Confederate Prison Camp - GHM 113-2 - Pierce Co., GA
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N 31° 19.056 W 082° 15.006
17R E 381050 N 3465475
The Confederate Prison Camp state historic marker located on Ga 203 near the northwest edge of Blackshear, GA.
Waymark Code: WM9RVW
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/26/2010
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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.
GHM 113-2 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1955
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: GHM 113-2
Date: 1955
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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