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Title |
Camp Morton Military Prison, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1864 |
Catalog Number |
ia-0555-0150 |
Description |
Four photographs of the Civil War camp, named for Indiana Governor Oliver Morton, affixed to a gray mount. Handwritten on the mount: "Camp Morton / Military Prison / Indianapolis Ind. / Scenes in 1864." The top left photograph depicts Union soldiers, some with guns, outside the fence with a sentry's walk near gates and a guard house. The decorative structures were originally used for the Indiana State Fairgrounds, converted into a military training camp in 1861. The other three images depict Confederate soldiers and military prisoners in the prison. Livestock barns were converted into barracks. Visible are tents, workers with wheelbarrows, and hanging laundry. The State Ditch (created previously to handle overflow from Fall Creek) was nicknamed "Potomac." The 36-acre site, established on Henderson's Grove as a fairgrounds in 1859, was bordered by what is now East 22nd Street, Talbott Avenue, East 19th Street, and Central Avenue. The State Fair resumed and was held at this location until 1891, when the area was sold and developed for a residential neighborhood known as Morton Place. |
Geographic Location |
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States |
Subjects |
Military camps Soldiers Military life Prisons Prisoners of war United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Camp Morton (Ind.) Herron-Morton Place Neighborhood (Indianapolis, Ind.) Indianapolis (Ind.) Marion County (Ind.) |
Date of Original |
1864 |
Year Range Begin |
1864 |
Year Range End |
1864 |
Process |
Albumen prints |
Type |
Still Image |
Collection Name |
David Yount Collection |
Search Terms |
Yount, David Collection |
Copyright |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Rights |
The Indiana Album, Inc. believes that this item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. |
Terms of Use |
Required Credit Line - The Indiana Album: David Yount Collection With attribution, this scan may be used for personal, educational, and non-profit purposes. For online use (blogs, social media, etc.), please retain the credit line band beneath the image. A hyperlink back to this catalog record is appreciated. |
Catalog date |
2025-05-08 |