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The most notorious one was Andersonville, near Columbus, Georgia. Union prisoners were reduced to gang-murder, starvation and even cannibalism.
Conditions were so bad that the commandant (Wirz) was hanged after the armistice, even though the Union had promised no hangings for war-crimes.
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What does POW mean World War 2?
Prisoner of war, usually said as POW camp.
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Germany
Who is the infamous Confederate prisoner of war camp?
Andersonville, Georgia.
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The notorious one was Andersonville, Georgia.
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