so far until humanity takes effect. Henry Wirz was used as a scapegoat for war crimes committed during the Civil War at Andersonville Prison‚ however that does not justify his acts or make him an American hero. Ever take a midnight train to Georgia? No‚ well ever drive through Georgia? When driving through Georgia on State Road 49‚ there is a little town called Andersonville that is very easy to miss. To many it is just another town. Yet this town has its own trail. The
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and the South. The best known of the Union camps were; Fortress Monroe‚ Virginia; Ohio State Penitentiary‚ Ohio and point Lookout‚ Maryland. The better known of the Confederate camps were; Danville‚ Virginia; Libby Prison‚ Richmond‚ Virginia and Andersonville‚ Georgia. Conditions where many inmates died would send chills down the spine of anyone in this day and age. The camps ended up so crowded there wasn’t enough space to shelter every inmate‚ some died of exposure to the elements‚ and
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Civil War Research Project Andersonville Prison Meikle‚ Caleb Mountain View High School Andersonville Prison‚ which was also known as Camp Sumter‚ was one of the Confederate Army’s largest military prison camps. It held over 45‚000 Union soldiers. Andersonville Prison was the most infamous of all the prison camps because of extreme overcrowding‚ unsanitary conditions and was commanded by Henry Witz. Infamous Andersonville Prison Out of the 45‚000 soldiers that were in the prison camp‚ 13‚000
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Andersonville “Andersonville”‚ is a movie portraying the living conditions and economic hardships for Union prisoners in the Andersonville prison camp during the the American Civil War. The camp was located in a remote part of Georgia for several reasons being that it was easily guarded with fewer men‚ and if anyone found a way to escape they would not make it far because there was no civilization around it. When the prison camp was first opened in February of 1864 it was about 16.5 acres of land
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In April of 1865‚ Andersonville‚ Georgia served as a Civil War prison that held more than 45‚000 Union soldiers‚ and almost 13‚000 were killed. Andersonville Prison was significant to the Civil War because it showed how awful and cruel these prison camps were‚ the commander behind it all‚ Captain Henry Wirz‚ and the effects creating a National Historical Site as a memorial to the lost soldiers. Andersonville Prison was officially known as Camp Sumter. The prison was originally built to only hold
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Andersonville Prison | Hell on earth | | Billy Bucci | 3/25/2012 | Since the invention of the movie popular themes have often come from events that have happened throughout history. Many times Hollywood will take certain events that have happened in history that have gained popularity amongst the population of the country and made a movie about it‚ and some events have multiple movies made about them. Although the true events that they make movies about are very interesting and usually
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The Confederate soldiers kept enemy Union soldiers in prison camps. Andersonville Prison was considered the main camp for the Confederates. Those who were held at Andersonville lived in hostile‚ dirty‚ and inhumane environment. When a Union soldier was brought to Andersonville‚ he would have to fight to survive. Prisoners‚ fighting for their life‚ would steal other prisoner’s daily food‚ leaving them starving for that day. Confederate soldier would shoot and kill anyone who came close to the
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views. One thing is for sure though; both sides experienced the harsh realities of war and took heavy losses. MacKinlay Kantor the author of a fictional Civil War novel Andersonville gives us a closer look on the South side when it came to the impact of the war. He depicts the Georgia prison for Northern soldiers in Andersonville‚ in order to bring forth themes that foreshadow after war effects‚ as well as give the audience a better understanding of the War Between the States. Kantor was able to
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The Andersonville camp was an awful‚ murderous place for Union soldiers to be held prisoners in. It was established in Andersonville‚ Georgia by General John H. Winder and nearly 13‚000 men died over the fourteen months the prison had been in operation. These Union prisoners suffered in the nasty condition of the camp and had little to no clothes‚ food rations and medical care. At the end of the Civil War‚ Captain Henry Wirz was questioned in court for committing crimes against humanity and was
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The 1999 film Fight Club‚ based on Chuck Palahniuk’s novel of the same name‚ was received as one of the most controversial films of the year‚ and has since gained a strong cult popularity. The movie places strong emphasis on the evils of modern consumerism‚ and adopts a “fight the system” attitude throughout. The setting is bleak and degraded – the main character‚ who remains unnamed for the entirety of the film‚ inhabits a city that seems perpetually dark and run down. All in all‚ the film attempts
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