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Andersonville, Georgia, Andersonville Confederate Prison, southeast view, Historic Photo

Andersonville, Georgia Confederate Prison, southeast view, historic photo

A historic photo view of the Andersonville Prison (Camp Sumter) at Andersonville, Georgia. This was a Confederate operated prison camp for captured Union soldiers that operated from February 1864 until it was captured in May 1865. During the fifteen month period of operation, about 45,000 soldiers were held prisoner here. The poor conditions of over crowding, scarcity of food, poor sanitation, and disease caused the death of nearly 13,000 or nearly 1 out of the 3 soldiers held here. This photo was taken August 17th, 1864 and is a south east view of the stockade.

The site of the prison camp is now a National Historic Site restored by the National Park Service.

See also: The Sultana Steamboat Disaster (includes Andersonville Prisoners of War)

Providence Spring at Andersonville Prison Camp, Andersonville, Georgia

National Cemetery at Andersonville Prison, Andersonville, Georgia

Execution of Henry Wirz, Commander of Andersonville Prison, 1865 (photos)

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