ANDERSONVILLE

"ANDERSONVILLE" a CivilWarStory Video Minute takes a look behind the stockade wall inside one of the most brutal and notorious prison camps of the American Civil War. For more about Andersonville and much more follow this link www.civilwarstory.nstemp.com/menu/menu-page.html

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[whippy107]

I was raised on and used to believe the great southern fantasies about how the war was not about slaves and how the northerners were the ultimate aggressors, until I educated myself about the facts. Once you do that, there is no decent moral way that you can support the Confederacy. Please remember that you can still honor your southern ancestors while admitting that they were wrong; there is no shame in that.

[civilwarstory]

Hi Whippy, When I started researching, then building pages for my CivilWarStory website, I had no clue what the real difference between the north and the south was. But now, years later, and after reading everything I could get my hands on about our Civil War, I now stand in the same position you so wisely referred to in you posting (below).

[civilwarstory]

continued from above: "Once you do that (educate yourself), there is no decent moral way that you can support the Confederacy" I agree. Thank you for posting. And I like your sensitive nature.

John ( CivilWarStory.nstemp.com )

[dao3rd123]

I just finished reading the book. What happened the was awful. What this vid leaves out is the fact that Capt. Wurz tried over and over to get supplies for the prisoners but due to Union blockades was unsuccessful.

[civilwarstory]

@dao3rd123

I read the book too. It was great historical fiction. The author told the story so well that you would think he was there.

Thanks for posting.

John (civilwarstory.nstemp.com)

[mpd613]

I think all civil war prisons were horrible. North and South

[civilwarstory]

@mpd613 I used nearly those exact words in the video. Thanks for posting. John (civilwarstory)

[Bobby0787]

Wirz is swiss and he was a murderer who makes hitler look pathetic.

[Trulyloyale]

" Maybe YOU are the one who should get his facts not only ...." correction in there .

[Trulyloyale]

so what ...???

Maybe YOU are the one if should get his facts not only right , but a bit more rational than they actually look ......!!

[Trulyloyale]

@TayJar94 #1 never said he was not swiss citizen, check better into my comment and you'll see " german miniature mind " for he being from Zurich , which makes henry wirz german in a percentage of 99% ...!

#2 More than 500.000 german-american soldiers fought in the Civil War joining both sides and some of them were prisoners at Andersonville , I know that .

Also many german -jewish soldiers did the same in WWI and they were all

" prisoners " in the many nazis extermination camps

[TayJar94]

@Trulyloyale 1. He was Swiss, not German. 2. There were ALOT of Germans wearing the Blue. Many of whom were in this camp......get your facts right.