Andersonville National Historic Site | Things to Do in Georgia, USA
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Andersonville National Historic Site and its associated Prisoner-of-War Museum is the site of what was, during the Civil War era, a large military prison.

Used during the final fourteen months of the American Civil War, the prison held 45,000 prisoners, of whom nearly a third died from starvation, scurvy, dysentery, hookworm, and exposure.

It is not a place for the faint of heart; the images and videos are haunting, but a visit there is necessary to anyone wishing a full picture of the horrors of the Civil War.

A cemetery has been erected over what were mass graves; 13,714 bodies are buried there, of which 921 are unknown Union soldiers. The museum is dedicated to all prisoners of war around the world and their strength, endurance, and suffering.

Address: Andersonville National Historic Site, 496 Cemetery Road, Andersonville, GA 31711, Phone: 229-924-0343

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