08/24/1865 to 10/17/1865 |
At the Capitol, the trial of Henry Wirz, former Andersonville prison commandant, continues in Washington |
Crime/Disasters |
08/23/1865 |
Henry Wirz, former commandant of the Andersonville prison camp, goes on trial in Washington |
Crime/Disasters |
11/10/1865 |
Henry Wirz, former commandant of the Andersonville prison camp, is executed in Washington, D.C. |
Crime/Disasters |
08/17/1865 |
In Georgia, Clara Barton raises the Stars and Stripes over the new National Cemetery at Andersonville |
Battles/Soldiers |
02/27/1864 |
In Georgia, the first Union prisoners arrive at the soon to be notorious prison camp at Andersonville |
Battles/Soldiers |