Andersonville+Prison+Camp

= = =Andersonville Prison Camp= ==Andersonville Prison was located in Andersonville, Georgia. It was the most infamous prison of them all. It was in operation from February 1864 to April 1865 and was stretched across 27 acres. It was nearly impossible to escape from because of the log walls that ranged from 15-20 feet high. Suprisingly, the camp held a hospital, and it held no barracks(which is like a house for the prisoners). Originally intended to hold around 10,000 prisoners, it once held 33,000 at one time! Andersonville owns the Civil War prison record of holding 49,485 prisoners during it's operation! Due to disease, hunger, medical shortages and terrible conditions, 13,700 men died between the walls. Clealiness was an issue, and men had horrible body odor. There was very little soap. The cruel and heartless superintendent of the prison, Henry Wirz, was hanged after the war.==