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Wirz - the only Confederate hanged for war-crimes.

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Who was the only Confederate to be hanged for war crimes?

The commander of the nefarious Andersonville prisoner of war camp, Captain Henry Wirz.


Was Anderson the infamous confederate prisoner of war camp?

Andersonville


Who is the infamous Confederate prisoner of war camp?

Andersonville, Georgia.


Were prison conditions worse in the north or the south?

Although the POW camp at Andersonville, Georgia was the cruelest Confederate POW camp by far, Union camps were terrible too. As an aside, the commander of the Andersonville camp was the only person tried for war crimes and was hanged after the war. This is an indication of bad things were in that camp.


What was Confederate prisoner of war camp?

The notorious one was Andersonville, Georgia.


What is the name of the most notorious 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.


What was the notorious confederate prisoner of war camp 33000 union soldiers were kept in civil war?

Andersonville


What confederate camp was a prison very overcrowded in?

Andersonville was an atrocity. Its commandant was convicted of war crimes after the war.


What is the name of the civil war Confederate prisoner of war camp?

There were several camps, but the most notorious was at Andersonville, Georgia


When was the former Confederate Captain Henry Wirz executed for war crimes at Andersonville?

Former Confederate Captain Henry Wirz was convicted of war crimes when he was in charge of the Andersonville POW camp. He was hanged on November 10, 1865.


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.