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National Prisoner of War Museum

The Andersonville National Historic Site, located near Andersonville, Georgia, preserves the former Camp Sumter , a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp during the American Civil War. Most of the site lies in southwestern Macon County, adjacent to the east side of the town of Andersonville. Wikipedia*

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National Prisoner of War Museum has hosted 3 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1998 Ceremony. The year with the most events was 2003 with two events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2003 with an average of 766 views per video. Most common tags: POW-MIA, Persian Gulf War.

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    Prisoner of War Interviews

    Private Dyson talked about his experiences. He was captured in the Argonne Forest in September 1918 at the age of 18. The int…

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    Prisoner of War Interviews

    Mr. Johnson talked about his experiences. He received a Silver Star for recording detailed information on fellow POWs killed …

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    Prisoner of War Interviews

    Col. Keirn was interviewed about his experiences. A prisoner of war, he was shot down over Germany in World War II. He spent …

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    Persian Gulf War POW Interviews

    Staff members from the National POW Museum interviewed former prisoners of war of the 1991 Persian Gulf War. The interviews w…

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