7 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 3 5 0 ▁prisoners ▁held ▁in ▁a ▁compart ment ▁below ▁the ▁de cks . ▁ ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁currently ▁lists ▁ 4 , 4 3 5 ▁US ▁battle ▁death s ▁during ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁War . ▁Another ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁died ▁in ▁capt ivity , ▁from ▁disease , ▁or ▁for ▁other ▁reasons . ▁Est im ates ▁of ▁death s ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁prison ▁ships ▁vary ▁around ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 . ▁Pr ison er ▁ex changes ▁were ▁hardly ▁possible ▁for ▁two ▁reasons : ▁the ▁British ▁often ▁captured ▁far ▁more ▁prisoners ▁than ▁the ▁Americans ▁did , ▁and ▁George ▁Washington ▁did ▁not ▁favor ▁ex ch anging ▁veter an ▁British ▁soldiers ▁for ▁rag tag ▁American ▁troops , ▁as ▁it ▁would ▁only ▁put ▁his ▁army ▁at ▁a ▁greater ▁dis adv antage . ▁ ▁Account s ▁of ▁imprison ment ▁on ▁HMS ▁Jersey ▁are ▁American ▁Heritage ▁Magazine ▁( August ▁ 1 9 7 0 / Volume ▁ 2 1 /# 5 ) ▁and ▁on ▁prison ▁ships ▁American ▁Heritage ▁Magazine ▁( A pril / May ▁ 1 9 8 0 / Volume ▁ 3 1 /# 3 ). ▁ ▁Red isc overy ▁of ▁Jersey ▁During ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁as ▁the ▁ke el ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁USS ▁Connecticut ▁was ▁under ▁construction ▁at ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Navy ▁Y ard , ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Daily ▁E agle ▁reported ▁that ▁HMS ▁Jersey ▁had ▁been ▁found . ▁ ▁While ▁p ile ▁driving ▁a