• In 1890, the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Department of Georgia, bought the site of Andersonville Prison through membership and subscriptions.[39]...
  • Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Andersonville Prison Photographs.
  • The prison’s official name was Camp Sumter and it was located near Andersonville, Georgia. It opened in February 1864 and ran for fourteen months.
  • After becoming the supply center for the prison, Andersonville was also the location for the office of Captain Henry Wirz, keeper of Andersonville Prison.
  • The Camp Sumter military prison at Andersonville, Georgia was one of the largest Confederate military prisons during the Civil War.
  • Learn about life inside the Confederacy's Andersonville Prison in Georgia, one of history's most unforgiving prisoner of war camps.
  • Andersonville Prison is considered, by many, to be one of the most popular haunted places in Georgia.
  • Andersonville, Georgia. ... Andersonville prison ceased to exist when the War ended in April 1865. Some former prisoners remained in Federal service, but most...
  • National Historic Site Georgia. ... Camp Sumter / Andersonville Prison. Detail from color lithograph showing the prison complex with shelters.
  • Andersonville Prison, Georgia. Officially named Camp Sumter, the notorious Anderson-ville Prison was one of the largest prison camps during the American...
  • Andersonville Prison in southern Georgia was the most notorious prisoner of war camp of the Civil War. Nearly 13,000 prisoners died within its walls.