An additional number of civilians and Union soldiers were victims of disease and illness. During the war several different units were assigned to serve as guards at Alton. Formed at Alton specifically to serve as prison guards, the Illinois 144th was almost completely made up of Alton area residents. Stone from the prison buildings is found in walls and other structures all over the Alton area. Name, rank, company , state, date of capture, place of capture, date of death, cause of death, place of burial.
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