Andersonville Prison Dylan Schuler. ● Confederate Prison ● In Andersonville, Georgia ● Functioned early 1864 to end of war (~14 months) ● Held up to 33,000.

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Andersonville Prison Dylan Schuler

● Confederate Prison ● In Andersonville, Georgia ● Functioned early 1864 to end of war (~14 months) ● Held up to 33,000 at one time (August 1864) o originally built for 10,000 Overview

● 1 water source, Sweetwater Creek ● 8,000-13,000 (out of 45,000 held here) died from disease, poor sanitation, malnutrition, overcrowding, or exposure to the elements Conditions

● Dix-Hill Cartel o Even exchange of prisoners for both sides ● The addition of Black soldiers to the Union Army resulted in the breakdown of the prisoner exchange (July 30, 1863) because the Confederacy refused to exchange black POWs, so the Union stopped the prisoner exchange entirely o Partially resumed winter when Confederacy agreed to exchange Prisoner Exchange

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