Andersonville Prison (Camp Sumter) - North Gate Entrance

[arielcoleman13]

okay so were they soldiers or prisoners?

[muaythaitilldeath1]

@arielcoleman13 POWs. Soldiers that were prisoners of war. Union soldiers captured by the Confederate army and placed in a POW camp. Due to bad logistics and lack of supplies due to the war effort, thousands died of starvation and disease.

[7mikethebike]

@muaythaitilldeath1 also due to malevolence and murderous hatred on the part of the georgians who ran the camp. Don't leave out the primary factor.

[HISTORYBUFFPA]

Again, thank you.

Good to find Andersonville vids on here.

Keep the memory alive.

[spacedghOst78]

Don't forget the Scurvy they endured as well.