Preparing Captain Henry Wirz for his execution, November 10, 1865, artist's impression

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Preparing Captain Henry Wirz for his execution, November 10, 1865, artist's impression

Scanned by

Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Scan date

07/29/2013

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, September 7, 2015.

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

Image type

engraving

Original caption

Preparing the Prisoner for Execution - Putting on the Black Robe

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, November 25, 1865, 145.

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