Blackshear Civil War Prison Camp

Blackshear Civil War Prison Camp Site of a Civil War prison camp in southeast Georgia In November 1864 more than 5,000 Union soldiers were brought to Blackshear, Georgia as Prisoners of War.

Some 20 or more soldiers died during their imprisonment here. Their remains were reinterred at Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort National Cemetery, South Carolina. However, there is question as to whether all soldiers were reinterred to a formal burial plot.

11/14/2025
A recent visit to the Civil War Blackshear Prison site and surrounding area. Still much potential to preserve this hallo...
02/21/2024

A recent visit to the Civil War Blackshear Prison site and surrounding area.
Still much potential to preserve this hallowed ground where Union and Confederate soldiers suffered and died, and perhaps develop the land into a historical park some day. 🙏🏻🤞🏼

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01/21/2024

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Here stood a Confederate prison camp for Union prisoners of war. Established about November 18, 1864, the camp held more than five thousand prisoners until the first week of January, 1865. (A historical marker located in Blackshear in Pierce County, Georgia.)

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Confederate Road (Hwy 121)
Blackshear, GA
31516

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