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A poem about this prison said, "There's a graveyard near at hand... 12,000 Union men beneath the Georgia sand" Andersonville $1,600 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 2021-11-30 #8522
Clara Barton traveled to this Confederate prison to help gather evidence of missing & deceased soldiers Andersonville $1,600 DJ AFTER THE CIVIL WAR 2018-12-07 #7880
Begun in 1863 & published in 1994, John Ransom's diary is his eloquent account of survival in this notorious prison Andersonville $1,600 DJ CIVIL WAR LITERATURE 2016-12-09 #7420
Camp Sumter was the formal name for this Georgia prison, the largest in the South Andersonville $1,200 DJ CIVIL WAR HODGEPODGE 2015-02-26 #7014
Though designed to hold 10,000 men, this notorious prison once held more than 32,000 Andersonville $1,200 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 2009-06-04 #5709
In 1864 & 1865 more than 13,000 Union prisoners died at this infamous prison Andersonville $1,600 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 2002-05-22 #4093
MacKinley Kantor's 1956 novel takes place in this notorious prison Andersonville $200 DJ CIVIL WAR LITERATURE 2000-11-30 #3739
Joanna Higgins' 1998 novel "A Soldier's Book" tells the story of Ira Stevens, a Union P.O.W. in this notorious prison Andersonville $400 DJ CIVIL WAR LITERATURE 1999-06-03 #3409
The inmates' official daily rations at this Georgia prison were 1/4 lb. of meal and 1/3 lb. of bacon or beef Andersonville $400 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1998-03-23 #3131
The only person executed after the war for his war crimes was Henry Wirz, commander of this prison Andersonville $800 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1997-10-31 #3030
MacKinlay Kantor's books include "Arouse and Beware" & this one set in a Confederate prison Andersonville $1,000 DJ CIVIL WAR LIT 1997-07-02 #2973
This prison near Americus, Georgia was a 26-acre long stockade with a stream flowing through it Andersonville $1,000 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1996-04-18 #2689
This prison camp was designed to hold 10,000, but at one time 33,000 soldiers were incarcerated there Andersonville $500 J THE CIVIL WAR 1996-02-23 #2650
Camp Sumter was the official name of this infamous prison camp Andersonville $800 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1994-09-21 #2308
Henry Wirz, officer in charge of this prison, was the only Confederate soldier executed for war crimes Andersonville $800 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1994-06-15 #2268
Over 13,000 Union prisoners perished at this prison camp near Americus, Georgia Andersonville $1,000 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1994-05-04 #2238
Built to accommodate 10,000 prisoners, this Georgia prison camp often had 3 times that number Andersonville $400 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1992-10-13 #1862
After the war, Henry Wirz, the commandant of this prison, was executed an a war criminal Andersonville $400 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1991-09-13 #1615
MacKinlay Kantor's novel about this notorious prison won the '56 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Andersonville $600 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1989-03-13 #1051
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