Camp Dennison in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Waldschmidt Cemetery
Camp Dennison, Ohio
Photographed By J. J. Prats, June 1, 2019
1. Waldschmidt Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Waldschmidt Cemetery is located on land purchased from former New Jersey judge and Congressman John Cleves Symmes in 1795 by Christian Waldschmidt, one of the first settlers in the Little Miami River Valley. Waldschmidt, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was a veteran of the American Revolution, and he and his family are buried here. During the Civil War this area, named for Governor William Dennison, served as a training site and hospital for the Union effort. A portion of the cemetery was the temporary interment site for 349 Union soldiers and 31 Confederate prisoners of war, most of whom died at the camp hospital. On July 4, 1869, the Union soldiers were moved to Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati. About the same time, the Confederate soldiers we reinterred in Chase Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio.
Waldschmidt Cemetery is located on land purchased from former New Jersey judge and Congressman John Cleves Symmes in 1795 by Christian Waldschmidt, one of the first settlers in the Little Miami River Valley. Waldschmidt, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was a veteran of the American Revolution, and he and his family are buried here. During the Civil War this area, named for Governor William Dennison, served as a training site and hospital for the Union effort. A portion of the cemetery was the temporary interment site for 349 Union soldiers and 31 Confederate prisoners of war, most of whom died at the camp hospital. On July 4, 1869, the Union soldiers were moved to Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati. About the same time, the Confederate soldiers we reinterred in Chase Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio.
Erected 2002 by Symmes Township Historical Society, Camp Dennison Civic League, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 28-31.)
Marker is in Camp Dennison, Ohio, in Hamilton County. Marker is on Lincoln Road just east of Glendale Milford Road (Ohio Route 126), on the right when traveling east. It is in the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10131 Lincoln Rd, Camp Dennison OH 45111, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 559 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
