Camp Randall - wikipedia Camp Randall Camp Randall U.S. National Register of Historic Places Camp Randall arch designed by Lew F. Porter Show map of Wisconsin Show map of the US Show all Location Camp Randall Memorial Park, Madison, Wisconsin Coordinates 43 ° 4 ′ 11 '' N 89 ° 24 ′ 34 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 43.06972 ° N 89.40944 ° W ﻿ / 43.06972 ; - 89.40944 Coordinates : 43 ° 4 ′ 11 '' N 89 ° 24 ′ 34 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 43.06972 ° N 89.40944 ° W ﻿ / 43.06972 ; - 89.40944 Area 5 acres ( 2.0 ha ) Built 1865 NRHP reference # 71000036 Added to NRHP June 7, 1971 Camp Randall is an historic U.S. Army site in Madison, Wisconsin, named after Wisconsin Governor Alexander Randall, who served from 1858 - 1861. It was a training facility of the Union army during the Civil War, where more than 70,000 recruits were trained. The Army also established a hospital and prisoner - of - war camp here. In 1893 the site was purchased by the state for use by the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Part was set aside as a park to memorialize the Army camp. Another portion was used for Camp Randall Stadium, built in 1917 as an outdoor football stadium for the university. Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External links History The camp was a training facility of the Union Army during the Civil War, with more than 70,000 recruits receiving training there. The 6th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, was organized here in 1861. Later, a hospital and a stockade for Confederate prisoners of war were located at the camp.. The 140 prisoners of war who died at Camp Randall are buried at Confederate Rest. The site was purchased by the state of Wisconsin in 1893 and deeded to the University of Wisconsin. Of the original 531⁄2 acres, a segment was set aside as Camp Randall Park. This now features a memorial arch, two Civil War cannons, and a stockade building. Camp Randall Park is also the location of Camp Randall Stadium, opened in 1917 as the outdoor football stadium of the University of Wisconsin. Camp Randall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. Camp Randall during the Civil War. Sketch made from top of University Building, May 20, 1864, by W.F. Brown, Company B, 40th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment Gallery Memorial arch ( 1912 ) Civil War cannon Civil War cannon, plaque, and flagpole Prisoner of war stockade under protective roof References Jump up ^ National Park Service ( 2010 - 07 - 09 ). `` National Register Information System ''. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Jump up ^ `` Camp Randall ''. Dictionary of Wisconsin History. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2009 - 10 - 24. Jump up ^ Abigail Becker ( 11 April 2018 ). `` Madison City Council votes to remove Confederate marker rather than add an interpretive sign ''. The Capital Times. Retrieved 9 October 2018. Most of the 140 prisoners who died at Camp Randall and are buried at Confederate Rest (... ) were buried in a mass grave at the cemetery and later given their own headstones in Confederate Rest Further reading Cooke, Chauncey H. `` Documents : Letters of a Badger Boy in Blue : Life at Old Camp Randall ''. Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 4, no. 2 ( December 1920 ) : 208 - 217. Forbes, S.D. Camp Randall and Environs. Madison Wis. : 1890. Mattern, Carolyn J. Soldiers When They Go : The Story of Camp Randall, 1861 - 1865. Madison : State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1968. Thompson, Tommy R. `` ' Dying Like Rotten Sheepe ' : Camp Randall as a Prisoner of War Facility during the Civil War ''. Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 92, no. 1 ( Autumn 2008 ) : 2 - 13. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Camp Randall ( Madison, Wisconsin ). Historic images of Camp Randall Camp Randall Memorial Arch - images and history History of the Camp Randall Arch Camp Randall Civil War Prison Camp Randall Prison Camp Confederate Prisoners at Camp Randall as Seen in Newspaper Articles, Wisconsin Historical Society Camp Randall to welcome home its Civil War soldiers, Wisconsin State Journal `` 100 years later, Camp Randall Civil War memorial stands tall '', Milwaukee Journal Sentinel `` Confederate captives in Madison : Camp Randall 's history as Civil War prisoner - of - war camp '', The Badger Herald U.S. National Register of Historic Places Topics Architectural style categories Contributing property Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places Keeper of the Register National Park Service Property types Lists by states Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Lists by insular areas American Samoa Guam Minor Outlying Islands Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Lists by associated states Federated States of Micronesia Marshall Islands Palau Other areas District of Columbia Morocco Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Camp_Randall&oldid=865539612 '' Categories : Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin 1865 establishments in Wisconsin American Civil War army posts American Civil War prison camps Closed installations of the United States Army Wisconsin in the American Civil War Parks in Wisconsin Protected areas of Dane County, Wisconsin Tourist attractions in Madison, Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Madison, Wisconsin Military installations established in 1865 Military installations closed in 1893 1893 disestablishments in Wisconsin Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 24 October 2018, at 15 : 09 ( UTC ). 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Answer: was a training facility of the Union army during the Civil War, where more than 70,000 recruits were trained