Confederate Soldier's Cemetery ~ Johnson Island, Ohio
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Team RAGAR
N 41° 30.030 W 082° 43.754
17T E 355671 N 4595763
Johnson Island Federal Prison Camp Cemetery
Waymark Code: WM70ZD
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2009
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In 1861 the United States Army established a prisoner of war camp on Johnson's Island, approximately 1 mile south of this point. The camp, which housed captured Confederate officers, was maintained until 1865 when it was dismantled. The camp cemetery contains the graves of 256 men who died as a result of disease, wounds, or by execution while incarcerated.
Date cemetery was established: 1861
Visiting hours:
Daylight Only
Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
Please submit a photo(s) taken by you of your visit to the location (non-copyrighted photos only). GPS photos are also accepted with the location in the background, and old vacation photos are accepted. If you are not able to provide a photo, then please describe your visit or give a story about the visit.
We would also like to hear about any of your deceased family members who may be laid to rest in the cemetery.