2025年1月17日 · Learn more about researching prisoners held at Andersonville and discover your connection to the site. Georgia World War II Heritage Trail Explore our this state's legacy of inspiring wartime stories at the museums that make up Georgia's World War II Heritage Trail.

The Andersonville National Historic Site, located near Andersonville, Georgia, preserves the former Andersonville Prison (also known as Camp Sumter), a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp during the final fourteen months of the American Civil War.

2024年12月27日 · The only national park to serve as a memorial to all Americans ever held as prisoners of war, Andersonville National Historic Site preserves the site of the largest of the many Confederate military prisons that were established during the Civil War.

Today, Andersonville National Historic Site comprises three distinct components: the former site of Camp Sumter military prison, the Andersonville National Cemetery, and the National Prisoner of War Museum, which opened in 1998 to honor all U.S. prisoners of war in all wars.

Andersonville National Historic Site comprises three main features that pay tribute to Civil War prisoners and all Prisoners of War: the National Prisoner of War Museum, the former Camp Sumter military prison site, and Andersonville National Cemetery.