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preserves the site of Camp Sumter (Andersonville prison); and manages Andersonville National Cemetery. ... Andersonville Prison (Camp Sumter) ... Camp Sumter, commonly called Andersonville, was one of the largest military prisons established by the Confederacy during the Civil War. In existence for 14 months, over 45,000...
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The deep south location, the availability of fresh water, and its proximity to the Southwestern Railroad, made Andersonville a favorable prison location. In addition, Andersonville had a population of less than 20 persons, and was, therefore, politically unable to resist the building of such an unpopular facility.
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www.nps.gov/seac/histback.htm
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Andersonville National Historic Site - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Andersonville prison , officially known as Camp Sumter , was the largest Confederate military prison during the American Civil War. The site of the prison is now Andersonville National Histor...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andersonville_National_Historic_S...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andersonville_National_Historic_Site
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Andersonville Civil War Prison pow data, soldier databases, prisoner lists, links, photos, prison camp information and more including Andersonville Prison Camp. ... Andersonville Prison was established as a "stockade for Union enlisted men". The prison consisted of 27 acres and was enclosed with walls made of pine logs,
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www.censusdiggins.com/prison_andersonville.html
www.censusdiggins.com/prison_andersonville.html
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Andersonville Prison, a shameful American model for Auschwitz, from truTV Crime Library ... Inmates inside Andersonville Prison ; (Library of Congress) ... Overhead sketch of Andersonville ; Prison...
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www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/classics/...
www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/classics/andersonville/1.html
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Bernard McKnight - Andersonville Prison ... As a prisoner of war Barney probably spent time in one or more Confederate prisons until finally being transferred to Andersonville, Georgia sometime between February and April of 1864. Andersonville Prison (officially known as Camp Sumter), under the command of Captain Henry...
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www.sinclair.edu/sec/his102/mcknight/bm06.htm
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The Deep South location, the availability of fresh water, and its proximity to the Southwestern Railroad, made Andersonville a favorable prison location. The settlement of Andersonville, with an 1863 population of less than 20 persons, could not politically resist the building of such an unpopular facility.
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www.cr.nps.gov/seac/andecon.htm
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That was hardly necessary: the Union had its own wretched prison camps, including Elmira, New York, where the death rate approached Andersonville's, even though the North was far better equipped to cope with captured soldiers. ... Gangrene in Andersonville Prison...
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www.civilwarhome.com/andersonville.htm
www.civilwarhome.com/andersonville.htm
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