. The Photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . banks. It was on May 23-26, 1864, that Lee had checkmated Grant at the North Anna Riverin the latters advance toward Richmond. While the army was at Spotsylvania, its water base had beenat Belle Plain, on Potomac Creek, but when Grant moved to the North Anna the base was transferredto Port Royal, on the Rappahannock, and the Confederates at Belle Plain were sent on to Northern prisons.The burden placed upon the South in feeding and guarding its prisoners was overwhelm
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. The Photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . banks. It was on May 23-26, 1864, that Lee had checkmated Grant at the North Anna Riverin the latters advance toward Richmond. While the army was at Spotsylvania, its water base had beenat Belle Plain, on Potomac Creek, but when Grant moved to the North Anna the base was transferredto Port Royal, on the Rappahannock, and the Confederates at Belle Plain were sent on to Northern prisons.The burden placed upon the South in feeding and guarding its prisoners was overwhelming, and ColonelRobert Ould, agent of exchange, offered, later in the year, to deliver the sick and wounded at Savannahwithout equivalent. Transportation was sent late in November, and here and at Charleston, when thedelivery was completed after the railroad leading to Savannah was cut, about thirteen thousand men weredelivered. More than three thousand Confederates were delivered at the same time. After January24, 1865, exchanges were recommenced and continued with little interruption to the end of hostilities in April.. WHERE FIVE THOUSAND CONFEDERATE PRISONERS LAY ENCAMPED On the heights above the hollow the Union sentries can be descried against the sky-line. The clusterof huts on the right-hand page is part of the Federal camp. From December, 1862, to June, 1863, thegloomiest half-year of the war for the North, the Federal army was encamped near Falmouth, Virginia, alittle town on the Rappahannock River opposite Fredericksburg. The winter-quarters stretched back formiles toward Belle Plain and Aquia Creek, the bases of supplies. Continuous scouting and skirmishingwent on throughout the winter, and the Confederate prisoners captured during this time were confined atBelle Plain until arrangements could be made to send them to Northern prisons. Here also was the greatquartermasters supply depot, and these prisoners at least never lacked ample rations. They were but a [42]