Andersonville

Andersonville
          Andersonville was a Confederate Prisoner of War camp located in Georgia. Tons of former Union soldiers died here each day. This camp was located in between two hills, and Confederate soldiers were stationed above which made it nearly impossible to escape. All of the waste the southern soldiers created, flowed down to where the prisoners were held. This made it very hard for captured soldiers to obtain clean water. Prisoners would attempt to create shelters out of clothes, mud, or any other materials that they could find. These flimsy shelters were called "shebangs". Conditions were so awful in this camp that the prisoners would often fight for clothes that dead soldiers had on. This camp was a horrible place to live, and many soldiers died here.
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