[Humal]

"Because Camp Chase, the prisoner of war camp outside Columbus, was not considered secure enough for such desperate prisoners,"

snippy,
My great, great, great uncle and his step brother were held at Camp Chase, Ohio. My great uncle was kept in a cell with four other men. They all contracted smallpox, and the other three died. His step-brother, Crockett, only 18 years old, also died at Camp Chase of smallpox. I have a copy of the pitiful letter my uncle wrote home telling his parents of his brother's death. Disease claimed about twice the number of lives as battle injuries did.

[snippy_about_it]

Hi Humal. We're they buried there and did they stay buried there? I know many were removed and given back to the South if I remember correctly. I live not too far away from there and walked through the cemetary once. It's very small.

[SAMWolf]

The pow camps on both sides were miserable hellholes with disease taking a large toll in lives. You were almost better off getting killed on the battlefield.

[snippy_about_it]

Here is a link to Camp Chase.