Archaeologists comb newly found Civil War POW camp
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 16:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
When word reached Camp Lawton that the enemy army of Gen. William T. Sherman was approaching, the prison camp's Confederate officers rounded up their thousands of Union army POWs for a swift evacuation — leaving behind rings, buckles, coins and other keepsakes that would remain undisturbed for nearly 150 years.