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General : Point Lookout Prison
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From: Stageman  in response to Message 1Sent: 10/14/2008 4:35 AM
Jreb
 
I don’t know about TN 43rd but Point Lookout was a Federal prison. Prisoners did not have shelter on banks of Potomac near Chesapeake Bay. Number of prisoners who died were high and could be as much as Andersonville or more. But since the South surrendered the history has been written by you know who.
 Allegedly they had no shelter intentionally because the Rebels were across the River and could see the mistreatment but do nothing about it. The Potomac at this point is salt water a few miles wide. St Mary's county Maryland.