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The Camp Douglas Conspiracy, thought to have been a serious plot to assault the camp and free the prisoners, was supposed to have come to fruition on November 8, 1864. [171] Historians still do not agree on whether the plot was real or a hoax devised by people seeking advantage from misinformation. [ 172 ]
Fort Douglas (initially called Camp Douglas) was established in October 1862, during the American Civil War, as a small military garrison about three miles east of Salt Lake City, Utah. Its purpose was to protect the overland mail route and telegraph lines along the Central Overland Route .
Camp Douglas, sometimes described as "The North's Andersonville", was the largest Union POW Camp. The Union Army first used the camp in 1861 as an organizational and training camp for volunteer regiments. It became a prisoner-of-war camp in early 1862 and is noteworthy due to its poor living conditions and a death rate of roughly 15%.
The 55th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on October 31, 1861. Training continued at Benton Barracks, Missouri. The 55th was part of Sherman's Yazoo Expedition. The regiment was mustered out on August 14, 1865.
Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, based out of Camp Williams, at Camp Douglas, Wisconsin. As of September 2009, the HHC served as the Joint Area Support Group-Central in the International Zone in Baghdad, Iraq and was responsible for administering, securing, and transitioning the International Zone.
Here are 10 things you need to know about Gabby Douglas: 1. She was four years old when she did her first tumbling pass. Douglas got her start in gymnastics by way of a cartwheel at four years old ...
Camp Douglas, Wisconsin with Volk Field in the background. Volk Field has one asphalt / concrete paved runway (9/27) measuring 9,000 x 150 ft (2,743 x 46 m). [2] The Runway's Edge is the installation's all ranks club and provides hot food and drinks. [14] The Wisconsin National Guard Museum is located at Volk Field.
The 65th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Douglas at Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on May 1, 1862. Sent to western Virginia, it formed part of the Harper's Ferry garrison that surrendered to the Army of Northern Virginia in September 1862.