Confederate Military Prison
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Lazer
N 32° 22.872 W 086° 18.651
16S E 564823 N 3582898
For a brief period in 1862 a prison was here holding over 700 union soldiers in destitute conditions.
Waymark Code: WM3FR0
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 03/30/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member robbdogg120
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198 of the prisoners died in captivity. When the prison closed in December 1862, the prisoners were moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Marker Name: Confederate Military Prison

Marker Type: Urban

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Date Dedicated / Placed: 2001

Marker Number: Alabama Historical Association
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