What is Andersonville?
Andersonville is a town in the state of Georgia in the American south. It is a small town with a population of about 300 and it lies about 100 km (60 miles) southwest of Macon, Georgia. It is Andersonville’s ties to the Civil War that will keep this town in history books forever. The largest Confederate prisoner-of-war camp was located on a plot of land near Andersonville. Prisoners began to arrive in February of 1864. By May, the number of prisoners swelled to 12,000 before adequate shelter and supplies were available. The camp was expanded by about 60% to 10.7 hectares (26.5 acres) but this was only a temporary remedy. By August the number of prisoners exceeded 32,000 and the only available shelter was makeshift tents or pits dug into the ground.
