Andersonville by Jordan Cooke

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Andersonville

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By Jordan and Danielle

North and south were very over crowded around 100 soldiers were killed or died per day
In June therefore were around 22,000 men by August there were around 32,899 men
Some times they would allow locals women to come and bring food but it was not always for the prisoners mainly for the guards
The prison was Isolate from towns so if the prisoners did escape they would not have anywhere to hide

During the time in the Andersonville camp sanitation facilities and medical attention weren't existent
The camp was known for the horrible conditions and the commander had no care for the human life
Outside of the camp the people would bathe,use the restroom, and dogs and horses feces would be dumped into the creek leading to the camp so by the time it got to the prisoners it was toxic and held disease

This camp was intended to ease the pressure on smaller prison camps around the confederacy
The blockade was build to hold up to 10,000 men
This prison was build around a creek for drinking water,and a rail road around it to bring in prisoners and other uses
This camp was made for Union and Confederate soldiers

They were almost never given food,blankets,and clothes, Andersonville was only open for 14 months
Men by the hundred would huddle together for warmth, but many would be dead by morning and would be carried to the death homes
The mouth would become infected and gums would swell,and would come together and then the men would be unable to chew any solid food so then they would die from starvation
There we almost no laws in the camp so thieves and attacks would happen

If a prisoner would to get over the wall they would be shot and killed immediately
They would allow local women to come and gawk at the men
No prisoner must cross the dead line nor attempt to buy,sell,or trade with a sentinel and if they were to cross the line they would be shot immediately

If a prisoner would refuse to give yup their items they would be beat or even killed
They would find the "new fish" and "help" them by placing the group around a wall near no one so at night they could corner them and take everything
Six of many were eventually caught and hanged in front of all prisoners

He was a physician in Louisiana when the civil war started he enlisted in the fourth Louisiana Battalion
Henry was born in Switzerland 1823,but moved to the United States 1849
After the stagecoach accident he returned to duty with a hurt arm and the arm never healed
Was the commander of the Andersonville camp

Was found guilty after having 2 month long trial
Was sentenced to death row on November 10th,1865 in Washington,D.C. He was 41
There were around 160 witnesses of murder
They sold out of tickets to watch Henry get hanged so people would hide in trees, along with 13 counts of murder
Henry denied being guilty and said he was just obeying orders

Blockade-an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
Commander-a person in authority, especially over a body of troops or a military operation. a person in authority, especially in over a body of troops or a military operation
Enlist-enroll or be enrolled in the armed services
Duty-a task or action that someone is required to perform
Isolate a person or things that is away from everything else