| Camp Chase | |
|---|---|
| Part of American Civil War prison camps | |
| Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
 | |
| Type | Army Training Camp and Union Prison Camp |
| Site information | |
| Owner | U.S. Government |
| Controlled by | Union Army |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1861–1865 |
| Demolished | 1865–1867 |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Union soldiers, Confederate officer prisoners of war |
Camp Chase Site | |
 More than 2,200 Confederate graves are in the Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery | |
 Interactive map | |
| Location | 2900 Sullivant Ave., Columbus, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39°56′38″N 83°4′33″W / 39.94389°N 83.07583°W |
| Area | 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
| Built | 1861 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001434[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 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.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Camp Chase - Ohio History Central". www.ohiohistorycentral.org. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery--Civil War Era National Cemeteries: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary". www.nps.gov.
- ^ "Camp Chase - Ohio History Central". www.ohiohistorycentral.org. Retrieved October 29, 2018.