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Thousands. One place built by the confederacy held 10thousand prisoners at once. Multiple union forts each held on average about 100 prisoners. Same for the confederates. If I was to pick a square number, it would be around 150,000.

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Total POW's during war - 12,000

Well over 210,000 Confederates were held as POWs during the War, and over 26,000 died of disease, starvation, and exposure to the elements. Over 12,000 Confederate prisoners were captured with the fall of Fort Donelson,TN in FEB 1862 alone.

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There was 11,764 people in prison

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About 2.1 Million in total

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