United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Prisoners and prisons

Manuscript: Graphite on paper; 3 3/8 x 8 3/4 in. Caption for photograph on Page 14, written by James Barnes. Caption: 'The Closing Scene of the Rebellion - the administering the Oath of Allegiance to the Rebel prisoners of war at Point Lookout, Md. June 30, 1865'. Title appears under the caption.

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 7/8 x 6 5/8 in. Two men wash clothes while water is heated over a fire. One, wearing no pants, scrubs clothing against a washboard in a tub. The other beats clothing against a bench with a wooden club. Pantless man: 'Bob why don't you holler and let the fellers know we take in washing.' Other man: 'Heres the place to have your washing done. Two pieces for five cents.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 3/8 x 6 in. Two men carry a bucket of coffee suspended from a stick. One man is barefoot and with patched clothes, the other holds a cup. Barefoot man: 'Heres your good hot coffee.' Other man: 'Only one cracker a cup'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 6 x 6 1/2 in. A baker rolls dough out onto a table at which a prisoner is seated, eating biscuits. Another prisoner stands behind the table, buying biscuits. More biscuit dough is under the table and a cooking fire is in front of the table. Seated prisoner: 'Why don't you make your biscuits larger, I can eat three plates and not have enough.' Standing prisoner: 'Mr. How many biscuits will you give me for this fat piece of meat.' Baker: 'Heres your hot biscuits, five and molasses to go with them for five cents.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 1/4 x 6 3/8 in. A prisoner stands in front of a wooden fence over which an African-American guard points a bayonetted rifle. Guard: 'Git away from dat dar fence white man or I'll make Old Abe's Gun smoke at you I can hardly hold de ball back now. De bottom rails on top now.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper. 5 5/8 x 5 3/4 in. Prisoners stand and sit next to an open gate in a high wooden fence, talking each other into taking an oath of loyalty to the United States. African-American guards go through the gate. Prisoners say, 'I wonder what makes this place so lousy;' 'Come on bob let's enlist to fight the indians, damn the difference;' 'Come on John let's take the oath;' and 'If you push me again I'll break your head.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 7/8 x 6 1/8 in. Three men stand around a bucket full of lemonade. The middle man holds a cup, the man on the left reaches out and touches his shoulder. Man on left: 'Mr give me some of that, I'm a sick man and I think a little would do me sights of good.' Man in middle: 'I don't keep Lemonade for sick men, go to the doctor and get a dose of Oil, it 'll do you more good.' Man on right: 'Don't I wish I had five cents to buy some of that, I know its good.'

Lithograph: 5 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. Map of layout of buildings at Point Lookout.

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. Two prisoners approach Captain Barnes, who is in uniform and on horseback. First prisoner: 'Captain will you please and give me a pair of pants this is all I've got.' Captain: 'You must come to my office I can't attend to business on the street.' Second prisoner: 'It's no use troubling the captain you can't get anything before next Sunday.'

Printed label: 1 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. Caption for photograph on Page 19, Title, and, from left to right, 'Lieut H.C. Strong, A.C.M.; Capt. N.P. Ives, C.S.; Capt. H.E. Goodwin, A.Q.M.; Capt. C.H. Drew, A.A.A. Gen'l; Dr. A. Heger, Med. Director; Brig. Gen. J. Barnes; Major A.G. Brady, Prov. Mar.; Dr. J.H. Thompson, P. of W.C. Hosp'l; Capt. J.W. Welch, Ord. Officer; Lieut Wilson, A.D.C.; Lieut. J.T. Cantwell, Eng'r.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper. 5 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. A barefoot man with patched pants offers some spoons. Another man with ripped pants tries to sell some rings. The spoon peddler says, 'Heres your spoons to eat your soup! Only five crackers apeice.' The ring peddler says, 'Heres your pretty rings only fifty cents apeice.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 6 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. Two African American sentinels stand guard with guns outside a large wooden door marked 'Prisoner's Camp.' Next to them is a small building labeled 'Asst. Prov. Marshal;' white soldiers stand in the doorway and sit on the porch of the building.

Printed general order: 4 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. Printed general order from the Head Quarters St. Mary's District, May 24, 1864, instructing Sentinels at Point Lookout to be vigilant about guarding prisoners. By command of Col. A.G. Draper, and signed by G.L. Kibby in ink on p. [2].

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 6 x 6 5/8 in. An African American guard lies on the ground outside of a tent bleeding while another guard bends over him. The fallen guard's rifle is beside him. Three prisoners look on. First prisoner: 'Whats the matter' Second prisoner: 'Who kill'd him' Guard: 'Git up Abram and don't act possum, here comes Corp'ral Jim but I knows you don't beleive me you think I'se fooling you. Git up Abram and don't make a fool of yourself, don't you see de white folk's laughing at you - for de Lord I believe's the nigger dead for sartain.'

Printed general order: 4 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. Printed general order from the Head Quarters St. Mary's District, May 24, 1864, instructing Sentinels at Point Lookout to be vigilant about guarding prisoners. By command of Col. A.G. Draper, and signed by G.L. Kibby in ink on p. [2].

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 1/2 x 6 3/8 in. A man, smoking a pipe, squats behind a row of crabs. A prisoner picks up one crab. Prisoner: 'Mr. I'll give you a big chew tobacco for this fellow.' Peddler: 'Go to the devil with your tobacco. I sell my crabs for money ten for five cents.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. A Union officer, [possibly Dr. A. Heger] holding a fan, asks a prisoner, holding two fans, their price. Officer: 'Well Johnny Reb whats the price of fans.' Prisoner: 'Forty cents a peice, or three for one dollar.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 5/8 x 6 1/8 in. Two men sit at a table drinking beer, poured by a peddler, and eating small cakes. Another man with ripped clothes and bare feet stands next to the table. Standing man: 'Here I am, out at the elbows, out at the knees, out of shoes and socks and out of Pockets, plenty of Greybacks, no Greenbacks, and not a friend in the Pen or at the North.' First seated man: 'Mr. is your beer sharp.' Second seated man: 'Hurry up and pour me out a cup of your corn beer.' Peddler: 'Yes sharp and sweet and one cake and cup of beer for five cents.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 7/8 x 6 in. A man stands next to a steam engine, which involves steam from a pot on a stove powering a wheel.

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. An African American guard stands outside a tent holding a pistol, while two barefoot prisoners, one wearing only a shirt, stand huddled in front of him. Another prisoner watches from inside the tent. Guard: 'You little Reb wid de red shirt double quick into line or I'll pop a cap at you.' First prisoner: 'Oh I'm nearly broke down.' Second prisoner (with red shirt):'Oh me! I'm nearly froze.'

Manuscript: Ink on paper; 8 x 9 3/4 in. Letter dated June 1, 1865 from O.L. Crews, J.W. Wood and W.J. Tinsley, prisoners at Point Lookout, to President Andrew Johnson, asking for a release from imprisonment.

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 1/2 x 6 in. Three prisoners talk to an African American guard outside a tent. The guard holds a rifle and bayonet. First prisoner: 'Whats the matter.' Second prisoner: 'Why the Sentinel gave a Reb ten dollars to get some change for some tobacco, about two hours ago and he forgot to come back.' Guard: 'Don't you all know dat's wrong, dat's no way to treat a man, if I had known dat when he was here, I would have kill'd him on the spot.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 3/4 x 6 in. A melee among prisoners leaving a long wooden cookhouse. Some prisoners fight each other, some have fallen to the ground. An African American sentinel comes to the assistance of one man, another stands guard behind a fence beyond the cookhouse. Prisoners say the following: 'Oh my soup,' 'Is that a souphouse cup?' 'You threw soup in my face, take that,' and 'Take him off.'

Albumen print; 7 1/8 x 9 3/4 in. Group of officers standing at attention in front of a large house among trees. The list of names is on Page 18.

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. Prisoners engaged in many activities along a beach and pier. Some sit on the pier and fish, some stand in the shallow water and fish, a few bathe in the water or wash clothing. In the foreground, two prisoners carry a large barrel suspended on a stick. Ships sail in the water offshore.

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 6 x 6 3/8 in. A peddler dishes hash onto a plate for a prisoner. Another prisoner sits at a table eating a plate of hash. Seated prisoner: 'A fellow can get his money's worth here, it fills a fellow up.' Other prisoner: 'Say here Mr. Just dip me up a load of that stuff.' Peddler: 'Here's your hot liver hash only five cents a plate and bread to go with it.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 5/8 x 6 1/4 in. A woman wearing a bonnet and a man wearing a top hat talk with two men. A prisoner sits on the ground, picking lice from his shirt. Woman: 'Good Gracious me! I came to see the sights and I have seen them.' Man: 'Yes Madam. He's fighting under the black flag, he don't show no quaters.' Other man: 'Hello Bill! Where did you raise these fine breed of animals.' Prisoner: 'Go to the devil, I'm bothered enough with these lice, without you all coming here.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. A prisoner with ripped clothes and no shoes eats molasses candy, which he has bought from a well dressed peddler. Prisoner: 'My aint Molasses candy the sweetest thing in the world.' Peddler: 'Heres your good Molasses candy two dollars a stick in Confeds, or five cents in greenbacks.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 6 x 6 3/8 in. A peddler sits on the ground behind four watermelons. A prisoner crouches and eats a slice, another crouches behind the peddler to talk to him. First prisoner: 'This watermellon puts one in mind of home, I wonder if they have got any.' Second prisoner: 'Mr. may I have the rinds I want to make pickles.' Peddler: 'Make Pickles the devil he wants to eat them.'

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 6 x 6 3/8 in. Five men sit at a table playing cards and betting. Ships sail by in the background. First prisoner: 'I've lost twice's on that damnd old ace.' Dealer: 'Hurry up and make your bets.' Third prisoner: 'How many times has the jack won.' Fourth prisoner: 'I'll wait and see how the cards runs.'