John H. Winder

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John H. Winder was a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War, best known for overseeing prisoner-of-war camps including the notorious Andersonville prison.

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John H. Winder canonical 2
John Henry Winder 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate general
person
allegiance Confederate States of America
United States of America
associatedWithEvent overcrowding and high mortality at Andersonville prison
birthDate 1800-02-21
birthPlace Maryland
Talbot County, Maryland
causeOfDeath heart attack
conflict American Civil War
Mexican–American War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1865-02-07
education United States Military Academy
employer Confederate States Army
United States Army
familyName Winder
fullName John Henry Winder
linked to: John H. Winder
gender male
givenName John
graduationYear 1820
middleName Henry
militaryBranch Confederate States Army
United States Army
militaryRank brigadier general
nationality American
notableFor administration of Andersonville prison
oversight of Confederate prisoner-of-war camps
oversaw Andersonville prison
Belle Isle prison camp
linked to: Blackwell's Island

Camp Sumter
Libby Prison
Richmond military prisons
placeOfDeath Andersonville, Georgia
Camp Sumter
positionHeld commander of Confederate military prisons east of the Mississippi River
promotedToRank Confederate brigadier general in 1861
responsibleFor internal security in Richmond
management of Union prisoners of war
role provost marshal of Richmond
serviceEndYear 1865

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William H. Winder relative John H. Winder
Winder, Georgia namedAfter John H. Winder
John H. Winder fullName John Henry Winder
linked to: John H. Winder