BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260822T234637Z DTSTART:20260905T103000Z DTEND:20260905T120000Z UID:20260905T103000Z-20260905T120000Z-689@archives.delaware.gov SUMMARY:Prisoners of Fort Delaware DESCRIPTION:Built in 1860 as a coastal defense fortification situated in the Delaware River\, Fort Delaware would go on to house nearly 33\, 000 Confederate prisoners of war during the American Civil War.  Priso ners of Fort Delaware will explore the daily life of prisoners housed at Fort Delaware and will provide an overview of the experiences at on e of the most notorious prisons of the Federal Government\, using prim ary source material from those who were imprisoned. Today\, Fort Delaw are State Park is part of the Delaware State Park system and is open t o the public for tours of the historic fort and reconstructed prisoner barracks.\n\nPresented by Taylor Reynolds X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Built in 1860 as a coastal defense fortification s ituated in the Delaware River\, Fort Delaware would go on to house nea rly 33\,000 Confederate prisoners of war during the American Civil War .  Prisoners of Fort Delaware will explore the daily life of prisoners housed at Fort Delaware and will provide an overview of the experienc es at one of the most notorious prisons of the Federal Government\, us ing primary source material from those who were imprisoned. Today\, Fo rt Delaware State Park is part of the Delaware State Park system and i s open to the public for tours of the historic fort and reconstructed prisoner barracks.
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Presented by Taylor Reynolds\n URL:https://archives.delaware.gov/events/prisoners-of-fort-delaware/?l ang=en ATTACH:https://archives.delaware.gov/events/prisoners-of-fort-delaware /?lang=en ATTACH:https://archives.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/156/2026 /08/prisoners-of-fort-delaware-150x150.jpg LOCATION:Delaware Public Archives\, 121 MLK JR BLVD N\, Dover END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR