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Deaths and Burials at Andersonville Prison, Georgia

Andersonville Prison was opened by the Confederates in February 1864 as an outdoor stockade-style prison in southeastern Georgia. The warden, Capt Henry Wirz, was forced to staff the prison with old men and young boys unfit for regular military service. The prison became notorious for the atrocities committed against the prisoners, many of whom died needlessly. Captain Wirz was the only person on either side of the Civil War to be tried and hanged for war crimes.

Three soldiers who died in Andersonville were identified as members of the 178th NYVI.

STRUHLI, Jacob, Pvt Co B.
Died Aug 5, 1864 of Scurvy (scorbutus)
Grave no. 4798		 Jacob Struli, 178th New York, Grave 4798
Robert Vincent, 178th New York, Grave 7846
 VINCENT, Robert, Pvt Co I.
Died Sept 4, 1864 of Diarrhea.
Grave no. 7846.
VISCH, Rudolph, Pvt Co E.
Died July 1, 1864 of Diarrhea.
Grave no. 2715		 Robert Visch, 178th New York, Grave 2715

Visit the Andersonville Prison home page or search Andersonville records for the name of a soldier.

 




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