Does anyone know if there is a list of the confederate soldiers held at the Custom House? Sue In a message dated 3/16/2008 1:52:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, n_d_hellmers@yahoo.com writes: Hi Craig, I don't own this book and I'm sorry but I can't remember if there were any floor plans. Its use as a prison would have been by the Union Army, which began its occupation of New Orleans in April 1862. This website http://w3.gsa.gov/web/p/interaia_save.nsf/cf0d4c7c0de34938852563d3004975f3/342 1c032cfc411fd852565d90053a19f?OpenDocument says: "Standing as a major symbol of the Federal Government, the unfinished building played a significant role during the War Between the States. In 1861 the exterior masonry walls were complete up to their full height, while the interior masonry was still incomplete. Although construction was suspended, the building was occupied briefly by Confederate forces and then by the Federal Army after New Orleans was captured in 1862. The notorious Union General Benjamin Butler established his headquarters on the second floor in the offices that face Canal Street. The building was also used to house captured Confederate soldiers, reportedly up to two thousand men at one time." A book that presumably would have more on this is A HISTORY OF THE U. S. CUSTOM HOUSE AT NEW ORLEANS, by Stanley C. Arthur, published in 1940. Reference information on that book is here: http://www.getcited.org/pub/102431618 Norm --- Craig Borne <cjborne@comcast.net> wrote: > Norm, > Does the book include sketches of the floor plan for > the Customhouse? I > understand the Customhouse was used as a prison > during the Civil War, but > this might have been subsequent to 1862. > Thank you for any information you can provide. > Regards, > Craig . . . ______________________________________________________________________________ ______ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)