Camp Morton
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Camp Morton was a military training ground and a Union prisoner-of-war camp in Indianapolis, Indiana, during the American Civil War. It was named for Indiana governor Oliver Morton. Prior to the war,
Prisoners at Camp Morton, c. 1863
Graves of the Confederate prisoners at Crown Hill Cemetery
Crown Hill Cemetery
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Crown Hill Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at 700 West 38th Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. The privately owned cemetery was established in 1863 at Strawberry Hill, whose summit was ren
Camp Morton
…Camp Morton no longer exist, the remains of 1,616 Confederate soldiers and sailors who died while prisoners at the camp are interred at Indianapolis's Crown Hill Cemetery. Several monuments and historical markers commemorate Camp Morton, including a bust of Richard Owen, a camp commandant, at the Indiana Statehouse, and…
Crown Hill Cemetery Gateway in 2023
Entrance gates of Crown Hill Cemetery
Downtown as seen from "The Crown," elevation 842 feet (257 m).
Waiting Station tile detail, Crown Hill Cemetery, 1979