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4 dni temu · Point Lookout was the largest and one of the worst Union prisoner-of-war camps, established on August 1, 1863. It was located at the extreme tip of St. Mary's County, on the long, low, and barren peninsula where the Potomac River joins Chesapeake Bay.
The state park preserves the site of an American Civil War prisoner of war camp and the Point Lookout Light, which was built in 1830. [4] It is the southernmost spot on Maryland's western shore, the coastal region on the western side of the Chesapeake Bay.
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In 1863, the Union Army established a prison camp for Confederate POWs at Point Lookout, Maryland, on the tip of the peninsula where the Potomac River joins Chesapeake Bay.
7 lip 2023 · In 1862, the grounds served as a port, hospital, garrison, and prisoner of war camp for the Union Army during the American Civil War. Thousands of soldiers perished on the grounds of Point Lookout due to harsh conditions in the marshes and swamps of the peninsula.
The prison camp opened in 1863 and initially housed Confederate prisoners of war captured at the Battle of Gettysburg. Point Lookout eventually grew to be the Union’s largest prison camp, hitting a peak population of 20,000 inmates in June of 1865 (Point Lookout State Park History).
The museum tells the story of Point Lookout during its time as a prisoner of war camp for captured confederate soldiers through panel displays and artifacts found at Point Lookout Prison Camp. Make it your first stop as you explore the park's Civil War history.
