And so I know of, but a lot about Andersonville but not CampDouglas or the other northern prison camps. Of course that they existed is no surprise. That I lived close enough to Chicago to go there a few times a week and I still never heard of this prison...
Apparently I discovered it is an historic site,like Andersonville. According to a quick Google search over 100,000 people visit Andersonville each year,Camp Douglas struggles and seldom achieves a thousand visitors.
Yes, Andersonville was the largest and most well-known Confederate prisoner camp. Camp Douglas was known for being the most cruel of the Uniin POW camps. In any book distributed by the War Department, they've will debunk any reference to cruelty. You will find on many websites they claim it's a myth. Again, the victors wrote the history, but they can't hide it forever!
And so I know of, but a lot about Andersonville but not CampDouglas or the other northern prison camps. Of course that they existed is no surprise. That I lived close enough to Chicago to go there a few times a week and I still never heard of this prison...
Apparently I discovered it is an historic site,like Andersonville. According to a quick Google search over 100,000 people visit Andersonville each year,Camp Douglas struggles and seldom achieves a thousand visitors.
Meant to say I've heard lot about Andersonville, but knew little about (until your article I read last week.)
Yes, Andersonville was the largest and most well-known Confederate prisoner camp. Camp Douglas was known for being the most cruel of the Uniin POW camps. In any book distributed by the War Department, they've will debunk any reference to cruelty. You will find on many websites they claim it's a myth. Again, the victors wrote the history, but they can't hide it forever!