The Original Camp Randall

Camp Randall @ 2010 Bo Mackison

If you are familiar with Madison and the name Camp Randall comes up in conversation, You can be nearly sure this is NOT the Camp Randall being discussed. That Camp Randall, the home of the University of Wisconsin football team, the Badgers, is across the street. But this is the originail Camp Randall, and the namesake of the stadium.

Camp Randall served as a training grounds for 70,000 men who fought for the North in the Civil War. Later, the camp was utilized as a prison and hospital for Confederate soldiers.

Old Abe, the Eagle, on Watch © 2010 Bo Mackison

This arch was built and dedicated in 1912 to the soldiers who fought in the Civil War. The land was deeded to the University of Wisconsin in 1893 and part of the land is used for athletic facilities. Camp Randall, the football stadium, was built in 1917.

The memorial area was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

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