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that the remains of over 4000 Confederate Soldiers who died while Prisoners of War are buried in Oak Woods Cemetery in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. A 30 foot tall monument marks their mass grave.

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Fun Fact: that the remains of over 4000 Confederate Soldiers who died while Prisoners of War are buried in Oak Woods Cemetery in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. A 30 foot tall monument marks their mass grave.

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