Category: Henry Wirz

• Henry Wirz, a Swiss Immigrant and the Commanding Officer of Andersonville Prisoner of War Camp in Georgia, is Hanged for the Murder of Union Soldiers Interned There During the American Civil War. November 10, 1865.

  Image: The execution of Henry Wirz, commandant of the (Confederate) Andersonville Prison, near the US Capitol moments after the trap door was sprung. Washington, D.C. (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 10, 1865, Henry Wirz, a Swiss immigrant and the commanding officer of Andersonville prisoner of war camp in Georgia, is hanged for…

  November 10, 2023

  1800s, American Civil War, Andersonville POW Camp, crime and punishment, Henry Wirz, History Daily

  1800s, American Civil War, Andersonville POW Camp, crime & punishment, Henry Wirz, History Daily