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Arsenal History Minutes | RIA-Confederate POW Camp

Arsenal History Minutes | RIA-Confederate POW Camp | WQPT

Aired 03/01/2015 | Rating NR

Embracing Our Military

Arsenal History Minutes | RIA-Confederate POW Camp

Special | 1mVideo has Closed Captions

Arsenal History Minutes | RIA-Confederate POW Camp | WQPT

In the summer of 1863 the US government decided to build a prisoner of war camp on Rock Island. On 3 December the first shipment of 488 Confederate POWs arrived at the Rock Island Prison Barracks. These Confederate soldiers had been captured at the battle of Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga 8 days prior.

Aired 03/01/2015 | Rating NR

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Embracing Our Military is a local public television program presented by WQPT PBS

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Embracing Our Military

Arsenal History Minutes | RIA-Confederate POW Camp

Special | 1mVideo has Closed Captions

In the summer of 1863 the US government decided to build a prisoner of war camp on Rock Island. On 3 December the first shipment of 488 Confederate POWs arrived at the Rock Island Prison Barracks. These Confederate soldiers had been captured at the battle of Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga 8 days prior.

Aired 03/01/2015 | Rating NR

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