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Established in April 1861 as a [[U.S. Civil War]] volunteer training camp. Converted to a prisoner of war camp in February 1862. Processed some 15,000 Confederate prisoners of war between 1862 and 1865. | Established in April 1861 as a [[U.S. Civil War]] volunteer training camp. Converted to a prisoner of war camp in February 1862. Processed some 15,000 Confederate prisoners of war between 1862 and 1865. | ||
Located on a 36 acre tract of land that had been purchased for a fairgrounds. Enclosed by present day 19th St., 22nd St., Talbott St. and Delaware to Central Ave. | Located on a 36-acre tract of land that had been purchased for a fairgrounds. Enclosed by present-day 19th St., 22nd St., Talbott St. and Delaware to Central Ave. | ||
Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | ||
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Camp Morton (1) (1861-1865) - A Indiana Volunteer Camp established in 1861 during the U.S. Civil War in present day Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Named for Oliver P. Morton, Governor of Indiana. Became a prisoner of war camp in 1862, abandoned in 1865. HistoryEstablished in April 1861 as a U.S. Civil War volunteer training camp. Converted to a prisoner of war camp in February 1862. Processed some 15,000 Confederate prisoners of war between 1862 and 1865. Located on a 36-acre tract of land that had been purchased for a fairgrounds. Enclosed by present-day 19th St., 22nd St., Talbott St. and Delaware to Central Ave. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. Current StatusMarker only in Herron-Morton Place Park in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
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