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The '''Andersonville prison''', located at Camp Sumter, was the largest [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[military prison]] during the [[American Civil War]]. The site of the prison is now '''Andersonville National Historic Site''' in [[Andersonville, Georgia|Andersonville]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. It includes the site of the Civil War prison, the Andersonville National Cemetery, and the National Prisoner of War Museum. 12,913 [[Union Army|Union]] [[Prisoner of war|prisoners]] died there, mostly of diseases. Captain [[Henry Wirz]], commandant, was the only Civil War soldier executed for [[war crime]]s. |
The '''Andersonville prison''', located at Camp Sumter, was the largest [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[military prison]] during the [[American Civil War]]. The site of the prison is now '''Andersonville National Historic Site''' in [[Andersonville, Georgia|Andersonville]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. It includes the site of the Civil War prison, the Andersonville National Cemetery, and the National Prisoner of War Museum. 12,913 [[Union Army|Union]] [[Prisoner of war|prisoners]] died there, mostly of diseases. Many historians argue that, at Andersonville, Southerners invented the [[concentration camp]]. Captain [[Henry Wirz]], commandant, was the only Civil War soldier executed for [[war crime]]s. |
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| Andersonville National Historic Site | |
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| Location | Georgia, United States |
| Nearest city | Americus, Georgia |
| Area | 495 acres (2 km²) |
| Established | October 16, 1862 |
| Visitors | 132,466 (in 2005) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
The Andersonville prison, located at Camp Sumter, was the largest Confederate military prison during the American Civil War. The site of the prison is now Andersonville National Historic Site in Andersonville, Georgia. It includes the site of the Civil War prison, the Andersonville National Cemetery, and the National Prisoner of War Museum. 12,913 Union prisoners died there, mostly of diseases. Many historians argue that, at Andersonville, Southerners invented the concentration camp. Captain Henry Wirz, commandant, was the only Civil War soldier executed for war crimes.
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