Jack: If that link does not work, which it apparently doesn't, try www.johnsonsisland.com also, the number of burials sounds awfully high. There aren't but about 300 burials at Johnson's Island. Camp Chase is a fairly good sized cemetery. Maybe a couple thousand. Of course, they have a lot of them they cannot account for up on the Island. During the rough winter of 1863, WITH NO FOOD, they had several disappear under mysterious circumstances and they damn sure didn't escape. Although, a few did. I guess they had to do whatever it took to stay alive. Anyway, there is a real interesting site about Camp Chase and the cemetery and people that were there on geocities. Jon Andrews >From: Jb502000@aol.com >Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [INPCRP] Confederate Cemetery in Middle of Ohio >Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 23:52:37 EST > > >I thought someone may like to know the following; > > I Ran across an article published in the Akron Beacon Journal, >Sunday, May 24, 1998. I thought it was interesting, because it says most >people in the area of Columbus don't know it's a Confederate Cemetery. >Originally there was a "Camp Chase" on Johnson's Island which At one time >held 9,416 Southern Prisoners. The Confederate Dead are buried in the one >time camp. The article says since Real Estate Developers have built a >causeway off Marblehead Peninsula, visitors have been able to pay a toll >and >drive over and see the Johnson Island Cemetery. The Island is in Sandusky >Bay. There is a Historical Marker at the Entrance Rd. near 10414 Bay Shore >rd. East of Lakeside and Marblehead. The Article can be found at ; >www.ohio.com/travel/fran/docs/052498.html > > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >Blessed are the Elderly, for they remember what we will never know. > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com