Forest Hill Cemetery | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Forest Hill Cemetery

Forest Hill Cemetery | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
A Confederate Rest at the Forest Hill cemetery, showing the graves of Confederate soldiers who died at Camp Randall as prisoners of war in 1862.  The men were captured at Island 10 on the Mississippi River a few miles south of Cairo, Illinois, in April, 1962.  They arrived in Madison on April 21st, and those who were able were transferred to Camp Douglas by May 30, 1862.  Most of those that died in that short time died of wounds received in the battle in which they were taken as prisoners.
DESCRIPTION
A Confederate Rest at the Forest Hill cemetery, showing the graves of Confederate soldiers who died at Camp Randall as prisoners of war in 1862. The men were captured at Island 10 on the Mississippi River a few miles south of Cairo, Illinois, in April, 1962. They arrived in Madison on April 21st, and those who were able were transferred to Camp Douglas by May 30, 1862. Most of those that died in that short time died of wounds received in the battle in which they were taken as prisoners.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:35890
Creation Date: 1961
Creator Name:Fox, Thurman
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Place File*
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PF Madison.381
Original Dimensions:7.25 x 5.25 inches
SUBJECTS
Cemeteries
Cities and towns
Civil War, 1861-1865
War casualties
Outdoor photography
Trees

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