CHAPTER
TWENTY-FIVE
Acadians
as POWs
The Federal Prison Camp
Experience
Camp
Douglas, IL; Rock Island Barracks, IL; Camp Morton, IN; Camp Chase, OH; Camp
Nelson, KY; Johnson’s Island, OH; Elmira, NY; Fort Delaware, DE; Point
Lookout, MD; Old Capitol Prison, DC; Ship Island, MS
An
overview of the plight of Acadians in Gray who are captured and sent to
Federal prisoner-of-war camps. Not
all of the Acadians return.