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    Andersonville Prison : Georgia

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    An uncolored view print of 33,000 Union soldiers imprisoned in Andersonville Prison, a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp. The foreground includes an image of Captain Henry Wirz, shown on horseback escorting a prisoner dressed in tattered clothes to the stockade. Inside the wooden fenced camp, prisoners are depicted in densely packed and cramped enclosures, shown either in acts of labor or carried out on stretchers. The prison is surrounded by armed guards, barren trees, and a forest in the background. The print is labeled with a number key identifying eight scenes; the key reads: "1. Upper Cook - house; 2. Barracks for the sick; 3. Fort of Six Guns; 4. Rebel Sutler's Tent; 5. Swamp within the prison; 6. Bake House; 7. Capt. Wirz taking a prisoner to the Stocks; 8. Meat Wagon." The title is printed in the lower center and reads, "Andersonville Prison: Georgia. Representing the imprisonment of 33,000 Union Soldiers during the months of June, July, and August 1864." Signed and dated by artist John B. Walker in lower left. Signed by lithographer T. Sinclair in lower right. Signed in stone by artist Anton Hohenstein in the image's lower right corner. The top of the print reads "No 1. North View."

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  • Bird’s-eye view of Andersonville Prison from the south-east

    Bird’s-eye view of Andersonville Prison from the south-east

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    Image of an aerial view of Andersonville Prison, a Confederate prisoner-of-war-camp in Georgia; soldiers visible among densely packed tents surrounded by stockade walls and barricades guarded by gun towers and cannons.

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  • The southern prisons of the U.S. officers

    The southern prisons of the U.S. officers

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    Image of twelve vignettes depicting scenes from life in Confederate military prisons for Union prisoners during the American Civil War, including soldiers near tents, hospitals, a workhouse, prisoners playing musical instruments, and receiving mail; captions below each image.

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  • Bird’s eye view of Confederate prison pen, at Salisbury, N. C. Taken in 1864

    Bird’s eye view of Confederate prison pen, at Salisbury, N. C. Taken in 1864

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    Image of an elevated view of the Confederate prison at Salisbury, North Carolina during the American Civil War showing railroad and several buildings inside the fenced prison complex; numbered key to buildings in lower margin.

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  • Officers of the United States Army and Navy prisoners of war. Libby Prison Richmond, Va

    Officers of the United States Army and Navy prisoners of war. Libby Prison Richmond, Va

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    Image of a register of United States Army and Navy prisoners of war listing the names of officers imprisoned by rank during the American Civil War; four captioned scenes from Confederate military prison Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, in corners; bald eagle with American flag, shield, arrows and olive branch at top center; Union soldiers and sailors with swords, bayonets, and harpoons at left and right center.

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  • Union prisoners confined in Camp Sumpter, near Andersonviile, GA

    Union prisoners confined in Camp Sumpter, near Andersonviile, GA

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    Image of an aerial view of Camp Sumpter Confederate military prison (Andersonville Prison) located near Andersonville, Georgia, during the American Civil War; densely packed tents and soldiers surrounded by stockade walls and barricades manned by artillery; sites on map numbered 1-18 with key printed in bottom margin.

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