Andersonville Prison

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:prison
gptkbp:capacity approximately 45,000 prisoners
gptkbp:closed 1865
gptkbp:commander Henry Wirz
gptkbp:condition inhumane
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced American memory of the Civil War
gptkbp:current_status gptkb:historical_site
gptkbp:death_rate approximately 29%
gptkbp:escape_attempts numerous
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:exhibits educational displays
gptkbp:famous_for harsh conditions
gptkbp:food_supply insufficient
gptkbp:guarding_force gptkb:Confederate_soldiers
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced prison reform
gptkbp:historical_legacy remains a symbol of wartime suffering
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_significance Civil War history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Andersonville Prison
gptkbp:is_a_site_of gptkb:mass_graves
gptkbp:location gptkb:Georgia,_USA
gptkbp:location_type gptkb:barracks
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:Andersonville_National_Historic_Site
gptkbp:notable_event high mortality rate
overcrowding
gptkbp:notable_figures Henry Wirz
gptkbp:notable_inmate gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:number_of_deaths approximately 13,000
gptkbp:opened 1864
gptkbp:post-war_trials gptkb:War_Crimes_Trials
gptkbp:purpose Confederate prisoner of war camp
gptkbp:related_concept gptkb:American_history
gptkb:historical_memory
gptkb:military_history
gptkb:historical_preservation
gptkb:war_crimes
prisoner of war
human rights violations
memorialization
Civil War prisons
gptkbp:research subject of historical studies
gptkbp:survivor_testimonies documented accounts
gptkbp:survivors gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:visitors attracts tourists
gptkbp:water_source contaminated
gptkbp:writings inspired books and films
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sumter_County,_Georgia
gptkb:Andersonville_National_Historic_Site
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6