Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: History and Archaeology: Andersonville Prison
Andersonville Prison was created in February, 1864 to relieve the overcrowding of Union prisoners in other nearby prisons. It closed a year later due to sanitation problems among others and had earned a reputation for inflicting...
Other
Institute for Historical Review: The Civil War Concentration Camps
In an article which examines the prisons of both the North and the South, Mark Weber explains the problems both sides encountered when dealing with prisoners of war and explores myths and truths surrounding the treatment of prisoners of...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Andersonville Prison (Henry Wirz) Trial (1865)
This module discusses the trial of Henry Wirz, the Confederate commander who was in charge of Camp Sumter, otherwise known as Andersonville, were Union prisoners of war died at an alarming rate.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Henry Wirz
From the Library of Congress comes the story of the hanging of Henry Wirz, former commander of the terrible Confederate prison in Andersonville, GA.