https://padlet.com/440642/3nuly6837bw6 prisoner en-us 2019-05-14 18:48:40 UTC 2025-10-07 17:29:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F2696.png 440642 https://padlet.com/440642/3nuly6837bw6/wish/360062925 45,000 union soilders were confirmed to be kept at Andersonville, but 13.000 of hem died from disease, malnutrition, poor sanitation, and from exposure.
That is almost 1,000 deaths a month.]]> 2019-05-14 18:52:20 UTC https://padlet.com/440642/3nuly6837bw6/wish/360062925 440642 https://padlet.com/440642/3nuly6837bw6/wish/360067352 2019-05-14 19:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/440642/3nuly6837bw6/wish/360067352 440642 https://padlet.com/440642/3nuly6837bw6/wish/360069102 The standard daily food ration was one-quarter pound of cornmeal and either one-third pound of bacon or one pound of beef, not enough to supply even a child. Some of the prisoners had to cook their food because the prison didn't.
 ]]> 2019-05-14 19:07:23 UTC https://padlet.com/440642/3nuly6837bw6/wish/360069102 440642 https://padlet.com/440642/3nuly6837bw6/wish/360071306 the Andersonville prison was stuffed with however many people they could fit, the prisoners only had tents to sleep in, the weather would get cold during the night leaving many of the soilders to die of exposure.]]> 2019-05-14 19:12:28 UTC https://padlet.com/440642/3nuly6837bw6/wish/360071306 440642 https://padlet.com/440642/3nuly6837bw6/wish/360073496 Captain Henry Wirz, head at Andersonville, was executed as a war criminal for not providing enough supplies and shelter for the prisoners.  However, we now know that they did face supply shortages. There were simply too many prisoners and not enough food, clothing, medicine, or tents to go around.]]> 2019-05-14 19:16:59 UTC https://padlet.com/440642/3nuly6837bw6/wish/360073496 440642 https://padlet.com/440642/3nuly6837bw6/wish/360076114 Some prisoners formed gangs to beat up/murder other, weaker men for their food and supplies.]]> 2019-05-14 19:23:00 UTC https://padlet.com/440642/3nuly6837bw6/wish/360076114