Johnson's Island #2-62
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Team RAGAR
N 41° 30.871 W 082° 44.014
17T E 355341 N 4597326
Marblehead, Ohio
Waymark Code: WM3MVG
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2008
Views: 13
Military Prison Camp 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 206 men who died as a result of disease, wounds, or by execution while incarcerated.
Marker Number: 2-62
County: Ottawa
Significance of Location: Place
Additional Coordinate: N 41° 30.047 W 082° 43.812
Additional Coordinate description:
Location of Johnson's Island Cemetery - a fee is required to cross the causeway.
Bicentenial Mark: no
Website address: [Web Link]
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