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Camp Sumter / Andersonville Prison


Andersonville National Historic Site | National Park Foundation

Andersonville, or Camp Sumter as it was officially known, was one of the largest of many Confederate military prisons established during the Civil War. It ...

A Hero Rises at the DEADLIEST American Prison | By HISTORY

Camp Sumter, also known as Andersonville Prison, the largest prisoner of war camp for union soldiers in the entire Confederacy. Located in a ...

The Horrors of Andersonville Prison - Apple Podcasts

Andersonville Prison, officially known as Camp Sumter, was a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp during the American Civil War, operating from February 1864 to ...

Andersonville Civil War Prison - Clio

The tour is a walking tour of prisoner experience inside Camp Sumter, one of the Civil War's most notorious prison camps.

American Civil War Atrocity: The Andersonville Prison Camp

Union Prisoners of war at Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Georgia. South-East view. Weekly Newsletter. The best of The Saturday Evening Post in ...

Reconstructed North Gate of Camp Sumter - Andersonville

Camp Sumter (also known as Andersonville Prison) was a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp for Union soldiers. Of the approximately 45,000 Union prisoners held ...

The Pull and Fears of Andersonville - Emerging Civil War

Established in February 1864, Camp Sumter—better known as Andersonville—was supposed to be an interior, secure prisoner of war camp to shift ...

Andersonville National Historic Site - Areas - OuterSpatial

The Camp Sumter military prison at Andersonville was one of the largest Confederate military prisons during the Civil War. During the 14 months the prison ...

American Civil War prison camps - Wikipedia

... war, accounting for almost 10% of all Civil War fatalities. During a period of 14 months in Camp Sumter, located near Andersonville, Georgia, 13,000 ...

Andersonville, Georgia - Snoqualmie Valley Historical Society

Name, Andersonville, Georgia. Details, The Andersonville prison, officially known as Camp Sumter, served as a Confederate Prisoner-of-war camp during the ...

Andersonville Prison | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society

"Andersonville Prison, Camp Sumter, Ga., as it appeared August 1st 1864 when it contained 35000 prisoners of war."

HISTORY OF ANDERSONVILLE PRISON - National Park Planner |

Many prison camps were opened throughout the South, including the camp at Andersonville, officially named Camp Sumter. The location was ...

CWS The Prison Camp at Andersonville

Collect all National Park Civil War Series books, comprising more than 30 titles. From the first cannons fired at Fort Sumter, to Lee's surrender at ...

Andersonville Civil War Prison - Arcadia Publishing

Andersonville (Camp Sumter) Civil War prison was only in operation for little more than one year, from 1864 into 1865. In just a few of those months, ...

Camp Sumter (Andersonville Prison) | South & Western Theaters

On this day in 1864, the first Federal inmates begin arriving at Andersonville prison (Camp Sumter), which was still under construction in ...

A Brief History of Andersonville Prison at Camp Sumter

Andersonville, or Camp Sumter as it was known officially, held more prisoners at any given time than any of the other Confederate military prisons.

“All hope is banished”: Life in Andersonville Prison

... Andersonville the most infamous of the Civil War prisons. Camp Sumter, more commonly referred to as Andersonville, was a stockade prison ...

64 Andersonville Prison Camp Stock Photos & High-Res Pictures

Explore Authentic Andersonville Prison Camp Stock Photos & Images For Your Project Or Campaign. Less Searching, More Finding With Getty Images.

Union Prisoners of War at Camp Sumter, Andersonville Prison ...

Union Prisoners of War at Camp Sumter, Andersonville Prison, Georgia. Northeast view, taken from the stockade, August 17. Artist/Maker: AJ Riddle.

American Civil War: Andersonville Prison Camp - ThoughtCo

Naming the prison Camp Sumter in January 1864, Winder used local enslaved people to construct the compound's walls. Built of tight-fitting ...