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The prison was a horrible way to treat Confederate prisoners.
The starvation in Andersonville Prison was so bad that the prisoners descended into gang-murder and cannibalism.
Andersonville Prison was a confederate prison that was notorious for its cruelty towards union prisoners. I believe it was located in Richmond, VA.
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whatever the prisoners could put together
it was said it was meant to hold 10.000 prisoners but ended up with over 30.000
There were approximately 45,000 prisoners in Andersonville. But over 12,000 union soldiers held there died
Miserable! There were too many Union prisoners, and not enough food, drinking water, or shelter. Thousands of prisoners died.
Because Grant had ended the system of prisoner exchange, and the number of prisoners was rising astronomically.
Ambrose Spencer has written: 'A narrative of Andersonville, drawn from the evidence elicited on the trial of Henry Wirz' -- subject(s): Andersonville Prison 'A narrative of Andersonville' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Andersonville Prison, History, Military prisons, Prisoners and prisons, United States Civil War, 1861-1865
The andersonville prison ended in 1923 November 6th
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