Camp Lawton

Camp Lawton The official page for Georgia Southern University’s Camp Lawton Archaeological Project.

Camp Lawton was established during the Civil War in the fall of 1864 by the Confederate Army to house Union prisoners of war at Magnolia Springs in order to take advantage of the abundant water supply. Built by slave labor of pine timber harvested on site, the walls measured 12 to 15 feet (4.6 m) high. The stockade began receiving the first of at least 10,299 prisoners in early October. The post w

as abandoned by the end of November when threatened by Sherman’s drive on Savannah. Since 2009, Georgia Southern University has been conducting archaeological field work on the site of Camp Lawton, a significant and valuable heritage resource. It represents an ideal archaeological laboratory to ask questions about human behavior that still resonate with relevance in the modern world. Given the brief period between its occupation and abandonment, Camp Lawton is in essence a time capsule, locking into the soil the stories, experiences, and relationships of its occupants.

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1053 Magnolia Springs Drive
Millen, GA
30442

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+19124782337

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