Camp Sumter
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Camp Sumter, commonly known as Andersonville Prison, was a notorious Confederate Civil War military prison in Georgia infamous for its overcrowded and deadly conditions for Union prisoners of war.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War prison camp
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Confederate military prison ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Andersonville
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Andersonville Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeaths |
dysentery
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exposure ⓘ scurvy ⓘ starvation ⓘ |
| closed | April 1865 ⓘ |
| commander | Henry Wirz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedCapacity | 10000 prisoners ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Confederate military personnel ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dead line boundary inside the stockade
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open-air prison compound ⓘ small stream known as Stockade Branch ⓘ stockade walls of pine logs ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
disease outbreaks
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high mortality rate ⓘ lack of adequate shelter ⓘ overcrowding ⓘ poor sanitary conditions ⓘ severe malnutrition ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sumter County, Georgia
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| location | Andersonville, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| memorial | Andersonville National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
imprisonment of Union prisoners of war
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trial of commandant Henry Wirz after the war ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | over 13000 Union prisoners died ⓘ |
| opened | February 1864 ⓘ |
| partOf | Andersonville National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prisonerPopulation | over 45000 Union soldiers held ⓘ |
| significance |
example of the humanitarian crisis in Civil War prisons
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symbol of suffering of Union POWs in the Civil War ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Andersonville (1955 film)
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Civil War histories ⓘ numerous survivor memoirs ⓘ war crimes discussions ⓘ |
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