Andersonville Research Paper
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Andersonville was a Confederate prison built in 1864 at Andersonville, Georgia. It was designed to hold Union prisoners of war during the Civil War. It was official named was Camp Sumter, however itâs better known as Andersonville. It was built from the ground up by local slave labor. At the time it was 10 ½ acres long and designed to hold about 10,000 men. The camp was enclosed out of 15 to 17 inch hewed pine logs. Along the walls were guard towers (referred to as pigeon roosts by the inmates) placed every 90 feet around the stockade walls.
In February, 1864 the first union soldiers arrived in Andersonville/Camp Sumter. Within the first 5 months the entire population doubled. This lead to the increased in size of the camp to 26 ½ Acres. About