Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Sumter County, AL
Date Type
- At the Capitol, the trial of Henry Wirz, former Andersonville prison commandant, continues in Washington Crime/Disasters
Henry Wirz, former commandant of the Andersonville prison camp, goes on trial in Washington Crime/Disasters
Henry Wirz, former commandant of the Andersonville prison camp, is executed in Washington, D.C. Crime/Disasters
In Georgia, Clara Barton raises the Stars and Stripes over the new National Cemetery at Andersonville Battles/Soldiers
In Georgia, the first Union prisoners arrive at the soon to be notorious prison camp at Andersonville Battles/Soldiers
Name Type
Camp Sumter (Andersonville Prison), GA Location or Site
Date Title
Entry by Samuel Elliot, May 22, 1864
Entry by Samuel Elliot, August 25, 1864
Entry by Samuel Elliot, September 4, 1864
Entry by Samuel Elliot, October 31, 1864
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