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Captain Henry Wirz

War uniform image of Civil War, Confederate Captain Henry Wirz.

Battles of the Rebellion

Image of nine vignettes portraying American Civil War battle scenes surrounding a moonlit evening scene of a man and woman embracing near two trees…

Andersonville Prison

Areas of the sketch are numbered, the labels at the bottom are transcribed below:

1. Head Quarters,
2. Rebel Camp.
3. Hospital,
4. Cook…

1864 Andersonville Prison, GA

Image displayed is of the confederates POW camp, Andersonville, during the U.S. civil war. Depicted is the disbursement of rations to prisoners from…

File:Civil War Recruiting Station, Wasioja, MN-sign.jpg

Historic Marker at the U.S. Civil War Recruiting Station, Wasioja, Minnesota, USA. Operated by the Dodge County Historical Society.

Andersonville Burial Trench

Andersonville prison burial trenches displaying men standing over burial with tools in hand.

Andersonville Prison, Ga., August 17, 1864. Issuing rations, view from main gate

No. 8220.
- Title from item.
- Hand written on verso: "[Miller] Vol. VII, p. 131".
- Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

The Confederate Civil War prisoner camp in Andersonville, Georgia, was an utter nightmare for the many soldiers held within. It was dangerously…

Leaving Andersonville

Photograph of drawing by James E. Taylor shows Union prisoners going through door in stockade wall as one prisoner collects a cake of bread.

We never can forget it ; or, the memories of Andersonville Prison pens / words by Mrs. M. A. Kidder author of "Victory at last" ; music by Henry Tucker, author of "When this cruel war is over," "It's all up in Dixey," "Dear mother, I've come home to die," etc., etc.

For voice and piano. ; Caption title. ; Black and white lithograph depicting nine non-descript scenes surrounding a series of bayonets holding banners…