Camp Chase Confederate Cemeter — Attraction in Columbus

Nice , clean well maintained civil war cemetery . I have been there at dusk and could feel a certain feeling hard to explain. Being from the south I feel a camaraderie with the brave men buried here. Only four stars due to the fact that now instead of putting a small confederate flag next to each grave marker on Memorial day, the people in charge buckled to pressure from the liberal city " leaders" and replaced them with small American flags. Kind of a oxymoron due to the whole war between the States thing. I am a very proud American but let's keep it real. I could swear I hear them rolling over in their graves every...

Well maintained, but the headstones are merely that - headstones. I have a relative there and I can tell you based of historic documents, the remains under each stone are suspect as these were moved from unmarked and mass graves during the operation of this criminal operation against Americans of the South. Andersonville was cruel, but Chase and Elmira were inhumane. Prisoners were often doused with icy water during the bitter winters, starved, beaten and left to survive on what they could scrounge. The last commander of Chase was much better than his predecessors, but hundreds still died...

This is a national cemetery containing the remains 2,260 prisoners of war from the confederacy. Parking on the street is allowed, but not advised because Sullivant Ave. is usually busy. The only entrance is from Sullivant Ave, and the gate has steps with no ramp. The markers are spaced closely, and there are no footpaths inside. There are also no significant monuments inside that you can't see from...