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Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago


 

Oak Woods Cemetery was established in 1854 at 1035 E. 67th Street in Chicago, Illinois. The first burials took place in 1860 and during the American Civil War, six thousand Confederate soldiers, prisoners of war who died at Camp Douglas, were buried together here. Known as the "Confederate Mound," a monument has been erected in their memory.

Related Topics:
1854 - Chicago, Illinois - American Civil War - Confederate soldiers - Camp Douglas

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Among the personalities interred here are:

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