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Andersonville National Historic Site

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*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Andersonville National Historic Site has hosted 5 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1994 Vignette. The year with the most events was 1998 with two events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2015 with an average of 2,263 views per video. Most appearances with Fred Boyles (2). Most common tags: Civil War, POW-MIA.

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    Civil War POWs and Libby Prison

    Lynn University Professor Robert Watson discussed the Confederacy’s infamous Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, site of the …

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    Andersonville Prison Commemoration

    A “Funeral for 13,000” was held at the Andersonville National Cemetery to remember the Union soldiers who died in captivity t…

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    Prisoner of War Museum Part 2

    Andersonville National Historic Site Superintendent Fred Boyles and Mr. William Fornes, Korean War POW, talked about the Pris…

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    Prisoner of War Museum Part 1

    Andersonville National Historic Site Superintendent Fred Boyles provided a tour of the National Cemetery in Andersonville, Ge…

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