Tag: POW Camps
Blackshear Prison
Blackshear Prison was a temporary prisoner of war camp located in Blackshear, Georgia, during the American Civil War. During Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman’s 1864 “March to the Sea,” Confederate officials hastily made plans to evacuate a number of existing POW camps and relocate their occupants farther from the Federal army. As Blackshear is […]
Andersonville National Historic Site
The Andersonville National Historic Site, located near Andersonville, Georgia, preserves the former Camp Sumter (also known as Andersonville Prison), a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp during the final fourteen months of the American Civil War. Most of the site lies in southwestern Macon County, adjacent to the east side of the town of Andersonville. As well as […]