Camp Chase

Camp Chase
Part of American Civil War prison camps
Columbus, Ohio, United States
TypeArmy Training Camp and Union Prison Camp
Site information
OwnerU.S. Government
Controlled byUnion Army
Open to
the public
Yes
Site history
In use1861–1865
Demolished1865–1867
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
Garrison information
OccupantsUnion soldiers, Confederate officer prisoners of war
Camp Chase Site
More than 2,200 Confederate graves are in the Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery
Map
Interactive map
Location2900 Sullivant Ave., Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates39°56′38″N 83°4′33″W / 39.94389°N 83.07583°W / 39.94389; -83.07583
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1861
NRHP reference No.73001434[1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1973

Camp Chase was a military staging and training camp established in Columbus, Ohio, in May 1861 after the start of the American Civil War. It also included a large Union-operated prison camp for Confederate prisoners during the American Civil War.[2]

The camp was closed and dismantled after the war and the site has been redeveloped for residential and commercial use, except for the Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery,[3] which contains 2,260 graves of Confederates who died in captivity both in Camp Chase and in Camp Dennison near Cincinnati.[4] Camp Chase was located in what is now the Hilltop neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Camp Chase is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Camp Chase - Ohio History Central". www.ohiohistorycentral.org. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery--Civil War Era National Cemeteries: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary". www.nps.gov.
  4. ^ "Camp Chase - Ohio History Central". www.ohiohistorycentral.org. Retrieved October 29, 2018.