Camp Lawton
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| Area | 41 |
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| Opened | 1864 |
| Added to NRHP | March 24, 1978 |
| Nearest city | Millen |
| NRHP Reference Number | 78000992 |
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| ID | 2135509 |
About Camp Lawton
Camp Lawton or the Millen Prison was a stockade which held Union soldiers who been taken as prisoners-of-war during the American Civil War. It opened in October 1864 near Millen, Georgia, in Jenkins County and had to be evacuated within six weeks, due to the advance of Sherman's army through Georgia.
