Title: Ship Island, Mississippi
Description: "Used as a French base of operations and later by the British during the Battle of New Orleans, Ship Island served as a Federal prison under the command of Union Major-General Benjamin F. Butler during the Civil War. This volume traces the history of Ship Island which lies about 12 miles off the Mississippi Gulf Coast"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Prisoners of war, Prisons, Military prisons, United States, Confederate States of America. Army, History, Prisoners and prisons, Confederate States of America, Registers, Registers of births, United States. Army, United states, army, Confederate states of america, army, Registers of births, etc., United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, prisoners and prisons, Mississippi, history, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, registers