ANDERSONVILLE PRISON

NAME: Andersonville Prison
COUNTY: Sumpter
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 6
CLIMATE: Cold in Winter
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Spring, Summer
COMMENTS: Located State Road 49 one mile east of Andersonville
REMAINS: Building remains and the stockade
Between 1864 and 1865 13,000 Union prisoners died at the Andersonville prison during the Civil War. This has been namesd a National Historical Site. Submitted by: Mike Woodfin


Andersonville Prison
Courtesy Mike Woodfin


Drawing from the recollection of a prison
Courtesy Mike Woodfin

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