Andersonville Historic Site
Alan Marsh, Supervisory Park Ranger at the Andersonville National Historic site took C-SPAN School Bus staff on a tour of the Andersonville … read more
Alan Marsh, Supervisory Park Ranger at the Andersonville National Historic site took C-SPAN School Bus staff on a tour of the Andersonville Prison Camp where over one hundred thousand Union soldiers were detained during the U.S. Civil War. He spoke about the life prisoners led and the details of its emancipation. close
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