Pros And Cons Of Andersonville

Andersonville Prisoner of War Camp Traveling 3 hours from Marietta to Andersonville was a painful and cramped car ride but it was worth it to see the beautiful memorials they had set up for all the Union soldiers who died at Andersonville and the informational museum. At the museum, we learned all about prisoners of war and their lifestyles, such as how they lived in disease filled camps and died by the hundreds daily, and how they had almost no food so they starved. The museum also had a small movie theater that showed what their families had gone through and their emotions when they found out their husbands might not be coming home. I think the coolest thing at the museum were the two displays they had one of which was a simulation of a cell and how small they were I’d say about 95% of the cell was the bed, the second thing they had was a display of an Andersonville prisoner trying to escape by digging a tunnel with a shiv. I really enjoyed the second display because it really showed the struggle of the prison and how prisoners would do anything to escape. Some of the cons of the museum were that it was almost all based on WWII POW camps there were maybe 6 plaques actually about Andersonville in the museum which I found to be slightly disappointing. Also, the museum could have been …show more content…
I believe this prison should be preserved for future generations so that they can see what happened here so that history won't repeat and this won't happen again. My impressions of the site are positive because of how well they restored the camp and the shanty shelters. I would recommend this to a friend because there is a lot to learn here once you get past the drive Andersonville was purposely built away from civilization so it is quite the drive. But overall Andersonville was a surprisingly fun and enjoyable