Andersonville Civil War Prison
May 15, 2019 22:35:54 #
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May 15, 2019 23:37:54 #
Wonderful job, as usual, Paul. Andersonville, like Gettysburg, needs two visits to really appreciate what occurred there. MacKinlay Kantor’s book, although a novel, does an incredible job nonetheless in describing the conditions. Goes without saying, thank you for sharing and reminding us that such places should never be ignored or forgotten.
May 16, 2019 00:10:57 #
Thank you very much for the photos and history lesson. My Great Grandfather was in Andersonville in 1863 and was later released. Have been planning a trip for photos for next year and you have helped me to prepare and what to expect. Mahalo for sharing.
May 16, 2019 08:11:59 #
47greyfox wrote:
Wonderful job, as usual, Paul. Andersonville, like Gettysburg, needs two visits to really appreciate what occurred there. MacKinlay Kantor’s book, although a novel, does an incredible job nonetheless in describing the conditions. Goes without saying, thank you for sharing and reminding us that such places should never be ignored or forgotten.
Thank you 47greyfox! I agree on places like Gettysburg needing more than a single visit. I've visited on bikes now three times to Gettysburg and afterward reading books about the battle and individual units, I'll need still another visit.
May 16, 2019 08:13:00 #
JoAnneK01 wrote:
Thank you very much for the photos and history lesson. My Great Grandfather was in Andersonville in 1863 and was later released. Have been planning a trip for photos for next year and you have helped me to prepare and what to expect. Mahalo for sharing.
Thank you JoAnneK01! The museum is interesting as well, covering the idea of being a prisoner of war for any war and lots of detail of Americans and their families back home during WWII and Vietnam.
May 16, 2019 08:13:22 #
srfmhg wrote:
Great set of photos and historical notes. I took a... (show quote)
Thank you Mark! There's been several comments now about Kantor's novel. I'll have to track down a copy.
May 16, 2019 08:14:36 #
rdgreenwood wrote:
OUTSTANDING! This is the best photo-essay I've seen on UHH. It's wonderful.
Six years ago, my adult daughter and I decided to make a tradition of annual visits to Civil War sites. So far we've seen Antietam, Harper's Ferry, Gettysburg, Petersburg, and John Brown's Homestead and Burial Site. I think this may be our Andersonville year. Thank you for doing such a great job.
Six years ago, my adult daughter and I decided to make a tradition of annual visits to Civil War sites. So far we've seen Antietam, Harper's Ferry, Gettysburg, Petersburg, and John Brown's Homestead and Burial Site. I think this may be our Andersonville year. Thank you for doing such a great job.
Thank you rdgreenwood! We've been to many of the same places it seems. Assuming your trip to Andersonville will take you through Atlanta, there are several battle sites just north of the city.
May 16, 2019 08:17:51 #
Thank you Susan, Papaofnine, PhotogHobbyist, Vicki, Earnest, Redmond, wdcarrier, Bob, charlienow, Jeff, merrytexan, woodweasel, sheepman, josephl1331! I have a few posts around the Memorial Day theme of the pending holiday, based around Civil War cemeteries I've visited in some recent travels. Glad you enjoyed this visit and thank you for your kind comments.
May 16, 2019 08:33:57 #
Paul, these are fantastic. The monuments are very emotional. The Georgia Monument is particularly disturbing to me. It should be a constant reminder of how ugly war is.
May 19, 2019 21:05:33 #
LMurray
Loc: North Orange County, CA
StanMac wrote:
A well done series, Paul.
It is a sad commentary that even with all the monuments and reminders throughout the world of man’s brutality to one another not a damn thing has changed - we still kill one another en masse, and individually, on a regular basis.
Stan
It is a sad commentary that even with all the monuments and reminders throughout the world of man’s brutality to one another not a damn thing has changed - we still kill one another en masse, and individually, on a regular basis.
Stan
You're right.
May 20, 2019 03:09:58 #
A lot of hard work went into this Paul, thank you for sharing it. A bitter reminder of our nations greatest heart break. You did good!
Phil
Phil
May 20, 2019 16:28:33 #
May 20, 2019 18:42:13 #
LMurray
Loc: North Orange County, CA
CHG_CANON wrote:
Thank you Mark! There's been several comments now about Kantor's novel. I'll have to track down a copy.
Found Andersonville on Amazon used about 40 bucks, and ordered sounds like worth reading.
May 21, 2019 06:58:53 #
GPS Phil wrote:
A lot of hard work went into this Paul, thank you for sharing it. A bitter reminder of our nations greatest heart break. You did good!
Phil
Phil
Thank you Phil! I lived in Dayton for nearly 10-years covering HS and college at UD. But, it wasn't until a trip a few summers ago that I visited the Dayton National Cemetery. I just posted another entry to the Photo Gallery for Memorial Day with images from several of the national cemeteries that developed initially as recruitment and training camps, and then later became prisoner of war camps.
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