Wrose than anything seen on a battlefield.
So bad that the prisoners formed murderous gangs and were even driven to cannibalism.
Andersonville
The most infamous southern Prisoner Of War camp during the American Civil War was Andersonville. Located in Georgia, it was known for its harsh conditions, overcrowding, and high mortality rate. Thousands of Union soldiers died due to malnutrition, disease, and exposure while imprisoned at Andersonville.
It is necessary to answer this question in a manner that is open to debate as it is all based on conjecture but the likely answer would be the prison conditions in Andersonville prison.
Sounds like Andersonville, Georgia.
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.
Andersonville Prison
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The address of the Andersonville Guild is: Po Box 36, Andersonville, GA 31711
The web address of the Andersonville Guild is: www.andersonvillegeorgia.com
Andersonville
The phone number of the Andersonville Guild is: 229-924-2558.
So bad that the Union prisoners were reduced to gang warfare and even cannibalism. The Confederates themselves were half-starved by then - they were hardly going to care about feeding prisoners.
The Andersonville Trial was created in 1970.
The most infamous southern Prisoner Of War camp during the American Civil War was Andersonville. Located in Georgia, it was known for its harsh conditions, overcrowding, and high mortality rate. Thousands of Union soldiers died due to malnutrition, disease, and exposure while imprisoned at Andersonville.
It is necessary to answer this question in a manner that is open to debate as it is all based on conjecture but the likely answer would be the prison conditions in Andersonville prison.
Grant had ended the system of prisoner exchange, so the numbers were increasing all the time.
whatever the prisoners could put together