A History of Andersonville Prison (222 words, 2 pages)
Andersonville PrisonAndersonville PrisonAndersonville prison opened on Feb.24, 1864. It was the ideal prison.It's located in Sumpter County,Georgia. The prison was originallycalled Camp Sumpter. At first it was16.5 acres then expanded to 26acres. It was 1010' long and 780'wide, constructed of pine logs withthickness of a foot. A small creekran through ...
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