Point Lookout Prisoner-of-War Camp
(1863-1865)
After the battle of Gettysburg, the Union established a prisoner-of-war depot near here. Confederate soldiers and Maryland civilians were imprisoned and guarded by 400 Union troops, with only tents for protection. 3,384 prisoners died.
State Roads Commission of Maryland, J. Millard Tawes, Governor
St. Mary’s County Historical Society, Charles E. Fenwick, President
Marker is on Maryland Route 5.
Courtesy hmdb.org
