Sussex County - Newton - The Largest Prisoner of War Camp for Confederates: The Point Lookout Prison in Southern Maryland
Tuesday, September 17 – Sussex County Come and enjoy the September Meeting of the Colonel Henry Ryerson Civil War Round Table on September 17, 2019, 7:30 pm, at the Bristol Glen facility, 200 Bristol Glen Drive, Newton, New Jersey, in the Town Hall room. Admission is free, donations appreciated. “The Largest Prisoner of War Camp for Confederates: The Point Lookout Prison in Southern Maryland,” a presentation by Brad and Linda Gottfried. Help us celebrate the start of our 16 th year as a Round Table with the man who was the original organizer and first president of the Colonel Henry Ryerson Civil War Round Table (and past president of the Sussex County Community College): our September speaker Dr. Brad Gottfried! Brad will be talking about The Point Lookout Civil War Prisoner of War Camp for Confederates, which was the largest facility in the North. Over 5...