Execution of Henry Wirz, November 10, 1865. The reading of the death sentence

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Execution of Henry Wirz, November 10, 1865. The reading of the death sentence

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Sized, cropped, and adjusted by John Osborne, Dickinson College, July 7, 2008.

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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Washington, D.C. Reading the death warrant to Wirz on the scaffold

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Civil War Glass Negative Collection, Library of Congress

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