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Thanks for sharing this awesome article and photos of Andersonville Prison and some of the historical figures from there.
Here ya go. Taken 6/22/18:
Did they have any of the replica walls built??Amazing and the National POW is there … I have photos but long ago 20 years maybe these are awesome
May one ask as to the reason that women are on the brick wall of this monument.Are that to depict civilians because I have not read of women prisoners at Andersonville. Are there any monuments to Southern soldiers who were at Union POW camps who endured the same treatment as these Union soldiers?Was on a two week road trip and made a stop here for the first time. I'm surprised I didn't run into bdtex along the way since it looks like we hit some of the same spots.
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Good question. I guess I thought it represented loss of the loved ones.May one ask as to the reason that women are on the brick wall of this monument.Are that to depict civilians because I have not read of women prisoners at Andersonville. Are there any monuments to Southern soldiers who were at Union POW camps who endured the same treatment as these Union soldiers?
May one ask as to the reason that women are on the brick wall of this monument.
Originally, the graves in the section to the right were not there. They were filled in as more and more prisoners died. The graves at the time the raiders were hanged were just past that monument on the far right.I don't mean to give them more recognition than they deserve but this photo may help locate their position within this sprawling cemetery. I thought they were almost under a tree; you can see in @bdtex photo that they are close.
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May one ask as to the reason that women are on the brick wall of this monument.Are that to depict civilians because I have not read of women prisoners at Andersonville. Are there any monuments to Southern soldiers who were at Union POW camps who endured the same treatment as these Union soldiers?
My notes are kind of sketchy, but I think the unknown woman prisoner that Scone wrote about is in grave #101.
If you're talking about the brick wall up by the Museum, the National POW Museum is dedicated to American prisoners from all wars, and there have been female POWs in recent conflicts. Jessica Lynch is the first one to come to mind.