Chase Confederate Cemetery in Hilltop
Submitted by tom_rieland_WOSU on March 1, 2010 - 12:01am
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The Confederate cemetery in Columbus's Hilltop neighborhood marks the place where, 140 years ago, a prisoner of war camp stood. At that time the location was well outside the city limits. In May of 1861 a Union military training ground was established here under the name Camp Jackson; by July of that year, when the first prisoners were admitted, its name had been changed to honor President Lincoln... -
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Historical and present day images of the Chase Confederate Cemetery.
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