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The commander of the nefarious Andersonville prisoner of war camp, Captain Henry Wirz.
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Were confederate generals and govt officials jailed after the civil war?
No. Lincoln had said "Let 'em up easy", and the only man jailed for treason was the Confederate president Jefferson Davis, and the commandant of the Andersonville prison-camp was hanged for brutality.
Why did the southerners belief in states right hamper the confederate government during the war?
how did the southerners belief in states rights hamper the confederate government during the war
Why was the Civil War a Constitutional Crisis?
Yes. Some said Jefferson Davis was guilty of treason and ought to be hanged.
Who was the president of the south in 1860?
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America, a short-lived nation formed of secessionist states during the American Civil War.
How did the souths principle of stats rights undermine the confederate war effort?
The Governor of Georgia demanded that troops raised in Georgia should only be used for the defence of Georgia.
Who was the commander of the andersonville confederate war camp?
Wirz - the only Confederate hanged for war-crimes.
What was the name of the infamous confederate war camp?
Andersonville, Georgia. Its commandant - Wirz - was the only Confederate hanged for war-crimes.
Who was the only Confederate officer executed for war crimes after the US Civil War?
Captain Henry Wirz was the Swiss commander of the Confederate prison at Andersonville. After a show trial, he was found guilty of war crimes and hanged in front of a huge crowd.
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.
How did Henry Wirz die?
He was hanged for war-crimes as commandant of the horrendous Andersonville prison camp in Georgia. It was only execution of a Confederate for war crimes. Some say that it was a case of mob-revenge in the heightened atmosphere following Lincoln's assassination.
Who were named as co-conspirators in the war crimes trial of former Confederate Captain Henry Wirz?
The Federal Commission investigating Confederate war crimes during the US Civil War were Confederate Secretary of War Seddon and President Jefferson Davis among others. Only Captain Wirz was found guilty and hanged. Seddon received a pardon for any guilt by US President Johnson in November of 1867.
When did hideki tojo leave power?
When Japan lost the war and Tojo was hanged for war crimes..........
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.
Why was Hideki Tojo hanged?
Because he took full responsibility because the war was lost because sometimes even the rightous does not win sometimes evil goes unseen and men are hanged for lesser crimes He hanged because the only crime he did was fighting for what he thought was right.
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 confederate camp was a prison very overcrowded in?
Andersonville was an atrocity. Its commandant was convicted of war crimes after the war.
Were confederate generals and govt officials jailed after the civil war?
No. Lincoln had said "Let 'em up easy", and the only man jailed for treason was the Confederate president Jefferson Davis, and the commandant of the Andersonville prison-camp was hanged for brutality.
