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By Brandon Fletcher, November 8, 2008
This Was Andersonville Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 Georgia, Macon County, Andersonville — This Was Andersonville
You are about to enter Andersonville, one of the largest Confederate prisoner-of-war camps. Of the 45,000 Union soldiers confined here, nearly 13,000 died. Beyond a walking tour of the stockade area, a visit to Andersonville involves an inner . . . Map (db m12145) HM
2 Georgia, Macon County, Andersonville — Monuments and Memories
At this corner of the prison, the state of Wisconsin erected a monument near the site where many Wisconsin prisoners had camped. Prisoners tended to form groups by state or regiment, to sustain morale. Look for other monuments on the prison site . . . Map (db m12142) HM
3 Georgia, Macon County, Andersonville — Clara Barton
In Commemoration of the Untiring Devotion of Clara Barton ———— She organized and administered efficient measures for the relief of our soldiers in the field, and aided in the great work of preserving the names of more than . . . Map (db m12126) HM
4 Georgia, Macon County, Andersonville — The North Gate
The trail follows in the footsteps of newly arriving prisoners. Captured Union soldiers marched from the village railroad station, past this spot, and uphill to the North Gate, the main prison entrance. After prisoners passed through the outer . . . Map (db m12144) HM
5 Georgia, Macon County, Andersonville — Memorial Day OrderGeneral Orders, No. 11.
Headquarters Grand Army of the Republic, Washington, D.C., May 5, 1868 I. The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country . . . Map (db m12140) HM
6 Georgia, Macon County, Andersonville — Rhode Island
[Front/West Plaque]: Our Honored Dead Pvt. Charles N. Allen, Co. D, 1st Reg. Cav. Sgt. John H. Austin, Co. H, 1st Reg. Cav. Pvt. Frederick Bane, Co. A, 5th Reg. Art. Pvt. John W. Bidmead, Co. G, 1st Reg. Cav. Pvt. James . . . Map (db m12131) HM
7 Georgia, Macon County, Andersonville — Massachusetts
[Front Side]: Death Before Dishonor Erected by the Commonwealth in memory of her sons who died in Andersonville 1864-1865 [Back Side]: Known Dead 767. Resolves 1900 Chapter 77 Approved May 28, W. Murray Crane . . . Map (db m12127) HM
8 Georgia, Macon County, Andersonville — Michigan
In Memorium Erected by the State of Michigan to her Soldiers and Sailors who were imprisoned on these grounds. 1861-1865.Map (db m12129) HM
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9 Georgia, Macon County, Andersonville — Ohio
(Front): To her 1055 loyal sons who died here in Camp Sumpter from March 1864 to April 1865 this monument is dedicated. (Reverse): Death before DishonorMap (db m12130) HM
10 Georgia, Macon County, Andersonville — WisconsinLet Us Have Peace
[Front Side]: This monument erected by the State of Wisconsin — in — grateful remembrance to her sons who suffered and died - in - Andersonville Prison March 1864-April 1865 [Front Lower Right Side]: D. . . . Map (db m12133) HM
11 Georgia, Macon County, Andersonville — National Woman's Relief Corps Tribute
This memorial erected in 1934 by the National Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, as a tribute to the heroism of the sons of the following states who are buried in Andersonville National Cemetery. Number of dead. . . . Map (db m12135) HM
12 Georgia, Macon County, Andersonville — Tennessee
In memory of her Union soldiers and loyal sons who died in Confederate prisons during the War of 1861-65. ————— "We who live may for ourselves forget but not for those who died here." (1284 died) . . . Map (db m12132) HM
13 Georgia, Macon County, Andersonville — Stockade Branch
This stream, a branch of Sweetwater Creek, was the prison's water supply. Today's neatly dredged channel is misleading. When the prison was built, the stockade posts slowed the current, turning the stream banks into acres of stagnant swamp. The . . . Map (db m12149) HM
14 Georgia, Macon County, Andersonville — Providence Spring
During a heavy rainstorm on August 14, 1864, a spring suddenly gushed from this hillside. The prisoners were desperate for fresh water, and over time the event became legendary. Several men claimed to have seen lightning strike this spot just before . . . Map (db m12147) HM
 
 
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