Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery Columbus, Ohio |
Camp Chase Camp Chase was a Civil War camp established in May 1861, on land leased by the U. S. Government. Four miles west of Columbus, the main entrance was on the National Road. Boundaries of the camp were present-day Broad Street (North), Hague Avenue (East), Sullivant Avenue (South), and near Westgate Avenue (West).Named for former Ohio Governor and Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, it was a training camp for Ohio soldiers, a parole camp, a muster - out point, and a prisoner - of - war camp. |
As many as 150,000 Union soldiers and 25,000 Confederate prisoners passed through
its gate from 1861 - 1865. By February 1865, over 9,400 men were held at
the prison. More than 2,000 Confederates are buried in the Camp Chase Cemetery.
Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Hilltop Historical Society, Blue & Gray Magazine, Dixie Chapter UDC, Sons of Confederate Veterans, The Ohio Historical Society 1999 |
Confederate cannonball fired at the Battle of Vicksburg, MS Feb. 3, 1863 Donated By LT. COL. Herbert L. Snapps U.S. Army Ret. |
354 Jas. H. Godby Co. E 17 VA CAV C. S. A. |
355 PVT F.M. Gardner C. S. A. |
These pictures were taken by Margaret Braun email address maggielou@columbus.rr.com,
thanks Margaret :). We have plans to add more names to this page as time allows, please check back often or you can email me and I will add your name to the email group that I have set up specifically for this website. I did a little searching when Margaret sent me the pictures and found a wonderful site full of information. There is no way I can ever compair to the information they have so I'm going to list the link here. http://www.campchase.com/ |