Episode 423 - Chicago's Notorious Camp Douglas

Send us Fan MailIt has been called “eighty acres of Hell” and was one of the deadliest Confederate prisons of the Civil War. Today’s we’re talking about Chicago’s Notorious Camp Douglas.Show some love for the podcast for the cost of a cup of coffee and help offset production costs:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryAmazon Affiliate Links (anything you buy - not just this stuff - through these links helps benefit the show):Chicago To Appomattox: The 39th Illinois Infantry in the Civil War by Jason B. Bakerhttps://amzn.to/3NZQkmvCamp Douglas: Chicago's Civil War Prison by Kelly Puccihttps://amzn.to/3LSacpKAndersonvilles of the North: The Myths and Realities of Northern Treatment of Civil War Confederate Prisoners by James M. Gillespiehttps://amzn.to/3r8083ZRally 'Round the Flag: Chicago and the Civil War by Theodore Karamanskihttps://amzn.to/3KaVvxz To Die in Chicago: Confederate Prisoners at Camp Douglas 1862-1865 by George Levyhttps://amzn.to/3u8JhQoAndersonville and Camp Douglas: The History of the Civil War's Deadliest Prison Camps by Charles River Editorshttps://amzn.to/3jic0vZ (Paperback)https://amzn.to/35Tn6Eu (FREE with Kindle Unlimited)Story of Camp Douglas, The: Chicago's Forgotten Civil War Prison by David L. Kellerhttps://amzn.to/3jsPQag (Paperback)https://amzn.to/3KwbVAQ (FREE with Kindle Unlimited)Join Kindle Unlimited here: https://amzn.to/2WsP1GHPodcast art by John K. Schneider - angeleyesartjks on Instagram or at angeleyesartjks AT gmail.comChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podhttps://www.chicagohistorypod.comEmail: chicagohistorypod AT gmail.comSupport the show