The Appalling Living Conditions at Andersonville Prison
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Conditions at Andersonville were among the worst of all Civil War prison camps; the camp was extremely overcrowded and starvation was a common cause of death. The overcrowding, coupled with unsanitary conditions, caused illnesses to flourish within the camp. When food was available, prisoners would often suffer from diseases caused by contaminated food and water. Dysentery, scurvy, and gangrene became prolific as a result of the harsh conditions and poor quality of food.
This video comes from GPB Education's virtual field trip to Andersonville Prison: www.gpb.org/edu...
My late Aunt was Peggy Sheppard, a well-known Andersonville Prison Historian, who told me a story about a woman who concealed her identity after she and her husband were captured by Confederates on a boat many years ago when I visited my aunt in Andersonville. She managed to remain with her husband after he was sent to Andersonville. She became pregnant and had a baby and all three of them reportedly survived. I am looking for anyone who has information on similar stories like this. I am trying to write a Historical Fiction novel about this.
Why is that piano so goddamn loud
That would be a fun job to have. Giving tours.
That Park Ranger is cute as hell
southern camps had these conditions because of lack of resources. northern camps had these conditions intentionally
No need for the accompanying piano piece. Really irritating.
What about Elmira??? Won’t talk about that, huh ?
Correct me if I'm wrong == weren't Elmira prisoners housed in buildings? Also, I'd be interested in how many starved to death while serving there.
so sad
That guard must have been like Otto Schindler, really interesting , The tunnel confirms my thoughts that the Union soldiers duty was to escape Wirz and the CSA's illegitimate Confederacy.
@Mike England , Kings Army offering surrender and by the Monarchy no resistance to it's continuity of Union is another way of reasoning. The C.S.A was never completely recognised even by convention.
If there was anything illegitimate in that war it was the war criminals that made war on ordinary citizens including defenseless women and children in Sherman's March to the sea. Real warriors fight soldiers.
They don't rob and starve women and children.