answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

I believe it was Andersonville----Google it for more info

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

Andersonville

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What was the name of the most infamous prison in the South where northern soldiers were held in the civil war?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Continue Learning about General History

What were northern soldiers who remained in the south after the war called?

Yankees!


What was the infamous Confederate prison of war camp?

* 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)


Who was Billy Yanks opponent?

"Billy Yanks" -a nickname for the U.S. Military in the Northern States by the South, their opponents were the soldiers-saliors and marines of the Confederate States of America, otherwise known as "Johnny Reb".


What is a male soldier called in the army?

Male and (these days) female soldiers alike are called soldiers! Women were not, however, permitted to join the army in the era of the US civil war. The two sides also had nicknames for each other's soldiers, with the southern army's men being referred to by the North as "Johnny Reb" or "Johnny Rebel", while the northern soldiers were termed "Billy Yank" by the South.


In what year did Northern Territory become separated from South Australia?

From 1825 to 1863, the Northern Territory was part of New South Wales, and from 1863 to 1911 it was part of South Australia. On 1 January 1911, the Northern Territory was separated from South Australia and transferred to Commonwealth control.

Related questions

What was the infamous prison in the south called?

The infamous prison in the southern United States is called Alcatraz, located in San Francisco Bay. It was known for housing some of the most notorious criminals in American history.


The infamous prison in the south was called?

Andersonville


Who supervised the south during reconstruction?

Northern Soldiers.


What were northern soldiers who remained in the south after the war called?

Yankees!


Where was the prison in the south where 13000 captured union soldiers died located?

13,000 Union Soldiers died of disease and malnutrition at the Confederate prison in Andersonville, Georgia


Andersonville?

The most infamous prison in the south. There was no shelter. There was a huge population, and there were food shortages, overcrowding, and disease that killed about 100 men a day during the summer months.


Men in the northern army were called union soldiers while those from the south were known as?

Confederates, Rebels, Southerners, Gray Coats.


What was the infamous Confederate prison of war camp?

* 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)


Which state is directly south of the Northern Territory?

South Australia is directly south of the Northern Territory.


When was South Woods State Prison created?

South Woods State Prison was created in 1997.


When was Gandhi first put in prison in South Africa?

Gandhi was never in prison in South Africa.


Who had more soldiers in the US Civil War?

In the US Civil War, the large population in the Northern states allowed to field many more troops than the South. During the US Civil War, the Union had as many as two million soldiers in uniform. The South had fewer than 900,000 troops in total.