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"Confederate Prisoners brought in after the Battle of Chancellorsville."— Frank Leslie, 1896

Confederate Prisoners

"Confederate Prisoners brought in after the Battle of Chancellorsville."— Frank Leslie, 1896

Fort Lafayette was an island coastal fortification in New York Harbor, built next to Fort Hamilton. During the Civil War, the casement were used to house Confederate prisoners of war and politicians opposed to Abraham Lincoln's administration policies.

Fort Lafayette

Fort Lafayette was an island coastal fortification in New York Harbor, built next to Fort Hamilton.…