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- Jul 29, 2013
* Photos courtesy of William Bechmann (2014)
Not sure this was there when I visited in 1977. Good shots!
Awesome, powerful video! Those statues are haunting.
Bill, why are some of the graves so close together? Was that explained by a marker? I understand about the six isolated graves. I'm referring to a large group shown early.
Thanks, Bill. That makes perfect sense.
Thanks, Bill. That makes perfect sense.
That's the thing that annoys me when confederate supporters say northern prisons were just as bad as Andersonville. The lack of shelter. Andersonville is surrounded by woodland. Surely the Rebs could've got appropriately skilled Union prisoners to get some timber together and help build some accomodations for prisoners. Would've saved numerous livesAndersonville was meant to house 10,000 POWs at maximum. The Confederates stuffed 33,000 in and prevented them from building shelters, leaving them exposed to the elements and to disease.
That's the thing that annoys me when confederate supporters say northern prisons were just as bad as Andersonville. The lack of shelter. Andersonville is surrounded by woodland. Surely the Rebs could've got appropriately skilled Union prisoners to get some timber together and help build some accomodations for prisoners. Would've saved numerous lives