Andersonville was just one of several prison camps run by the Confederacy during the Civil War. There were camps that were scattered throughout the South. One of these was Salisbury Prison, in Salisbury North Carolina. It was the only prison camp in North Carolina, and was built in 1861 after Bull Run, or First Manassas. It was originally a cotton mill and was converted to a prison to accommodate the need for a prison. It housed not only Northern POW's, it also held political prisoners, conscientious objectors, and Confederate deserters. This image is a depiction of the entire facility. It had a containment area of about 16 acres, and was designed to hold roughly 2,000 prisoners.
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