Name/Title
Monument to the Confederate prisonersEntry/Object ID
1995.001.2462Description
5 3/4"h x 3 1/2"w sepia tone photo of the obelisk built to honor the Confederate prisoners who died in Point Lookout prison camp during the Civil War. An earth mound was built that holds the bronze plaques that list the names of known prisoners. On top of that was a flat stone floor to support the obelisk. It was of thirty-seven rough cut squares of stone, capped by a small pyramid.
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Text on the verso: in blue fountain ink "Monument in St. Mary's Co, Md to the Confederate prisoners, who died at Point Lookout Prison Camp in Civil War. Taken in 1935 by J. Webster Jones" and in black stamp ink "I 237"Collection
Charles E. Fenwick CollectionDimensions
Dimension Notes
Print Size: 3 1/2" x 5 3/4"Location
Container
Charles E. Fenwick Collection, Photo Box 3Shelf
Rack 08, Shelf 4Rack
Rack 08Wall
West wallRoom
Archives 1Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Jones, J. WebsterRelated Places
Place
* Untyped Place
Confederate Monument