Andersonville National Historic Site

This prison was ready for battle. The surrounding area had enforcement's and prisoners were forced to help build embankments where confederate's installed these canons. Prisoners were able to see these canons each day an they were often fired to enforce the power of the camp and attempt to keep uprising.

Escape tunnels were a common way of trying to escape. But Andersonville was miles away from any major town, and the large field the camp was located in made it difficult to be unnoticed as you tried to tunnel hundreds of yards. There are two tunnels on site still visible to this day.

In 1907 the legislature of the State of Illinois authorized a monument in memory of the state's 889 known dead at Andersonville.

The final design was the result of a collaboration between sculptor Charles Mulligan and state architect Carbys Zimmerman. The monument features a base and pedestal of Montello granite. The monument commission described the monument as consisting of:

The large figure of Columbia, and beside her Youth and Maiden, representing nations to come, is cast in bronze and stands upon a pedestal of massive Montello granite. Columbia with outstretched hand is pointing to the heroes resting in their graves. Youth and Maiden, listening, gaze in the direction Columbia is pointing. On either wing of the pedestal is carved in bold letters the last clause of President Lincoln's first inaugural address and the last clause of his memorable speech on the battlefield of Gettysburg. The two figures on either side of the pedestal represent veterans of the Civil War standing in sad reflection of memories of the tragedies of the late war. These figures are of Montello granite, the same as the pedestal. The pedestal is 20 feet by 24 feet while the monument stands 18 feet overall.

On December 20, 1912 the Illinois monument was dedicated in the southwest portion of Andersonville National Cemetery.

The cemetery is the final resting place for the Union prisoners who died while being held at Camp Sumter/Andersonville as POWs. The prisoners' burial ground at Camp Sumter has been made a national cemetery. It contains 13,714 graves, of which 921 are marked "unknown".

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Activities

Populaire plekken om te bezoeken

Jimmy Carter Peanut

Je kunt meer ontdekken over de geschiedenis van Plains tijdens een dagje in Jimmy Carter Peanut. Geniet hier in de omgeving van een hapje of drankje bij de restaurants of de bars.

Jimmy Carter National Historic Site

Leer over de geschiedenis van Plains met een uitstapje naar Jimmy Carter National Historic Site. Geniet hier in de omgeving van een hapje of drankje bij de restaurants of de bars.

Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park

Maak tijdens je vakantie in Cordele zeker tijd voor een bezoek aan Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park. Tijdens je bezoek aan deze gezinsvriendelijke omgeving kun je van de restaurants hier genieten.

Drummer Boy Museum

Op vakantie in Andersonville kun je de tentoonstellingen in Drummer Boy Museum, een museum met een opvallend verleden, bestuderen. Geniet hier in de omgeving van een hapje of drankje bij de restaurants of de bars.

Statue of Charles Lindbergh

Je kunt meer ontdekken over de geschiedenis van Americus als je een bezoek brengt aan Statue of Charles Lindbergh. Geniet hier in de omgeving van een hapje of drankje bij de restaurants of de bars.

Flint River Hospital

Als je hier voor Flint River Hospital naartoe gaat, zou je ook meer van de omgeving van Montezuma kunnen ontdekken.

Beste hotelaanbiedingen in Andersonville National Historic Site

Windsor Hotel, an Ascend Collection Hotel

125 W Lamar St Americus GA

Days Inn by Wyndham Americus

1605 E Lamar Street Americus GA

Buck Creek Rest And Recuperate, Quiet In The Woods Getaway

Ideal GA

Americas Best Value Inn Montezuma

520 Spaulding Road Montezuma GA

Quality Inn Americus

1205 S Martin Luther King Blvd Americus GA

Hampton Inn Americus

1609 E Lamar St Americus GA

Motel 6 Americus, GA

1007 South Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd Americus GA

Private Waterfront Suite

Lilly GA

Lake Blackshear Getaway! Pool, BBQ, Firepit & WiFi

Cobb GA

all 163 accommodaties bekijken in Andersonville National Historic Site

Laagste prijs per nacht gevonden in de afgelopen 24 uur op basis van een verblijf van 1 nacht voor 2 volwassenen. Prijzen en beschikbaarheid kunnen altijd wijzigen. Mogelijk gelden er extra voorwaarden.