Scotland in St. Mary's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Post Office at Camp Hoffman
Point Lookout State Park
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Prison authorities provided a bulletin board just inside the pen near the camp post office for posting war news and prison announcements of a general nature. The bulletin board provided notice to those prisoners who received letters and packages from relations. prisoners checked the bulletin board often, not only for mail, but for the list of prisoners to be exchanged hoping to see their names posted. Instructions for exchanges included the specific time of assembly for prisoners with their belongings, by the main gate.
Located next to this bulletin board, prison officials provided a letter or mailbox for the shipment of prisoner mail. Confederate prisoner, private E.H. Sutton, 24th Georgia Infantry, stated, that the prison post office and "letter box" was located near the main prison gate where soldiers could drop their outgoing mail " prisoners when they wrote from the camp had to have their letters red by a (Union) officer to see if they contained anything that they did not wish to pass and in case there was anything objectionable in them, they were destroyed."
Erected by Maryland Park Service; Maryland Department
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list.
Location. 38° 2.95′ N, 76° 19.435′ W. Marker is in Scotland, Maryland, in St. Mary's County. It can be reached from Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) 1½ miles south of 3rd Way, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10465 Point Lookout Rd, Scotland MD 20687, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Maryland. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within
Another marker is no longer nearby. Prison Pen (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 13, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
