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What was prison life like in St. Louis during the Civil War?


What was prison life like in St. Louis during the Civil War?
Over the course of the war, the Union Army turned to two different prisons in downtown St. Louis to control rebellious citizens and send a message to the entire city.
Painting of Gratiot Street Prison by Martin Stadler, c. 1864-65
When the Union Army seized control of St. Louis in 1861, it had a problem. While a large portion of the immigrant population was anti-slavery, much of the native residents, whose wealth and economic ties relied on the “Peculiar Institution,” were openly hostile to their new occupying military government. As I’ve written about before, it even broke out into deadly riots on several occasions throughout the duration of the Civil War. But the Union Army, under the command of different leaders over the course of the war, turned to two different prisons in downtown St. Louis to not only control rebellious citizens, but also to send a message to the rest of the city. ....

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'Lynch's Slave Pens' In Shadow Of Busch Stadium Will Get Historical Marker


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This photo from the 1850s shows men outside one of what were known as Lynch s slave pens in downtown St. Louis.
Two Democratic lawmakers want to commemorate one of the most sordid chapters in local history at one of downtown St. Louis’ most visited sites and they say the St. Louis Cardinals are on board for the project.
More than a century before it became an entrance to Ballpark Village, the entertainment complex at Busch Stadium, the corner of Broadway and Clark held one of several sites known as “Lynch’s Slave Pens.” The pens took their name from Bernard Lynch, a notorious trafficker in enslaved people. They held men, women and children on their way to the slave markets in downtown St. Louis. ....

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