"The Horror of Andersonville - The Midnight Vision of the Murderer," September 1865, artist's impression, zoomable image

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"The Horror of Andersonville - The Midnight Vision of the Murderer," September 1865, artist's impression, zoomable image

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Scan date

07/31/2013

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, July 30, 2015.

Depicted ContentHenry Wirz, former commandant of the Andersonville prison camp, is executed in Washington, D.C.

Depicted ContentHenry Wirz, former commandant of the Andersonville prison camp, goes on trial in Washington

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engraving

Original caption

The Horror of Andersonville - The Midnight Vision of the Murderer

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 23, 1865, p. 8.

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