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Open from 1864 to 1865, Camp Sumter Military Prison located at Andersonville was the deadliest single location for a U.S. soldier during the Civil War. View the brochure. Georgia was home to 16 Confederate prisons during the Civil War, including notorious Camp Sumter in Andersonville. They ranged from well-constructed fortifications, such as county jails, to makeshift installations, such as wooded areas patrolled by armed guards.
After becoming the supply center for the prison, Andersonville was also the location for the office of Captain Henry Wirz, keeper of Andersonville Prison. Andersonville Civil War Village on Facebook. A very good resource of information on the Andersonville Civil War Prison can be found at Kevin Frye's site. Click here to visit the site. Click on the link to the National Park Service News above to see the latest happenings there.