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Friday, August 11, 2023
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August 11, 2023 -Second Friday Lecture: The Union Prisoners of War at Camp Douglas
Second Friday Lecture: The Union Prisoners of War at Camp Douglas
Friday, August 11 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Speaker: Rob Girardi Camp Douglas, located on the south side of Chicago, was Illinois’ largest Civil War training camp. More than 40,000 Union volunteers mustered here. In February 1862, the camp was converted to accommodate Confederate prisoners of war. About 24,000 Confederates were held there during the […]
Saturday, August 12, 2023
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