There was a large prison for civil war soldiers at Alton,Illinois which is a short distance from Jersey county.They brought them up from the south on large paddle wheeler boats and unloaded just below the Prison in Alton. ----- Original Message ----- From: <dames13345@alltel.net> To: <ILJERSEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 9:06 AM Subject: [ILJERSEY] Confederate prison > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Andrews, Vesterman/Fesperman, Winchester, Franz, Edwards > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ig.2ADI/1204 > > Message Board Post: > > A young lady a meet told me there was a confederate prison in the > Jersey/Greene county area.....would someone enlighten me, please > > Thanks > > > ==== ILJERSEY Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to the > utility address ILJERSEY-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM If you are trying to > unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address but change > the -L- to a -D- > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > >