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Douglas (Bronzeville) in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Douglas Plaza

Site of Civil War Camp Douglas

— 1861-65 —

 
 
Douglas Plaza Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, October 9, 2018
1. Douglas Plaza Marker
Inscription. Enlistment and training center for U.S. Union Armed Forces. Site of enlistment of Private Charles H. Griffin, January 5, 1864 Co. B, 29th Reg’t U.S. Col’d Infantry USCT. Prisoner of War camp where 6,000 Confederate soldiers of the Civil War died.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansWar, US Civil.
 
Location. 41° 50.119′ N, 87° 37.059′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Douglas (Bronzeville). Memorial is on South Martin Luther King Drive, 0.2 miles south of 32nd Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3232 South Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago IL 60616, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Camp Douglas (a few steps from this marker); Pilgrim Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Unity Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); The Boulevard System (approx. ¼ mile away); Sunset Cafe (approx. 0.3 miles away); Supreme Life Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Victory, World War I Black Soldiers’ Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Chicago Defender Building (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.
 
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Douglas Plaza Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.
December 6, 2021
2. Douglas Plaza Marker - wide view
Douglas Plaza Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, October 9, 2018
3. Douglas Plaza Marker
looking north along King Drive.
Douglas Plaza Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, October 9, 2018
4. Douglas Plaza Marker
looking south along King Drive.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2018, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 412 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on October 29, 2018, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin.   2. submitted on December 6, 2021.   3, 4. submitted on October 29, 2018, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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