, MO, 28 Feb 63
Yarbrough, Charles, Pvt, Co __
Died of disease while POW at 
Kansas City, MO, 4 Nov 64
Sources
War of the Rebellion: The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
Anders, Leslie, Confederate Roll of Honor: Missouri, Warrensburg, MO: West Central Missouri Genealogical Society and Library, Inc., 1989
Stanton, Donal J. et. al., The Civil War Reminiscences of General M. Jeff Thompson, Dayton, OH: Morningside Press, 1988

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