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Camp Butler
Springfield,
IL ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
39° 49' 54.599988",
-89° 33' 24.540012"
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Illinois State
Historical Marker
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Camp Butler, Civil War concentration camp for Illinois volunteers, occupied a large area in this vicinity from 1861 to 1866. It was also a prison camp for captured Confederates. Now a national Cemetery, it contains the graves of 1642 Union and Confederate soldiers.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Union States
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