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Camp Chase

1861 establishments in Ohio19th century in Columbus, OhioAmerican Civil War army postsAmerican Civil War prison campsCemeteries in Columbus, Ohio
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Bird's eye view of Camp Chase near Columbus, Ohio. LOC 73694505
Bird's eye view of Camp Chase near Columbus, Ohio. LOC 73694505

Camp Chase was a military staging and training camp established in Columbus, Ohio in May 1861 after the start of the American Civil War. It also included a large Union-operated prison camp for Confederate prisoners during the American Civil War.The camp was closed and dismantled after the war and the site has been redeveloped for residential and commercial use, except for the Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery, which contains 2,260 graves of Confederates who died in captivity both in Camp Chase and in Camp Dennison near Cincinnati. Camp Chase was located in what is now the Hilltop neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Camp Chase is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Camp Chase
Chase Avenue, Columbus

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N 39.943888888889 ° E -83.075833333333 °
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Chase Avenue
43204 Columbus
Ohio, United States
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Bird's eye view of Camp Chase near Columbus, Ohio. LOC 73694505
Bird's eye view of Camp Chase near Columbus, Ohio. LOC 73694505
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