Andersonville Prison

Confederate Captain Sidney Winder went to Andersonville in November of 1863, to see whether it was was a potential location for a prison for captured Union soldiers. After a thourough inspection, he decided it was a sutible location because of a couple reasons. The first was that it was close to the Southwestern railroad, which made transporting goods alot easier. It also had a good water supply. Andersonville was also a very small populated town and would be an easy target to overtake.
And thus, Andersonville prison became notorious. A place where every soldier dreaded to end up, because once you got there, you would die there.

 

Thanks to these websites for making this blog possible:

1. encyclopediaofalabama.org
2. www.nps.gov