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Andersonville prison

The Confederate prison camp in Georgia, and its commandant's trial in 1865. Newspaper pages from 1864 to 1866 on a map and timeline.

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4154 matching newspaper pages in total. New York, NY has the most hits (481 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. The New York Herald — 1864-04-20, page 1

    … will derive but little lieoefit from It. A lew days ago, while the cara were at Andersonville, tbe editor learned tbat tbe mor tality among tbe Yankee prisoners at that paint …

  2. New-York Daily Tribune — 1864-06-01, page 1

    … Monday evening, Fitz Lee's cavalry being pressed by the enemy's infuus trv near Andersonville Cross Roads, MeGownn's brig ade was sent to support the cavalry, when a consider …

  3. New-York Daily Tribune — 1864-06-14, page 1

    … time, YAx PrifoNrRS AT ANDRISONVILLE, GA~There are over POO Yankee prisoners at Andersonville, Ga. ‘Tho editor of The Alban 3,000 huye died since their removal to Andersonville, the wortality averaging, daily, A, with every prospeet of slug” #jrease. Un the …

  4. New-York Daily Tribune — 1864-06-15, page 1

    … AWAY. To-day [80] over 1,000 of the Yankee prise oners now bere will be sent to Andersonville, Ga,, where a general depot for their reception hae been established, On the 9th …

  5. New-York Daily Tribune — 1864-06-23, page 8

    … any longer, The people in Savannah are all for the Union, They say our soners in Andersonville are con by a high board fence in an open lot without shelter, and are faring vary …

  6. New-York Daily Tribune — 1864-06-29, page 8

    … bulk of the Fuglish people do not belicve that we can the commanding oiticer at Andersonville, Ga., whither the prisoners are now going, will bave a sweet time in getting a …

  7. New-York Daily Tribune — 1864-07-26, page 7

    … ILLINOIS VETERANS VOLUNTETRS, 2 ure and subsequent imprisonment, brutal treatment, at Andersonville, Georgin, rnd is but an addition dite tatimeat inflicted apon meu woose only crime …

    … hoist tim symbol of sub. 1t was now dark, and the bore, LIFE IN REREL PRISONS, from Andersonville, Georgia. ATLANTA, Ge, July 10, lets, ud escape of Andrew Munn of Com} any A, 1001 …

  8. New-York Daily Tribune — 1864-08-11, page 1

    … the econrier left, lw Los stricken the elains from our prisoners at Americus nnd Andersonville before to dey. If im no other way, be can escape by way of Ven sacola. 10 8, m. …

  9. New York Dispatch — 1864-08-14, page 1

    … sentenced to hard labor elsewhere. At last dates there were 30,000 Union prisoners in Andersonville Ga Nearly 2,8 r 0 pris oners died there duringthe month cf June. Cant Helper, Rhode …

  10. New York Dispatch — 1864-08-21, page 1

    … the Sixteenth Connecticut Regiment says that our soldiers who are prisoners -at Andersonville, S. C., number nd fewer than twelve thousand ; that they are confined in an open …

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