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• Confederate P.O.W. Cemetery 
  1,960 Confederate graves lie here from the Union Civil War Prisoner of War Camp, which was used from December 9, 1863 to June 11, 1865.
  Rock Island Confederate Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
   
• Memorial, Confederate Prison Camp   b. December 3, 1863
  Inscription: "In memory of the Confederate veterans who died at the Rock Island Confederate Prison Camp. May they never be forgotton, let no man asperse the memory of our sacred dead . They were men who died for a cause they believed was worth fighting for and made the ultimate sacrifice." This prison began accepting prisoners on Dec. 3, 1863. (Bio by: Mr. Denardo)
  Rock Island Confederate Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
   

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