Detail

FEATURE DATA

Feature Name: 18CH305 Structure 3
Feature Notes: Civil War tent structure, 8.6 x 11.15 ft., contains hearth
Macrofeature:
Historic/Prehistoric: Historic
Social Status:
Ethnic Status: African American
Household:
Associated Features:
Report ID: CH202
No of Artifacts:
Catalogued?: Yes
Feature Type: Historic, Other
Feature Date: 1860s
Prehistoric Feature Date:
Historic Feature Date: 1860s
 

SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS

Specialized Analysis: No
Radiocarbon?: No
Radiocarbon Notes:
Ceramic Vessels?: No
Ceramic Vessel Notes:
Glass Vessels?: No
Glass Vessel Notes:
Tobacco Pipe Bore Diameter?: No
Tobacco Pipe Bore Diameter Notes:
Soil Screen Size:
Faunal Analysis?: No
Paleobotanical Analysis?: No
Lithic Analysis?: No
FTIR?: No
XRF?: No
Soil Chemical Analysis?: No

SITE DATA

Site Number: 18CH305
County: Charles
Site Name: Camp Stanton
Brief Description: Civil War military encampment for U.S. Colored Troops
Site Type: Historic
Site Notes: Project uncovered the remains of four tent structures, a possible officer's structure and a cellar that may have been associated with a slave quarter.
Site Date: ca 1860-1900
Site Ethnic Group: African American
Site Function: Military

REPORT DATA

Report ID: CH202
Author: Cochran, Matthew, Matthew Palus, and Julie Schablitsky
Date: 2016
Title: Archaeological Survey and Corridor Study Along MD 231 Benedict, Charles County, Maryland.
Imprint: Maryland State Highway Administration.
  Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
   

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