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September 19, 2018 By Bob Henderson 2 Comments

Camp Chase

monumentCamp Chase P.O.W. Confederate Prison

In May of 1861 Camp Chase was established as a training facility for U.S. Army recruits. After the fall of Fort Donelson in early 1862, it was quickly over flowing with prisoners of war from the Confederacy. In that year Johnson’s Island Prison relocated most of their enlisted Confederate prisoners here. The two acre site holds 2260 Confedarate soldiers who died in captivity at the prison.

The cemetery was vandalized in 2017, toppling a statue of a Confederate solider atop the stone monument. Visiting the site in the spring of this year, I met one of the security guards that keeps a close eye on the cemetery. He was no second string law enforcement officer. The same goes for the one at Johnson’s Island.

 

2900 Sullivant Ave., Columbus, Ohio

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About Bob Henderson

I am a Certified Trusted Google Street View and Business View photographer. I shoot and produce 360º Virtual Tours in a variety of formats. Former Metro Historical Commission member. Native Nashvillian, served as an officer in the US Navy and Tennessee Air National Guard. Follow Bob on LinkedIn | Facebook

Comments

  1. Brady Fitts says

    March 19, 2019 at 8:53 am

    Thanks for what you have done here. We cannot erase the history of our great Country, but we can honor those here. This war should not be removed from our history, but should be used as an example of something we as a Country should never repeat.

    My family fought on both sides, but mostly as Confederate soldiers.

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    • Bob Henderson says

      March 19, 2019 at 9:05 am

      Thanks, you’re welcome. Mine too. 6 Reb’s and 1 Yank!

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