We visited the largest Union Prison Camp during the Civil War. From 1863 to 1865 there was up to 5,300 Union soldiers held at this location.
The basic layout of the stockade
visiting one of the cabins the prisoners constructed.
The Confederate Flag still flies at this location along with the Lone Star flag of course!
Camp Ford was the largest Confederate Prisoner of War Camp west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. Established in August of 1863, the camp was not closed until May 19, 1865. At its peak in July 1864, over 5,300 prisoners were detained there.
The Camp was one the least deadly of Civil War prisons. Its overall death rate was less than 7 percent, with most of the deaths occurring in the crowded summer of 1864. This is because it had a good water source, and a functioning system of internal discipline and control was in place when large numbers of prisoners started arriving.
The basic layout of the stockade
visiting one of the cabins the prisoners constructed.
The Confederate Flag still flies at this location along with the Lone Star flag of course!Camp Ford was the largest Confederate Prisoner of War Camp west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. Established in August of 1863, the camp was not closed until May 19, 1865. At its peak in July 1864, over 5,300 prisoners were detained there.
The Camp was one the least deadly of Civil War prisons. Its overall death rate was less than 7 percent, with most of the deaths occurring in the crowded summer of 1864. This is because it had a good water source, and a functioning system of internal discipline and control was in place when large numbers of prisoners started arriving.
Jack n Gaye
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