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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - A U.S. Army fort and prison camp named for Illinois Senator [[Stephen Arnold Douglas]], on whose property it was built after his death. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - A U.S. Army fort and prison camp named for Illinois Senator [[Stephen A. Douglas|Stephen Arnold Douglas]], on whose property it was built after his death. | ||
== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
Revision as of 16:14, 16 October 2013
Camp Douglas (1) (1861-1865) - A U.S. Army fort and prison camp named for Illinois Senator Stephen Arnold Douglas, on whose property it was built after his death.
Camp Douglas (1) History
Established during the U.S. Civil War as an internment camp for Confederate soldiers.
Current Status
The camp was closed at the end of the war, and no remains of it subsist.
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Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Maps & Images Lat: 41.831780 Long: -87.607981 |
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- Chicago's Camp Douglas, 1861‑1865 (J. Ill. S.H.S., 53.37‑63)