Andersonville Prison, J.B. Walker, lithograph, ca. 1864
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Freeport Historical Society
Conditions in Confederate prisons in Richmond were difficult. Food was short in supply and most prisoners lived in tents.
To relieve overcrowding, the Confederacy opened a new prison, Camp Sumter, in Andersonville, Georgia.
The first prisoners arrived in February 1864. Little food, clothing, shelter, or water was available.
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