Camp Parole Marker

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Parole in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Camp Parole

By Tom Fuchs, October 8, 2007

1. Camp Parole Marker

Inscription. Located in this vicinity, one of three camps established during the Civil War to accept paroled Union prisoners of war for Confederate prisoners similarly confined in the south. Over the course of the war, thousands of soldiers were held here until they were returned to their regiments or sent home. Many who did not survive are buried in Annapolis National Cemetery

Erected by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration.

Location. 38° 58.808′ N, 76° 32.263′ W. Marker is in Parole, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. Marker is on Solomons Island Road (Maryland Route 2) ¼ mile south of Sommerville Road, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Annapolis MD 21401, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Trunk of the Three Mile Oak (approx. half a mile away); The General’s Highway (approx. 0.7 miles away); Aris T. Allen, M.D. (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hockley-in-the-Hole (approx. 1.3 miles away); Annapolis Water Company (approx. 1.6 miles away); Who was Henry Davis? (approx. 1.7 miles away); John Snowden Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Visionaries of the 1960s (approx. 1.7 miles away).

Cemetery Building Marker Photo, Click for full size

By F. Robby, November 5, 2007

2. Cemetery Building Marker

Also see . . .
1. Annapolis National Cemetery. This Department of Veterans Affairs description of the Annapolis National Cemetery includes a discussion about Camp Parole's history. (Submitted on October 10, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

2. Photograph of Camp Parole Headquarters. The only known photograph of the Camp Parole headquarters, hosted on the Maryland State Archives Website. (Submitted on October 10, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

National Register of Historic Places Marker Photo, Click for full size

By F. Robby, November 5, 2007

3. National Register of Historic Places Marker

On the grounds of the Annapolis National Cemetery

Annapolis National Cemetary Photo, Click for full size

By F. Robby, November 5, 2007

4. Annapolis National Cemetary

The Annapolis National Cemetary, referenced in the marker, is located at the northwest corner of the intersection of West Street and Taylor Avenue.

Camp Parole Annapolis Maryland Photo, Click for full size

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, circa May 5, 1966

5. Camp Parole Annapolis Maryland

John Frashier Grave Marker Photo, Click for full size

By F. Robby, November 5, 2007

6. John Frashier Grave Marker

There are a few (less than a dozen) Confederate soldiers buried in the Annapolis National Cemetary. John Frashier, died May 19, 1864, is one of them.

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 9, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,909 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on October 9, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 6, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 5. submitted on May 19, 2008, by Tabitha Preast of Hanover, Maryland. 6. submitted on November 6, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.