NEW!!! Priority Program Registration

Registration will open on Monday, May 12 at 8:30am for all June programs (unless otherwise noted). Priority will be given to Homer Township Public Library cardholders due to high demand & limited space. See our priority registration page for more details. 

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CAMP DOUGLAS

Age Group:

Adults & Seniors
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Event Details

 Opened in 1861, Camp Douglas was a Union training and reception facility for over 40,000 Union soldiers in Chicago. Camp Douglas became a prison camp, housing over 30,000 Confederate prisoners, from 1862 until it was demolished in 1865. Containing over 200 buildings on 60 acres, Camp Douglas was the most significant Civil War facility in Northern Illinois. Registration Required.