Alton, IL had a confederate prison during the Civil War. There are a couple of good web pages online for this prison. I found it by putting Alton prison in the search. Another good link to this information found when you put Sunflower Island or Smallpox Island in the search. Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 12:52 PM Subject: [ILMADISO-L] Southern Illinois Prison > Greetings List :o) > I just recently obtained the Civil War Pension File for my GG-Granduncle, > Daniel Lynch and in there, were statements that he was a guard at the > "Southern Illinois Prison (Penitentiary)" for a time, after the Civil War was > over. I have done a 'Google' search, but have come up empty handed on what > prison this may be and where it was located. By chance does anyone out there > have any ideas and/or know if it is possible to obtain records of employment > from such a facility? Thanks > Kelly > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > Cyndi's List of Genealogy Links-Lots of helpful links for your research. > http://www.cyndislist.com/