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* 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
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 8y agoAndersonville in Georgia was known for death and cruelty for US soldiers. The commander of the camp was the only US Civil War criminal tried and hanged for his war crimes. It is also true that war crimes were committed in Union prison camps.
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∙ 15y agoThe Andersonville Prison, also known presently as the Andersonville National Historic Site is located in Andersonville, Georgia.
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∙ 11y agoThe notorious one was Andersonville, Georgia.
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∙ 12y agoAndersonville
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What was the famous civil war prison?
Camp Sumpter at Andersonville, Georgia was reputed to be the worst Confederate States run prison and Camp Rathbun at Elmira, New York the worst run by The United States. Both had similar overall death rates although Camp Rathbun exceeded Camp Sumpter in some months.
What happened in Andersville Georgia during the American civil war?
Andersonville, Georgia was the location of the Southern prison-camp that accommodated Union troops in the last year of the war (after Grant ended the system of prisoner exchange). It was notorious for overcrowding and starvation. At its peak, this POW camp had 30,000 prisoners. The fact is, there were prison camps in the North for Confederate prisoners nearly as bad as Andersonville, but since the North won the war this part of history is seldom written about. After the US Civil War,only one Confederate was executed for war crimes. This was the prison camp commander Henry Wirz.
Identify the commandant of Andersonvillle Prison during the Civil War and explain his fate?
Confederate Captain Henry Wirz was the Commandant of Andersonville Prison, in Geoergia. At trial, he was found guilty of war crimes, and hanged in front of a large crowd. Wirz was the only convicted and executed war criminal of the US Civil War.
Who won the adairsville war in the Civil War?
Andersonville was a Confederate Army Prison. The Confederates lost the war, and the staff at Andersonville was hanged.
What was the worst Japanese prison camps for the Germans in world war 2?
Japanese never had prison camp's for Germans since they were allies, but if u mean to ask prison camp similar to Germans, then it would be Japan's unit 731. Not a prison camp par se, but more of a human expt center.
Was Anderson the infamous confederate prisoner of war camp?
Andersonville
Who is the infamous Confederate prisoner of war camp?
Andersonville, Georgia.
What was the name of the infamous confederate war camp?
Andersonville, Georgia. Its commandant - Wirz - was the only Confederate hanged for war-crimes.
Camp Douglas prison camp?
Camp Douglas, Chicago, was a Union prison camp for Confederate captives during the American civil war.
What confederate camp was a prison very overcrowded in?
Andersonville was an atrocity. Its commandant was convicted of war crimes after the war.
The two most infamous POW camps during the Civil War were?
The Confederate POW camp at Andersonville in Georgia was the most notorious.
What was the name of the Confederate prison in Georgia with poor conditions?
Andersonville was the most notorious Confederate Prison for Union prisoners of war. They killed the most amount of people in the Civil War and it was the worst camp out of both the Union and Confederate sides. So you can lick my butthole!
Was Andersonville was a Union Civil War prison camp?
Andersonville Prison was a confederate prison that was notorious for its cruelty towards union prisoners. I believe it was located in Richmond, VA.
What was camp chase in the civil war?
During the Civil War, Camp Chase was a military staging, training and prison camp in Columbus, Ohio. Today, the site is a Confederate cemetery containing 2,260 graves.
What was the famous civil war prison?
Camp Sumpter at Andersonville, Georgia was reputed to be the worst Confederate States run prison and Camp Rathbun at Elmira, New York the worst run by The United States. Both had similar overall death rates although Camp Rathbun exceeded Camp Sumpter in some months.
What happened in Andersville Georgia during the American civil war?
Andersonville, Georgia was the location of the Southern prison-camp that accommodated Union troops in the last year of the war (after Grant ended the system of prisoner exchange). It was notorious for overcrowding and starvation. At its peak, this POW camp had 30,000 prisoners. The fact is, there were prison camps in the North for Confederate prisoners nearly as bad as Andersonville, but since the North won the war this part of history is seldom written about. After the US Civil War,only one Confederate was executed for war crimes. This was the prison camp commander Henry Wirz.
Anderson in southern Georgia was a natorius confederate what during the civil war?
Andersonville was a notorious Prison camp for POW"s captured during the war.
