This Was Andersonville

This Was Andersonville (HM7UD)

Location: Andersonville, GA 31711 Macon County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 11.831', W 84° 7.629'

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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 journey - to image prisoner's existence here and to discover the meaning of the place from the fragments that remain. Throughout the site there are clues to the high rate of mortality.

"Then came the captives, weary, worn and hungry from prolonged travel cooped up like beasts in freight cars. Down from the depot they marched amid the jeers and taunts of a gaping crowd. The gate opened. The stockade swallowed them." Lessel Long, 13th Indiana Infantry. February 21, 1864
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HM NumberHM7UD
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Placed ByNational Park Service
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Date Added Saturday, September 27th, 2014 at 9:15am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 770823 N 3565911
Decimal Degrees32.19718333, -84.12715000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 11.831', W 84° 7.629'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 11' 49.86" N, 84° 7' 37.74" W
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Area Code(s)229
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 332-398 POW Rd, Andersonville GA 31711, US
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