Horrible Conditions in Andersonville Prisons, Part 1

One of the most infamous penitentiaries of the American Civil War was Camp Sumter, or Andersonville Prison, in Andersonville, Sumter County, Georgia. This Confederate prison was one of the deadliest places during the war, and although it only operated for less than a year and a half, its place in the annals of history makes it one of the most notorious and horrific locations in the United States during the war. the American Civil War.

The prison was erected by approximately 900 slaves, pressed into service by the Confederacy, and a 15-foot wooden wall was constructed to surround 16½ acres of land. Along the fortification were towers, or “pigeon perches”, built approximately every 30 meters, which overlooked the park. As the prison's population grew, the Confederates expanded the grounds by an additional 10 acres during the summer of 1864. Andersonville truly had the most horrible conditions of any Civil War prison. Inmate gangs, horrible diseases, lice and contaminated drinking water, with little or no food.

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