Aug 18, 2011 | Posted by: roboblogger
Archaeologists comb newly-found Civil War POW camp
Full story: The Macon Telegraph
When word reached Camp Lawton that the enemy army of Gen. William T. Sherman was approaching, the prison camp's Confederate officers rounded up their thousands of Union army POWs for a swift evacuation - leaving behind rings, buckles, coins and other keepsakes that would remain undisturbed for nearly 150 years.
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