Description: Dated ca. 1933-1939, this aerial photograph shows Camp Chase, a military prison located four miles outside of Columbus, Ohio, which held Confederate troops during the American Civil War. Camp Chase eventually replaced Camp Jackson as a recruitment and training center for the Union Army. During the course of the Civil War, over two thousand Confederate prisoners died at Camp Chase. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04C_003_1
Subjects: Military Ohio; Civil War; Camp Chase (Ohio); Military prisons; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Illustration of "Johnson's Island, Sandusky Bay, Depot of Confederate Prisoners," from Henry Howe's "Historical Collection of Ohio," 1909. Johnson's Island, leased for $500 per year from Leonard B. Johnson during the Civil War, was the site of a prisoner of war camp for Confederate officers along the Lake Erie coast of Ohio. While it was the only Union prison camp exclusively for officers, there were regular soldiers there as well. During the war, approximately 10,000 to 15,000 soldiers were processed through the camp. It was guarded by the 128th Ohio Voluntary Infantry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04257
Subjects: Civil War--Prisoners and prisons; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Johnson's Island Prison Camp
Places: Johnson's Island (Ohio); Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: Aerial view illustrating Johnson's Island Confederate Prison and Cemetery. Johnson's Island, leased for $500 per year from Leonard B. Johnson during the Civil War, was the site of a prisoner of war camp for Confederate officers along the Lake Erie coast of Ohio. While it was the only Union prison camp exclusively for officers, there were regular soldiers there as well. During the war, approximately 10,000 to 15,000 soldiers were processed through the camp. It was guarded by the 128th Ohio Voluntary Infantry.. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04258
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War--Prisoners and prisons; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Johnson's Island Prison Camp
Places: Johnson's Island (Ohio); Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Camp Chase Confederate cemetery, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1954. The area was used as a staging, training and prisoner of war camp during the American Civil War. Today, all that remains is the Confederate Cemetery containing 2,260 graves. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03512
Subjects: Cemeteries--Ohio; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Civil War--Prisoners and prisons
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Gravestones at Camp Chase Confederate cemetery, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1954. Camp Chase was used as a staging, training and prison camp during the American Civil War. All that remains today is the Confederate Cemetery containing 2,206 graves. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03513
Subjects: Cemeteries--Ohio; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Civil War--Prisoners and prisons
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Charles W. Atkins at the 1954 Memorial Day service held at Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio, by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Dixie Chapter. Atkins' grandfather, William A. Atkins, was a Confederate Army soldier who died at Camp Chase while a prisoner of war. Camp Chase was a staging, training and prison camp during the American Civil War. All that remains today is the Confederate Cemetery with 2260 graves. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03515
Subjects: Cemeteries--Ohio; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Civil War--Prisoners and prisons
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This bird's-eye view shows the layout of Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio. Established in 1861, Camp Chase served as a recruitment and training center for the Union Army and as a prison camp for captured Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. There are over 2,200 Confederate soldiers buried in the cemetery at Camp Chase. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04216
Subjects: Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery (Columbus, Ohio); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Prisoners of war; Prisons--Ohio; Ohio History--Military Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)