Captain Henry Wirz
The commander of Andersonville, Captain Henry Wirz, was tried by a military tribunal for war crimes after the Civil War. He was accused of inhumane treatment of prisoners at the Confederate prison camp, which resulted in high mortality rates. In 1865, he was found guilty and executed by hanging. His trial and execution remain controversial topics in discussions about war responsibility and treatment of prisoners.
Andersonville Prison
Wirz - the only Confederate hanged for war-crimes.
THE STORY OF THE ANDERSONVILLE PRISON
Andersonville, Georgia
the famous ciil war prison was the Andersonville Prison
Andersonville was a Confederate Army Prison. The Confederates lost the war, and the staff at Andersonville was hanged.
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* 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 Prison was a confederate prison that was notorious for its cruelty towards union prisoners. I believe it was located in Richmond, VA.
The commander of Andersonville, Captain Henry Wirz, was tried by a military tribunal for war crimes after the Civil War. He was accused of inhumane treatment of prisoners at the Confederate prison camp, which resulted in high mortality rates. In 1865, he was found guilty and executed by hanging. His trial and execution remain controversial topics in discussions about war responsibility and treatment of prisoners.
Andersonville
Andersonville Prison
Captain Henry Wirz, the comandant of Andersonville.
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Andersonville.
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