Yes there is one...and it is a BIG ONE with 6,000 burials, but not individual graves, just one mass burial. The 6000 Southerners buried there lost their lives at Chicago's infamous Camp Douglas Prison in a two year time frame.
It is called the Confederate Mound at Oak Woods Cemetery, a private 180 acre site located at 67th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue.
The Confederate Mound is one of the most spectacular monuments in Chicago, but most people don't know about it. The Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp Douglas Camp holds a memorial service every April at the site.
The mound area consists of two acres with a 46 foot Georgia granite monument on top of it and that is topped by the bronze statue of a Confederate soldier. The names of the 6000 are on bronze plaques at the base. Cannons with stacked cannonballs guard the perimeter.
From Lee Bey's Chicago-- Beyond the Boat Tours.
Confederate Dead in Chicago. --Old B-Runner
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