Camp Douglas
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Year built | 1861 |
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Battles and wars | American |
War | |
Demolished | 1865 |
Owners | Federal government of the United States |
In use | 1861–1865 |
Occupants | Union Army |
Confederate States of America | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2430701 |
About Camp Douglas
Camp Douglas, in Chicago, Illinois, sometimes described as "The North's Andersonville," was one of the largest Union Army prisoner-of-war camps for Confederate soldiers taken prisoner during the American Civil War.