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Andersonville National Historic Site

496 Cemetery Road, Andersonville, Georgia

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+1 912 924 0343 x14, +1 912 924

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www.nps.gov

Andersonville National Historic Site commemorates the experiences of all American Prisoners of War. The site of historic Camp Sumter (Andersonville Prison) is one of the main features of the park. Camp Sumter was built in early 1864 and was one of the largest of the many Confederate military prisons established during the Civil War

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Both are free and the museum is quite good (small but good). more on GeckoGo

I'm not sure that I'm ready for a real experience of prison life in the 19th century. more on Epinions.com

There is a're-creation of the tent city to help you visualize the living conditions. more on TripAdvisor

If you're down that way, AND if you have the inkling to drive off the interstate past cotton and peanut fields to the remote town of Andersonville, you'll get to experience not only the camp, but the modern, well-designed museum built to honor POWs of all American wars. more on Epinions.com

The museum is informative and moved me to tears. more on TripAdvisor

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This place is a little off the beaten path, but worth the trip at least once if youre a history buff. The POW museum should be started with the film they show every hour. The walkthough is a nice comp ... more on TripAdvisor

The visit was an experiance that should be shared by all Americans. The trials that these heros endured are beyond most of our capabilities of comprehension. We, as Americans, could only hope that no ... more on TripAdvisor

It's hard to really write a review of Andersonville, and the POW museum contained within the park. It's superb, but sobering. It's not a place that's warmly pleasant, but it's a place every American s ... more on TripAdvisor

The site is well preserved, and the infamous creek running through the camp still looks bad (although surely not as bad as the diseased, putrid water that once went through the camp). The museum was g ... more on TripAdvisor

Spectacular weekend with the family. Museum, POW camp and cemetery all held the attention of my kids (ages 5 - 11) and I loved the history. Museum was quite modern and presented well – even to the kid ... more on TripAdvisor

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A friend recommended that I visit this site and I'm glad that I did. I was visiting my husband in Columbus, Georgia (Ft. Benning) and there really isn't much to do, so I made the trek to this historic site, located in a National Park. ... more on GeckoGo