Camp Sumter Military Prison, known as Andersonville, was the deadliest ground of the Civil War. Nearly 13,000 American soldiers died here. NPS Photo
Overview
Nearly 13,000 men died on these grounds, a site that became infamous even before the Civil War ended. Their burial grounds became Andersonville National Cemetery, where veterans continue to be buried today. This place, where tens of thousands suffered captivity so others could be free, is also home to the National Prisoner of War Museum and serves as a memorial to all American prisoners of war.
A cannon sits out in front of a replica of part of the wooden stockade walls once at AndersonvilleA historic photo of thousands of emaciated Union soldiers held prisoner in 1865Fog rests on a stone monument of a Civil War soldier standing among hundreds of graves.A large stone monument with 2 Civil War soldiers, a female figure, and 2 children.A military garrison cap with a small U.S. flag and silver bar in an exhibit caseA spotted white-tailed deer fawn is curled up at the base of a headstone near a small US flagSoldiers talk to a Boy Scout in a cemetery with small US flags decorating the headstonesA large red brick building with raised skylights and large windows
