BENTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE


In The Civil War

Union


Elmira Prison Camp Elmira, New York


Point Lookout, Maryland Prison Camp

LINKS Point Lookout, Md., Prison Camp - Records, 1863 January 2-1864 June


Alton Prison Alton, Illinois

LINKS Alton in the Civil War


Rock Island, Illinois


Camp Douglas, Illinois

According to the National Park Service, there were 30,000 prisoners confined to Camp Douglas during it's operation between 1862 and 1865. There were 4,454 deaths (15%).

LINKS Douglas/Grand Boulevard: The Past and the Promise


County Host Betty Brooks

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