Fort Lafayette, in New York City harbor, begins receiving its first prisoners: Confederate prisoners of war; “Copperhead” (anti-war, constitutionalist) mayors, state legislators, former governors; newspaper editors; business owners; and even impoverished farmers.  Mattresses consist of straw or moss.  Meals are often served half cooked.  The fort’s water is polluted.

       NOTE: Fort Lafayette came to be known as the “American Bastille” (named for the infamous prison in Paris that sparked the French Revolution.

       [added 3/20/2022] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.