on this day in 1864, the first Union POWs arrived at Andersonville- a newly constructed stockade in…
on this day in 1864, the first Union POWs arrived at Andersonville- a newly constructed stockade in Georgia that would soon become one of the most infamous prisons in US history. Almost 13,000 POWs died here from disease, poor sanitation, malnutrition, overcrowding, or exposure
