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National Historic Landmark-Johnson's Island Civil War Prison
National Historic Landmark- Johnson's Island Civil War Prison
Johnson's Island, the site of an important Confederate prisoners-of-war camp during much of the Civil War, is located 2.5 miles northwest of Sandusky, Ohio, in Sandusky Bay.
Johnson's Island was chosen because of ...
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Johnson's Island Prison
1862-1865
[Marker Front]:
CONSTRUCTION
In 1861 it became apparent to Federal authorities that the war would not end quickly and plans were made for construction of prisons to permanently house thousands of Confederate prisoners. Lieutenant Colonel William Hoffman was assigned the task of ...
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