Wirz
Captain Henry Wirz
Captain Henry Wirz
ANSWER Brig. Gen John H. Winder was placed in command of the Andersonville Prison in 1864. Later he became commissary general of all prisons east of Mississippi.
The andersonville prison ended in 1923 November 6th
Andersonville
The Andersonville Confederate military prison is located on Cemetery Road in Andersonville, Georgia. The prison is now considered a national historical site, and is operated by the National Park Service.
Andersonville
the farticaus
* Andersonville - Andersonville, Georgia * Belle Isle - Richmond, Virginia * Blackshear Prison - Blackshear, Georgia [19] * Cahaba Prison (Castle Morgan) - Selma, Alabama * Camp Ford - near Tyler, Texas [20] * Castle Pinckney - Charleston, South Carolina * Castle Sorghum - Columbia, South Carolina * Castle Thunder - Richmond, Virginia * Danville Prison - Danville, Virginia * Florence Stockade - Florence, South Carolina * Fort Pulaski - Savannah, Georgia * Gratiot Street Prison - St Louis, Missouri * Libby Prison - Richmond, Virginia * Salisbury Prison - Salisbury, North Carolina (according to Wikipedia.com)
12,912 people died in Andersonville Prison of disease, malnutrition and many other causes.
The distance between Macon and Andersonville Prison is approximately 60 miles.
the famous ciil war prison was the Andersonville Prison