Camp Ford History Society and Culture Tyler T Localities Texas United States

Camp Ford History Society and Culture Tyler T Localities Texas United States

Confederate prison camp operated from 1863 to 1865; it housed 6,000 POWs and is said to be the largest Confederate prison camp west of the Mississippi. It is now the site of a historical park.

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Life in a Texas Prison Pen: The 48th Ohio at Camp Ford - Prisoners' accounts of their experiences, maps and pictures of the camp, and a list of prisoners from the 48th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry.
Handbook of Texas: Camp Ford - Brief history of the camp with bibliography.
Camp Ford Historical Association - Camp history and information about the independent group's plans to build a historical center across from the Camp Ford site.
Texas Beyond History: Camp Ford - Information on the camp's history and archaeological research, a timeline and pictures from the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin.

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