Andersonville prison, August 1864

Date:

1864-08

URL at Partner site:

https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/D0A26377-1DD8-B71C-070EB19E3F723BD2

DLG URL:

https://dlg.usg.edu/record/nps-ande_riddle_d0a26377-1ddb-b71c-070eb19e3f723bd2

Subject:

Andersonville Prison--Photographs, Military prisons--Georgia--Photographs, and United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons

Spatial coverage:

United States, Georgia, Macon County, Andersonville National Historic Site, 32.19832, -84.12989

Medium:

black-and-white photographs

Description:

Taken from a guard tower near the north gate along the west wall, this photograph shows the ration wagon with prisoners crowded around. The structure at upper center is the Sutler's shanty.

Holding Institution:

Andersonville National Historic Site (Ga.)

Collection:

Historic Photos of Andersonville Prison

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/