Camp Lawton display opens Sunday

Georgia Southern Museum to feature artifacts, exhibit about Civil War prison camp until May

In this Herald file photo from August, Grace Drummer of Millen takes a closer look at artifacts from Camp Lawton during the unveiling of the find at Magnolia Springs State Park. Artifacts from Camp Lawton will go on display at the Georgia Southern Museum beginning Sunday.

Camp Lawton for Web — In this Herald file photo from August, Grace Drummer of Millen takes a closer look at artifacts from Camp Lawton during the unveiling of the find at Magnolia Springs State Park. Artifacts from Camp Lawton will go on display at the Georgia Southern Museum beginning Sunday.

Following the announcement in August that an archaeological team from Georgia Southern University had discovered the site of the Camp Lawton Civil War prison site at Magnolia Springs Park in Millen, five glass cases holding a few of the artifacts were unveiled to the public. Each case held about 25 items and represented a particular kind of artifact - buttons, personal items, military objects, utensils and hardware. As people walked past the cases, each would stop and look closely at the amazing pieces of history in front of them.But the items were out for only a short time that day and have not been available for public viewing since Aug. 18.

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