Camp Douglas (Chicago) - Training Camp and Camp For Detained Union Parolees, 1862

Training Camp and Camp For Detained Union Parolees, 1862

In the fall of 1862, Camp Douglas again briefly became a training camp for Union army volunteers. The Union Army then used the camp for its most unusual purpose.

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