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Camp Sorghum was a Confederate States Army prisoner of war camp located in Columbia, South Carolina during the American Civil War. Established in 1862 as a makeshift prison for approximately 1,400 Union officers, Camp Sorghum consisted of a tract of open field, without walls, fences, buildings, or any other facilities. A "deadline" (boundary line) was established by laying wood planks inside the camp's boundaries. Rations consisted of cornmeal and sorghum syrup as the main staples in the diet, thus the camp became known as "Camp Sorghum". Due to the lack of any security features, escapes were common. Conditions were terrible, with little food, clothing or medicine, and disease claimed a number of lives among both the prisoners and their guards. 〔(Camp Sorghum Prisoner of War Camp )〕 ==See also== *List of Civil War POW Prisons and Camps *Saluda Factory Historic District 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Camp Sorghum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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