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