Henry Wirz, detail

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Henry Wirz, detail

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Sized, cropped, and adjusted by John Osborne, Dickinson College, March 28, 2011.

Depicted ContentWirz, Henry

Depicted ContentWirz, Henry

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

Depicted ContentAt the Capitol, the trial of Henry Wirz, former Andersonville prison commandant, continues in Washington

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

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Cropped from a much larger image of the Wirz execution. The noose is adjusted around the neck of Henry Wirz.

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