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Life in Prison The Harrowing Andersonville Sketch
A survivor recounts life at Andersonville Prison near Americus Georgia describing brutal guards Capt Wirz the deadly conditions scarce water and food and the constant threat of death. He notes the camp layout the dead line and the overwhelming toll of disease and starvation on prisoners with details of rations and mortality.
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Andersonville
Americus
Sumter County
Georgia
Macon
John H. Winder
Henri Wirz
Brownlow
Jim Brownlow
1St Tennessee Cavalry
Chattahoochie River
Wirz
Naaman
Providence Spring
John Smith
Spirit Land
Prussia
Turkey
England
America
Millen
Ohio