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  • Bird's eye view of Camp Chase near Columbus, Ohio. LOC 73694505.jpg

    Photo by Ruger, A.; Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co. via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Brownlow at Camp Chase.jpg

    Photo by W. W. H. Davis, Printer via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Camp chase 1.jpg

    Photo by User Georgeccampbell on en.wikipedia via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Camp chase 2.jpg

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  • Camp Chase Aerial View.jpg

    Photo by Albert Ruger via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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  • Camp Chase graves.JPG

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Background

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. 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, which contains 2,260 graves of Confederates who died in captivity both in Camp Chase and in Camp Dennison near Cincinnati. 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.

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Union Army

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Camp Chase. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/camp-chase
Chicago
"Camp Chase." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/camp-chase.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-camp-chase,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Camp Chase},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/camp-chase},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}