THE STORY OF THE ANDERSONVILLE PRISON
The Andersonville Commandant was Captain Henry Wirz. Wirz was the only Confederate Officer executed by the Victorious Union but question as to whether they were right to execute him continue to this day.
Andersonville was one of the worse prison camps in the civil war. Thousands died while kept there. Located in GA it opened in 1864 and was meant to hold a max of 10,000 federal prisoners, but by Aug it held 33,000 and was the 5th largest city in the Confederacy. Prisoners were not able to build shelters and most lived in holes scratched in the ground covered by a blanket. Any man caught closer than 15 feet to the stockade was shot. The daily ration was a teaspoon of salt, three tablespoons of beans, and a half a pint of unsifted cornmeal. A trickle of water called Sweet Water Branch served as both drinking water and sewer. Thirteen thousand died there and were buried in mass graves. On one day they died at the rate of a man every 11 minutes. If you want to see photos and get more info the book The Civil War by Geoffrey C. Ward. Ken Burns used this book for his series on the civil war.
British casualties on D-Day have been estimated at approximately 2700. "Casualties" refers to all losses suffered by the armed forces: killed, wounded, missing in action (meaning that their bodies were not found) and prisoners of war. There is no "official" casualty figure for D-Day.
British casualties on D-Day have been estimated at approximately 2700. "Casualties" refers to all losses suffered by the armed forces: killed, wounded, missing in action (meaning that their bodies were not found) and prisoners of war. There is no "official" casualty figure for D-Day.
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There was no daily quota, there were days where no one died and days where 30 000 died.
Anywhere from 1-100. There really are no records of how many people died each day, but the fact that so many came at a time that it would overflow with prisoners made lots believe that many to many more were killed in a day.
The holocaust prisoners worked from dusk till dawn. 12 hours a day.
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THE STORY OF THE ANDERSONVILLE PRISON
The Andersonville Commandant was Captain Henry Wirz. Wirz was the only Confederate Officer executed by the Victorious Union but question as to whether they were right to execute him continue to this day.
It was a 3 day riot by 6 Prisoners attempting to bust out of the rock. It gained publicity for its dramatic newspaper photographs and casualties (3 Prisoners and 2 guards died). Another 2 prisoners were executed at San Quentin
Both conditions in the North and the South were dreadful. Most slept in holes scratched in the dirt. Drinking water came from one tiny creek that also served as a sewer. As many as 100 men died per day at Andersonville from starvation, disease and exposure. Around 50,000 men died in Civil War prison camps.
around 1:00 usually.
It varied, ranging from about 300 to 1,700 calories a day.
Andersonville was one of the worse prison camps in the civil war. Thousands died while kept there. Located in GA it opened in 1864 and was meant to hold a max of 10,000 federal prisoners, but by Aug it held 33,000 and was the 5th largest city in the Confederacy. Prisoners were not able to build shelters and most lived in holes scratched in the ground covered by a blanket. Any man caught closer than 15 feet to the stockade was shot. The daily ration was a teaspoon of salt, three tablespoons of beans, and a half a pint of unsifted cornmeal. A trickle of water called Sweet Water Branch served as both drinking water and sewer. Thirteen thousand died there and were buried in mass graves. On one day they died at the rate of a man every 11 minutes. If you want to see photos and get more info the book The Civil War by Geoffrey C. Ward. Ken Burns used this book for his series on the civil war.