Category: Camp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois

Categories: Union American Civil War Camps for Confederate POWs | Chicago, Illinois


GPS Coordinates: 41.82749°N 87.62105°W

See:Category:Oak_Woods_Cemetery,_Chicago,_Illinois

Camp Douglas, in Chicago, Illinois, was one of the largest Union Army prisoner-of-war camps for Confederate soldiers taken prisoner during the American Civil War. Based south of the city on the prairie, it was also used as a training and detention camp for Union soldiers. The Union Army first used the camp in 1861 as an organizational and training camp for volunteer regiments. It became a prisoner-of-war camp in early 1862. Later in 1862 the Union Army again used Camp Douglas as a training camp. In the fall of 1862, the Union Army used the facility as a detention camp for paroled Union Army prisoners pending their formal exchange for Confederate prisoners.

Camp Douglas became a permanent prisoner-of-war camp from January 1863 to the end of the war in May 1865. In the summer and fall of 1865, the camp served as a mustering out point for Union Army volunteer regiments. The camp was dismantled and the movable property was sold off late in the year. In the aftermath of the war, Camp Douglas eventually came to be noted for its poor conditions and death rate of between seventeen and twenty-three percent. Some 4,275 Confederate prisoners were known to be reinterred from the camp cemetery to a mass grave at Oak Woods Cemetery after the war. SOURCE: Wikipedia, Camp Douglas (Chicago), 20 January 2014.


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25 May 1820 Giles Town, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 09 Nov 1880 photo
24 Apr 1847 Pontiac, Lamar, Mississippi, United States - 30 Dec 1923 photo
1840 Paulding Co, Georgia - 06 Jan 1865
abt 1828 Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, United States - 26 Nov 1863
30 Sep 1844 Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States - 10 Oct 1917
07 Mar 1836 Neshoba, Mississippi, United States - 20 Aug 1904 photo
27 May 1834 Lee County, Virginia, USA - 12 Sep 1864

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10 Oct 1826 Pickens County, South Carolina, United States - 20 Dec 1864 photo
abt 1841 Mississippi, United States - 25 Feb 1862
24 Mar 1845 Leake, Mississippi, United States - 21 Jan 1925 photo
abt 1841 Houston County, Georgia, United States - aft 1870
23 May 1823 Estill County, Kentucky - 02 Sep 1862
02 Nov 1835 Scott County, Virginia, United States - 22 Nov 1902 photo
1828 Tennessee, United States - 02 Feb 1863
1823 Middle, Henderson, Tennessee, United States - 15 Aug 1864
abt 1833 St. Clair County, Alabama - abt May 1868
28 Jan 1831 Atmore, Escambia, Alabama, United States - 22 Mar 1865
24 Oct 1824 Macon County, North Carolina, USA - 19 Oct 1864
09 Apr 1835 - 01 Nov 1904 photo
15 Jul 1836 Bibb, Alabama, United States - 14 May 1862

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1843 Yancey County, North Carolina, United States - 08 Dec 1864 photo
abt 1817 Burke County, North Carolina, United States - 12 Dec 1864
1831 Pickens, South Carolina, United States - 13 Feb 1863
1844 - 03 Jun 1864
31 Oct 1839 - 15 Mar 1917
11 Mar 1828 - 23 Oct 1908 photo
1836 Benton County, Tennessee, United States of America - 1899
1829 Haywood County NC - 11 Dec 1862
1816 Mississippi, United States - 15 Feb 1865
04 Mar 1841 White County, Tennessee, United States - aft 1900
abt 09 Mar 1834 South Carolina, USA - abt 27 Jun 1864
abt 1833 South Carolina, United States - abt 1863

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1834 McDowell, North Carolina, United States - 12 Sep 1864 photo
1832 Rutherford County, North Carolina - 14 Mar 1865 photo
abt 1840 Pickens, South Carolina, United States - 18 Aug 1864
1821 Bulloch, Georgia, United States - 03 Sep 1864
25 Nov 1822 New House, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States - 17 Aug 1864
abt Jan 1839 Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States - 30 Jul 1862
14 Feb 1837 Jasper County, Georgia, United States - 26 Jul 1918
12 Mar 1839 Henry County, Tennessee, United States - 13 Jun 1928
1828 Tennessee, USA - 07 Aug 1862 photo
abt 1840 Scott County, Virginia, USA - 05 Dec 1865 photo

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1824 Lee, Virginia, United States - 27 Dec 1864

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26 Feb 1825 Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, USA - 29 Nov 1864
abt 1837 Perry County, Alabama, United States - abt 1863
09 Jan 1833 Rutherford, North Carolina, United States - 20 Apr 1902
1824 South Carolina - 15 Apr 1862
27 Jan 1839 Stewart County, Tennessee, United States - 14 Oct 1923
abt 1836 Washington, Tennessee, United States - 08 Mar 1865

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21 Mar 1815 Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States - 24 Feb 1863
25 Jul 1846 Saint Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States - 09 May 1912 photo
1836 Macon County, North Carolina, United States - 16 Oct 1863 photo

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1840 Macon County, North Carolina, United States - 02 May 1864 photo
abt 1826 Alabama, United States - 02 Feb 1865
10 Jun 1840 Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States - 28 Jun 1892
1838 Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States - 18 May 1896

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abt 1834 , Virginia, United States - 26 Oct 1864
15 Nov 1822 Tatnall County, Georgia - 12 Feb 1864
22 Feb 1833 Jasper County, Georgia - 18 Apr 1928
abt 1843 Tennessee, United States
abt 1820 Robertson County, Tennessee, United States of America - 10 Jul 1862
abt 1835 Tennessee, United States - 05 Mar 1862
1846 Alexander, North Carolina, United States - 22 Dec 1864
12 Jun 1843 Cherokee, Georgia, United States - 29 May 1927 photo
1838 Haywood County, North Carolina, United States - 16 May 1864
1837 Haywood County, North Carolina, United States - 04 Feb 1865
14 Nov 1820 South Carolina, USA - 19 Feb 1865
28 Aug 1841 Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada - 25 Feb 1917 photo
1835 South Carolina - aft 12 Jun 1865
Dec 1843 Hardeman, Tennessee, United States - Jan 1928 photo
abt 1832 Shelby Co, Illinois, USA - 11 Jan 1863 photo

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05 Feb 1826 North Carolina - 15 Aug 1913
1828 Mississippi, United States - abt 15 Oct 1864

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1834 Virginia, USA - 01 Jan 1865
25 Nov 1835 Alabama - 27 Apr 1917
1834 Georgia, USA - abt 1864 photo
abt 1828 Tennessee, United States - 26 Jun 1862

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1838 Alabama, United States
1837 Louisiana, United States - 21 Aug 1864
13 Feb 1845 South Carolina - 17 Apr 1865
1838 Williamson County, Tennessee, United States - 1864
13 Jul 1836 Tennessee, United States - 17 Mar 1914

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02 Mar 1841 Carroll, Georgia, United States - 09 Sep 1920
1822 Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States - 16 Aug 1864
abt 1829 Franklin, Mississippi, United States - 16 Apr 1865
abt 24 Jul 1840 Alabama - 29 Sep 1862
abt 23 Mar 1839 Coosa, Coosa, Alabama, USA - 29 Jan 1904
04 Feb 1830 Dooly, Georgia, United States - 29 Dec 1879
03 Jun 1840 Lincoln County, North Carolina - 30 Oct 1906 photo
1832 Mississippi, United States - 03 Mar 1863

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16 Jun 1839 Pike County, Georgia, United States - 13 Nov 1932
29 Feb 1836 Blount, Alabama, United States - 25 Nov 1864
11 Sep 1845 Wilcox, Alabama, United States - 23 Nov 1930
04 Jul 1838 Tippah, Mississippi, United States - 16 Sep 1862
30 Oct 1825 Tug River Valley, Pike County, Kentucky, United States - 28 Mar 1914 photo
20 Apr 1835 Tennessee - 22 Jan 1865
24 Feb 1826 Georgia, USA - 07 Apr 1863 photo
20 Apr 1833 Jackson County, Georgia, USA - 13 May 1923
Jan 1823 Bedford County, Virginia, United States - 1907 photo
1832 Simpson County, Mississippi United States - 14 Sep 1864
11 Sep 1833 Harlan, Kentucky, United States - 18 Nov 1864
1840 Alabama, United States - 04 May 1862
abt 1845 Georgia - 10 Apr 1917 photo

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1827 Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States - 09 Sep 1863
abt 1830 North Carolina photo
1833 McNairy County, Tennessee, United States - 17 Jul 1862 photo
30 Jun 1830 Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States - 26 Jul 1864 photo
25 Nov 1834 Wilson, Tennessee, United States - 12 Nov 1899

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1837 - 07 Feb 1863
1840 Lynchburg, Virginia, United States - 02 Jul 1905 photo

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1832 Missouri, United States - 09 Mar 1863
19 Feb 1844 Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 20 Dec 1920
abt 1810 South Carolina, United States - 07 Dec 1864

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1831 Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America - 12 Jun 1864
18 Nov 1845 Overton County, Tennessee, United States - 22 Apr 1924
21 May 1829 Bent, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA - 20 Apr 1918
08 Oct 1843 Virginia, United States - 07 Jan 1902 photo
07 Dec 1834 North Carolina, United States - 03 Feb 1910

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1829 Leesville, Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington, South Carolina, United States - 02 Feb 1865 photo
05 Apr 1826 Montgomery County, Virginia, United States - 18 Nov 1917

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1829 Tennessee - 23 May 1863
02 Jun 1838 Tippah, Mississippi, United States - 29 Dec 1914
1822 Alabama - 10 Jul 1862

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abt 1828 Burke, North Carolina, United States - 14 Mar 1864
27 Feb 1842 Union County, Arkansas, USA - 03 Mar 1908 photo
1841 Sc - 11 Jul 1862
18 Oct 1834 Walker, Georgia, United States - 07 Mar 1916
abt 1844 Walker, Georgia, United States - bef 1870
08 Jul 1842 Walker, Georgia, United States - 28 Oct 1912
abt 1843 Alabama - 29 Jan 1864
18 May 1844 Venice, Cayuga, New York, United States - 23 Jan 1921 photo
20 Feb 1842 Arkansas, United States - 1925
abt 1840 Breathitt, Kentucky, United States - abt 01 Sep 1864
04 Feb 1833 Lee, Virginia, United States - 01 Feb 1920 photo
27 Sep 1838 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 08 Dec 1864
1830 Cocke County, Tennessee, United States - 11 Apr 1884 photo
- 14 Mar 1865

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abt 1831 Virginia, United States - 1885
abt 1821 Ohio, Kentucky, United States - 1890 photo
03 Aug 1833 Burke, North Carolina, United States - 04 Dec 1864
abt 27 Jun 1823 Rye, Westchester, New York, United States - 22 Aug 1864
04 Aug 1843 St. Helena Parish, Louisiana - 05 Jan 1913
17 Mar 1832 Surry County, North Carolina, USA - 05 Nov 1864
abt 1846 St. Lukes Parish, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States - 01 May 1865

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Jun 1837 - 14 Oct 1904 photo

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1833 Marion, Georgia, USA - 14 May 1865
29 Dec 1828 Trinity, Morgan, Alabama, United States - 23 Mar 1863
abt 1829 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States - 24 Jan 1865 photo
21 Dec 1858 Träkumla, Gotland, Sweden - 1921
1831 Tennessee, United States - 03 Jun 1862
1833 Batesville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States - 29 Jan 1864

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21 Jul 1828 Peak, Anderson County, Tennessee, United States - abt 27 Nov 1864




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