Andersonville Prison

A tour of the Andersonville National Historic Site from the documentary "The Civil War Tour". Andersonville Prison is officially known as Camp Sumter, the largest Confederate Prison used during the Civil War. Today the site includes the Civil War Prison, the National Cemetery and the National Prisoner of War Museum.

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[jonesy6134]

My Great Grandfather Cornelius Bowman survived Andersonville. Barely! Exchanged out in 1865 at 6 foot tall and approx 80 lbs. His family had been informed that he had died in Andersonville. Quite a surprise when he made it home after his recovery.

[dougssmookie]

I think Andersonville was more talked about because of the cruelty of this prison. I know they were prisons up North, but this one, was advertise because, I think of the Raiders, no food hardly, the people who try to escape so much and shot by guards, eaten by dogs, and the river, with everything in it, u can think of .....The person who was in charge of it, was just plain evil........I JUST WANT TO TK E1 WHO RISK THEIR LIVES IN THIS WAR.....

[stupidshitsucks]

Will we ever learn?



[jettrink60]

I visited there in 1987. Looks like they've reconstructed sections of wall since then.

[metalrulesforrever]

why does everyone complain about andersonville does any realize up north we had a worse prison for the confederates. it was called camp douglas it was just south of chicago over 6000 confederates died there if you want to learn more about it there was a history channel documentary on it called " 80 acres of hell

[arielcoleman13]

@Rogferns1998 okay thanks we were learning this in school and i was a little confused thanks for helping!! :)

[Rogferns1998]

@arielcoleman13 They were union soldiers taken prisoner by the confederates during the civil war

[arielcoleman13]

okay so were they soldiers or prisoner?

[KyBoy2999]

@Bombeni yes they are capable....look on utube at Fema Camps...thats what is waiting on us if we dont wake up....

[091053JG]

Union proions -with greater access to supplies and medicines - were just as bad.