Discover Middle Georgia: Andersonville National Historic Site

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https://41nbc.com/2019/05/13/discov...rSDl7NSf6mnuS6uXcbV3Snz4v8m0aSDtuNSsFLdJMw50M

Andersonville, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) – As the Civil War was heating up in the mid 1860’s, Camp Sumter, also known as Andersonville, was in full swing. While the prison site was only in operation for less than a year and a half, it’s impact was profound.

When the Confederate army began building the prison in the early months of 1864, the goal was to move captured union soldiers further behind confederate lines.The 15 foot tall rectangular barrier initially enclosed 16.5 acres, but confederate generals quickly found out that number was too small, so in June of 1864 the prison grounds were expanded to 26.5 acres.
 
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