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Archaeologists comb recently found Civil War POW camp
Friday, August 19, 2011
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- 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, coins and other keepsakes that would remain undisturbed for nearly 150 years.
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