National Prisoner of War Museum

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Approximately 45,000 prisoners were held at Andersonville Prison, or Camp Sumter, the largest prison camp of the Confederacy. In 1998 the National Prisoner of War Museum opened at Andersonville.

Courtesy of Americus-Sumter Tourism Council

National Prisoner of War Museum

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