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unusual facts about Camp Chase


Camp Chase

The camp was closed in 1865, and by September 1867, dismantled buildings, usable items, and 450 patients from Tripler Military Hospital (also in Columbus) were transferred to the National Soldier's Home in Dayton.


Westgate, Columbus, Ohio

It was constructed partially on land formerly housing the American Civil War Camp Chase and Confederate prison.


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9th Connecticut Infantry Regiment

Although recruitment at Camp English in New Haven proceeded slowly due to the lack of proper clothing and equipment, the regiment had 845 men when it left New Haven in November by rail for Camp Chase in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Camp Chase Trail

Camp Chase Trail serves as the Western Columbus segment of the 453 mile Ohio to Erie Trail connecting the Ohio River in Cincinnati to Lake Erie in Cleveland.