The Civil War prison I chose to outline the conditions of the prison was Camp Sumter, also known as Andersonville prison. I chose this prison because it interested me when I came across it. It was run by Henry Wirz, a Captain that was trialed and killed for war crimes after the American Civil War. The prison only existed for 14 months and the conditions of the prison were unhealthy and over populated, It was originally made to only fit 10,000 but within 6 Months, more than 3 times that number had died. Andersonville had the highest mortality rate of any Civil War prison, the overcrowd of the prison led to most of the problems it was facing. There wasnt enough food, shelter, or even a place for them to relieve themselves. The lack of medical
