They were names of prisons that held people during the Civil War.
Andersonville
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.
* 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)
Andersonville was a Confederate Army Prison. The Confederates lost the war, and the staff at Andersonville was hanged.
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The Union prison located at Elmira, NY , it's told, was every bit as bad as the reputation held by the Confederate prison for Union prisoners at Andersonville, Georgia. Some called it "Hellmira".
Andersonville
Andersonville
Andersonville was a notorious Prison camp for POW"s captured during the war.
Andersonville, Georgia
The Confederate POW camp at Andersonville in Georgia was the most notorious.
Andersonville, Georgia
Andersonville, Georgia.
Andersonville, Georgia
Andersonville, near Columbus.
it was located at 496 Cemetry Road Andersonville, GA31711