Andersonville

The Civil War

Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 9, 1865

Fort Sumter

Apr 14, 1861

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Andersonville Prison Camp opens

Feb 1, 1864

Andersonville Prison Camp

Period: Feb 1, 1864 to Apr 15, 1865

Prisoner Population

Apr 1, 1864

7160

Prisoner Population

May 5, 1864

12,000

Cold Harbor

May 31, 1864

Prisoner Population

Jun 13, 1864

20,652

Andersonville Prison Camp expands to 26.5

Jun 15, 1864

Prisoner Population

Jun 19, 1864

23,942

Cpt. Wirz request to trade prisoners denied

Jul 15, 1864

Cpt. Wirz paroles 5 Union soldiers to request trading prisoners with the North again.

Prisoner Population

Jul 18, 1864

29,076

Prisoner Population

Jul 31, 1864

31,678

Prisoner Population

Aug 31, 1864

31,693

Andersonville Prison Camp captured

May 15, 1865

Captain Wirz Executed

Nov 10, 1865

At 10:32, Captain Wirz was executed by the government for war crimes during the Civil War.