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Was Andersonville was a Union Civil War prison camp?

Andersonville Prison was a confederate prison that was notorious for its cruelty towards union prisoners. I believe it was located in Richmond, VA.


How did the reformers change the treatment of the mentally ill and prisoners?

The reformers change the treatment of the mentally ill and prisoners by Dorothea Dix , in her efforts on behalf of the mentally ill -emphasized the idea of rehabilitation, treatment that might reform the sick or imprisoned person to a useful position in society. There was, as revivalists suggested, hope for everyone.


What was the name of the worst prison camp in the south?

Andersonville, in west-central Georgia. I don't know if it's the worst but it was really bad and is famous for being terrible. The commander of that camp was hanged after the war for the terrible and neglectful treatment of the Union prisoners, most of whom died within months after arriving there.


What did the prisoners during the civil war eat?

Each other - in the last few weeks at Andersonville, when the Confederate troops and civilians were starving, and the prisoners were right at the bottom of the food chain. The prison-camps saw far worse atrocities than anything seen on a battlefield - gang murder and eventually cannibalism.


What happened after a battle ended in the civil war?

If the losing army did not manage to escape, they would be ordered to hand in their weapons ("Stack Arms!"), and then be transported to prison-camps, from where they might be exchanged for prisoners on the other side. When Grant became General-in-Chief in March 1864, he stopped prisoner-exchange, knowing that the manpower balance would then be tilted against the Confederates, thus shortening the war. It did - but at a terrible cost. For the prison camps became horrendously overcrowded, at a time when food supplies were running out for the armies and civilians alike. Naturally prisoners came last in line.

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