Confederate Mound at Oak Woods Cemetery

Oak Woods Cemetery is home to Confederate Mound, the largest Confederate burial ground in the northern United States. The Confederate soldiers interred here were imprisoned and died at Camp Douglas, a Civil War prison camp located in what is now ...

Confederate Salt Kettle-Oaks by the Bay Park

A major contribution of Florida to the Confederate war effort was the production of salt. Salt was necessary for preserving meat and other perishable foods but could not be imported due to the Union blockade.

Produced by boiling sea water ...

Oakwood Cemetery Confederate Section

After the First Battle of Manassas, Richmond appropriated this approximately 7.5 - acre lot on 12 Aug. 1861 for burial of Confederate war dead. These Soldiers from every Southern state either died in Richmond's military hospitals, such as Chimborazo, or ...

Confederate Oak

Please ! Do Not Climb On Tree

This great tree is called the Confederate Oak because according to legend, Confederate Soldiers frequently camped under it.

Marker can be reached from Old Sugar Mill Road, on the left when traveling east.

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