Andersonville Prisoner of War Camp

In 1863, the Confederate Army built Andersonville in Georgia to hold Union soldiers. Designed for 10,000, it soon housed over 30,000, leading to severe overcrowding and disease. Despite the appearance of Providence Spring, which provided water and hope, nearly 13,000 soldiers died. The camp was liberated in 1865, and its commandant was later hanged for war crimes. Andersonville is now a national cemetery, memorializing those who perished in the worst Civil War prison camp.

Why was the Andersonville stockade built in a remote part of Georgia?

• To access more resources

• To be near the ocean

• To be close to the Confederate capital

• To avoid Union raids

What was the original capacity of the Andersonville stockade?

• 5,000 prisoners

• 10,000 prisoners

• 30,000 prisoners

• 20,000 prisoners

What did prisoners at Andersonville use to build their shelters?

• Tents provided by the army

• Wooden planks

• Whatever materials they could find

• Bricks and mortar

What did the prisoners name the spring that appeared in the camp?

• Salvation Spring

• Providence Spring

• Miracle Spring

• Hope Spring

Approximately how many soldiers died at Andersonville?

• 13,000

• 10,000

• 5,000

• 20,000

What happened to the commandant of Andersonville after the war?

• He fled the country

• He was convicted of war crimes and hanged

• He was acquitted

• He was promoted

When was the Andersonville camp liberated?

• April 1865

• July 1865

• May 1865

• June 1865

What is Andersonville now recognized as?

• A state park

• A national cemetery

• A historical museum

• A military base

What do the monuments at Andersonville commemorate?

• The Confederate soldiers

• The battles fought nearby

• The Union soldiers who died

• The generals of the Civil War

What was Andersonville known as during the Civil War?

• A training camp

• A temporary holding camp

• The worst prisoner of war camp

• The best prisoner of war camp