Andersonville NHS
NPS History
NPSHistory.comAndersonville National Historic Site in southwestern Georgia preserves the site of Camp Sumter, the largest Confederate military prison during the Civil War. Operational from February 1864 to April 1865, the stockade held up to 32,000 Union prisoners of war in a space originally designed for 10,000, and nearly 13,000 died from disease, malnutrition, and exposure. The site was designated a national historic site in 1970 and also serves as home to the National Prisoner of War Museum, which honors all American prisoners of war throughout the nation's history. The adjacent Andersonville National Cemetery, established in 1865, remains an active national cemetery.
📚 Learn More at NPSHistory.com →Flagged for Review: Exhibit panels (8 items)
Andersonville NHS in GA preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff — and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
Why this matters: Andersonville NHS is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
National Prisoner of War Museum exhibit text. Needs general review due to the museum interpreting difficult events in our history.
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