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Andersonville National Cemetery

cemetery, Andersonville, Georgia, United States
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Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia.
Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia.

Andersonville National Cemetery is located in Andersonville, Georgia, and is part of the Andersonville National Historic Site. This site honors all U.S. prisoners of war and preserves the area of a Confederate military prison for captured Union soldiers during the American Civil War.1

The prison, known as Camp Sumter, was the largest Confederate prison for Union soldiers and was infamous for its harsh conditions and high death rate. Approximately 13,000 Union prisoners died there from disease, malnutrition, and other causes. The cemetery contains around 18,000 graves, including those of prisoners who died at the camp. The site also includes the National Prisoner of War Memorial Museum.12

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