National Park Civil War Series: The Prison Camp at Andersonville

Company

National Park Service

Price

$12.99

Source

Official Store

The Confederate prison camp at Andersonville recorded 12,290 deaths within its 26-acre confines at the conclusion of the American Civil War. During its 14 months of operation, Union prisoners weathered the unsheltered stockade overcrowded with makeshift tents and men—starvation, disease, and violence as pervasive as the humidity of a Georgia summer. As rations continued to deplete, water sources became contaminated, making death imminent for many within. This new edition of The Prison Camp at Andersonville from the popular National Park Civil War Series provides readers with updated photos…