Camp Douglas
1861-11? to 1865
Organized at Chicago, Illinois, in the fall of 1861. Served as a Union Army recruiting center from November 1861 until March 1862. Served as a military prison for Confederate prisoners of war from March 1862 until November 1865.
Citation
Camp Douglas. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32206939 (November 12, 2026).
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