Punishment and Tragedy at Andersonville Prison
Punishment and Tragedy at Andersonville Prison
Most of the men who died at Andersonville were buried side by side in trenches. As Ohio prisoner Solon Hyde described the work of the burial supervisor, "He had ...
History of the Andersonville Prison - National Park Service
Camp Sumter was only in operation for fourteen months, however, during that time 45,000 Union soldiers were imprisoned there, and nearly 13,000 ...
Andersonville Prison - New Georgia Encyclopedia
Andersonville had the highest mortality rate of any Civil War prison. Nearly 13,000 of the 45,000 men who entered the stockade died there, chiefly of ...
Andersonville Prison | American Battlefield Trust
During the 14 months it existed, more than 45,000 Union soldiers were confined here. Of these, almost 13,000 died from disease, poor sanitation, malnutrition, ...
Andersonville: Prisoner of War Camp (Teaching with Historic Places)
More than 45,000 Union soldiers were sent to Andersonville during the 14 months of the prison's existence. Of these, 12,912 died from disease, ...
Andersonville Prison - Wikipedia
Of the approximately 45,000 Union prisoners held at Camp Sumter during the war, nearly 13,000 (28%) died. The chief causes of death were scurvy, diarrhea, and ...
Hell Hath a New Name | American Battlefield Trust
The horror of what happened at Andersonville is hard to appreciate. Some 40,000 individual prisoners entered it and 12,949 of them remain there today, almost ...
The Prison Camp at Andersonville - Civil War Series - NPS History
During its existence, it was reported that Camp Morton held 12,082 prisoners and 1,763, or 14.6%, died. The dead were buried at Greenlawn Cemetery. Some were ...
Inside Andersonville Prison, The Civil War's Most Brutal POW Camp
Known as the Andersonville Raiders, this group of prisoners would attack fellow inmates, stealing food and wares from their shelters. They armed ...
American Civil War Atrocity: The Andersonville Prison Camp
Of the 45000 Union soldiers who'd been held at Andersonville Confederate prison during the American Civil War, 13000 died.
Civil War Diary: “This Hell-Upon-Earth of a Prison” | Timeless
The Commandant of Andersonville Wirz was executed by the US Government for the conditions at Andersonville because they needed a scapegoat.
Andersonville Prison (Henry Wirz) Trial (1865) - Famous Trials
Camp Sumter, or Andersonville as it has come to be called, housed 32,000 Union prisoners at its most crowded, and they died at an alarming rate. In August of ...
Henry Wirz and the Tragedy of Andersonville - BYU ScholarsArchive
Following the war, Wirz was arrested and tried for war crimes. The trial was a travesty of justice. Many of his supposed crimes were milder punishments than the ...
National Park Civil War Series: The Prison Camp at Andersonville
Cahaba Prison held about 5,000 men altogether and was probably the best run of all Southern prisons. It is hard to say how many prisoners died at Cahaba.
Andersonville Prison, Georgia - National Museum of American History
Conditions within the camp were horrific and 13,000 Union prisoners died from disease, exposure, and food shortages. This 1865 print shows Union prisoners ...
Firsthand Account of Private Prescott Tracy, Civil War POW
Subject to disease, massive overcrowding, and lack of food and water, the prison, which held forty-five thousand men during the course of the war, and at which ...
Wirz Took Controversial Fall for Andersonville Tragedy
The prison was crowded and unsanitary, and there was not enough food or medical attention. Guards punished prisoners for the smallest ...
Andersonville | Georgia Civil War Prison, History & Tourist Attractions
In all, nearly 13,000 Union prisoners died at Andersonville from disease, malnutrition, and other causes. Conditions in Andersonville were ...
Civil War Prisons - New Georgia Encyclopedia
Conditions deteriorated to the point where prisoners were attempting to survive without the food, clothing, and shelter needed for sustenance. Andersonville ...
The Andersonville (Henry Wirz) Trial (1865): An Account
Camp Sumter, or Andersonville as it has come to be called, housed 32,000 Union prisoners at its most crowded, and they died at an alarming rate. In August of ...