Confederate Prison site in Salisbury
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The Confederate Prison site in Salisbury is a historic location in Salisbury, North Carolina, where a major Civil War-era Confederate military prison once operated.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Confederate Prison site in Salisbury canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War site
ⓘ
former military prison site ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Salisbury National Cemetery ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Confederate States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army
Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
cemetery and memorial grounds
ⓘ
commemorative site ⓘ |
| endDate | 1865 ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Salisbury National Cemetery monuments
ⓘ
monuments to Union prisoners of war ⓘ |
| hasPart | Salisbury National Cemetery ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
U.S. Civil War historic site
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Carolina
ⓘ
Rowan County, North Carolina ⓘ Salisbury, North Carolina ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableFor |
harsh prison conditions
ⓘ
large number of Union prisoners held ⓘ role in Civil War prisoner-of-war history ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf | Civil War prison system of the Confederacy ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Union cavalry raid on Salisbury in April 1865
ⓘ
imprisonment of Union soldiers ⓘ overcrowding and high mortality among prisoners ⓘ |
| startDate | 1861 ⓘ |
| usedAs | Confederate military prison ⓘ |
| usedDuring | American Civil War ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.