- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Confederate Prison Camp historical marker
- Creator:
- Jackson, Edwin L.
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Pierce County
Confederate States of America. Army--Prisons--Georgia--Blackshear - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Pierce County, Blackshear, 31.30605, -82.24207
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 203 just north of Blackshear
Text of marker: "CONFEDERATE PRISON CAMP. Here stood a Confederate prison camp for Union prisoners of war. Established about November 18, 1864, the camp held more than five thousand prisoners until the first week of January, 1865. These prisoners were brought here from camps at Millen and probably from Andersonville to avoid the possibility of their being liberated by Sherman's troops who were then moving southward. The camp was at one time under the command of Colonel H. Forno. Other prisoners from Millen were transferred to camps at Savannah and Florence. 113-2 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1955" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_confederate-prison-camp
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_confederate-prison-camp
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
