Dear Nancy, I know that the LDS (Mormons) have filmed many of the old Union records from the POW camps in the north. What they have can be seen in their catalog at your local LDS center. I have even seen sutler reports from Pt. Lookout, MD, listed on-line but could find no mention of my JOHN FLETCHER PACE held there from Nov 1863 to around March 1864. I guess everyone didn't deal with the sutlers. There were also some letters to/from prisoners on- line. I don't seem to have that URL any longer, but it was for Pt. Lookout anyway. While most records of men held in Confederate camps have been lost, a lot of the Union camps did keep records that were detailed and the LDS has films of those. Betty Pace - Norfolk, VA On Wed, 20 Oct 1999 10:34:38 EDT BoydNancyL@aol.com writes: >I remember a discussion about obtaining records for Confederate >soldiers in >Union prisons. I am looking for records for an Alexander Valentine >who died >in the Alton, IL, Prison. Does anyone know how to obtain those >records. It >is my understanding that he did write a letter asking to sign an Oath >of >Allegiance to the United States. > >Thank you, > >Nancy Moore > > >==== ROWANROOTS Mailing List ==== >Please consider joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data >Cooperative? >       http://www.rootsweb.com/ > ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.