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What was the name of the prison camp in Georgia during the civil war?
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What was the worst prison camp in the south during the civil war?
Andersonville
What was the name of the civil war prison camp in Georgia?
it was located at 496 Cemetry Road Andersonville, GA31711
What was an extremely overcrowded prison that was located in this Confederate camp?
Andersonville, Georgia, was the most overcrowded and harsh military prison camp during the Civil War. It was officially named Camp Sumter but this name is rarely used. Conditions were so harsh that after the war, Union soldiers tried and executed the commander of the camp (Henry Wirz) for war crimes. At least 12,913 Union soldiers died in the camp, of about 45,000 who were sent there.
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 is the name of the brutal prison camp in Georgia?
Anderson was located in middle Georgia. What made this so horrible is that all water was provided by a stream that was routed through the center of the camp and the local residents made sure to defecate in it upstream. Because of that dystenary and other forms of disease flourished. Most of the men had no shoes and their only cover was whatever canvas they could salvage. Thousands of men died including the Polish warden who was hung after the war for war crimes.
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.
Camp Douglas prison camp?
Camp Douglas, Chicago, was a Union prison camp for Confederate captives during the American civil war.
What was the worst prison camp in the south during the civil war?
Andersonville
What was the name of the civil war prison camp in Georgia?
it was located at 496 Cemetry Road Andersonville, GA31711
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.
What was the most famous wartime prison camp?
It would have to Andersonville during the American Civil War.
What was the name of the prison camp in Georgia?
It was Andersonville.
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 an extremely overcrowded prison that was located in this Confederate camp?
Andersonville, Georgia, was the most overcrowded and harsh military prison camp during the Civil War. It was officially named Camp Sumter but this name is rarely used. Conditions were so harsh that after the war, Union soldiers tried and executed the commander of the camp (Henry Wirz) for war crimes. At least 12,913 Union soldiers died in the camp, of about 45,000 who were sent there.
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 is the name of the confederate prison located in Georgia that had horrible living?
Andersonville Prison, officially known as Camp Sumter, was the confederate prison located in Georgia that had horrible living conditions. It was known for its overcrowding, lack of shelter, poor sanitation, and inadequate food supply, leading to high mortality rates among the prisoners held there during the American Civil War.
What was the prison camp in georgia were many union prisoners died?
Andersonville.
