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Established in May 1861 as a Volunteer training camp and later as a prisoner of war camp. As many as 150,000 Union soldiers and some 25,000 Confederate prisoners passed the camp between 1861 and 1865. | Established in May 1861 as a Volunteer training camp and later as a prisoner of war camp. As many as 150,000 Union soldiers and some 25,000 Confederate prisoners passed the camp between 1861 and 1865. | ||
The prison camp at Camp Chase started receiving military prisoners in April 1862. The camp already had some political prisoners and the governor of Ohio considered the camp as under his command, appointing a series of incompetent commanders. At the end of September 1863 he placed Major [[Peter Zinn]] of his own Governor's Guard in charge and things got worse. After a series of prisoner abuses and shootings, Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers, [[John S. Mason]] {{Cullum|1339}} was assigned to Camp Chase. Mason took command of the Draft Depot and the prison at Camp Chase on 22 Aug 1863. He was a West Point Graduate and immediately reestablished military control over the prison and established Federal control of the post. By mid-1963 he had transferred all Confederate officers and the political prisoners to [[Johnson's Island Prison]]. He remained at Camp Chase until 6 Nov 1863. | The prison camp at Camp Chase started receiving military prisoners in April 1862. The camp already had some political prisoners and the governor of Ohio considered the camp as under his command, appointing a series of incompetent commanders. At the end of September 1863, he placed Major [[Peter Zinn]] of his own Governor's Guard in charge and things got worse. After a series of prisoner abuses and shootings, Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers, [[John S. Mason]] {{Cullum|1339}} was assigned to Camp Chase. Mason took command of the Draft Depot and the prison at Camp Chase on 22 Aug 1863. He was a West Point Graduate and immediately reestablished military control over the prison and established Federal control of the post. By mid-1963 he had transferred all Confederate officers and the political prisoners to [[Johnson's Island Prison]]. He remained at Camp Chase until 6 Nov 1863. | ||
By | By 1865, over 9,400 Confederates had been held at the camp prison with a maixmun population of about 4,000, 37 prisoners escaped. More than 2,200 Confederates are buried in the Camp Chase Cemetery. | ||
Abandoned in 1865. | Abandoned in 1865. | ||
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'''GPS Locations:''' | '''GPS Locations:''' | ||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=39.94389|Lon=-83.07583}} | * {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=39.94389|Lon=-83.07583}} Camp Chase | ||
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'''See Also:''' | '''See Also:''' | ||
* [[Civil War Union Prisons]] | |||
* [[Johnson's Island Prison]] | * [[Johnson's Island Prison]] | ||
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HistoryEstablished in May 1861 as a Volunteer training camp and later as a prisoner of war camp. As many as 150,000 Union soldiers and some 25,000 Confederate prisoners passed the camp between 1861 and 1865. The prison camp at Camp Chase started receiving military prisoners in April 1862. The camp already had some political prisoners and the governor of Ohio considered the camp as under his command, appointing a series of incompetent commanders. At the end of September 1863, he placed Major Peter Zinn of his own Governor's Guard in charge and things got worse. After a series of prisoner abuses and shootings, Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers, John S. Mason (Cullum 1339) was assigned to Camp Chase. Mason took command of the Draft Depot and the prison at Camp Chase on 22 Aug 1863. He was a West Point Graduate and immediately reestablished military control over the prison and established Federal control of the post. By mid-1963 he had transferred all Confederate officers and the political prisoners to Johnson's Island Prison. He remained at Camp Chase until 6 Nov 1863. By 1865, over 9,400 Confederates had been held at the camp prison with a maixmun population of about 4,000, 37 prisoners escaped. More than 2,200 Confederates are buried in the Camp Chase Cemetery. Abandoned in 1865. Current StatusThe two-acre Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery is the only remaining part of the camp. The rest of Camp Chase has been redeveloped as Westgate, a residential and commercial area. A camp corner stone is located in front of the Westgate #623 Masonic Temple.
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