Confederate POWs part of Arsenal Island, Civil War history

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The Confederate Cemetery on Arsenal Island holds the remains of many of almost 2,000 prisoners who died while being held captive there.

17 hours ago • By Linda Cook
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For more information on Colonel Davenport House Foundation events, membership, volunteer opportunities and the house itself, visit www.davenporthouse.org. The group preserves the Colonel Davenport House and site, and fosters knowledge of the history and development of the Quad Cities region through tours of the house, exhibits and educational programming. The house is open for tours from May to October, noon-4 p.m. Thursday-Sunday.

For more information about the Rock Island Arsenal Museum, visit www.arsenalhistoricalsociety.org/museum/. The primary mission of the museum is to collect, preserve, and interpret the history of Rock Island Arsenal and Arsenal Island.

A current U.S. picture identification for visitors 16 years or older is needed to be permitted on Arsenal Island because it is a working military facility. You can access Arsenal Island using the Moline gate.

Although the prison is long gone, visitors still can see the spot where Confederate prisoners of war were held on Arsenal Island

Kris Leinicke, of Rock Island, director for the Rock Island Arsenal Museum, gave a presentation about the Rock Island Barracks from 1863-1865 to 30 members of the Colonel Davenport Historical Foundation at the Arsenal Island Golf Clubhouse, 1838 Gillespie St.

More: http://qctimes.com/news/local/confe...cle_0c2f2cc9-9d92-5503-8639-96f97f86ced0.html
 
Come Memorial Day there will be a confederate flag on every one of those graves just as there will be an American flag on every grave in the national cemetery.
 
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