Andersonvillen kansallinen historiallinen keskus: Opastetut kierrokset ja aktiviteetit

This prison was ready for battle. The surrounding area had enforcement's and prisoners were forced to help build embankments where confederate's installed these canons. Prisoners were able to see these canons each day an they were often fired to enforce the power of the camp and attempt to keep uprising.

Escape tunnels were a common way of trying to escape. But Andersonville was miles away from any major town, and the large field the camp was located in made it difficult to be unnoticed as you tried to tunnel hundreds of yards. There are two tunnels on site still visible to this day.

In 1907 the legislature of the State of Illinois authorized a monument in memory of the state's 889 known dead at Andersonville.

The final design was the result of a collaboration between sculptor Charles Mulligan and state architect Carbys Zimmerman. The monument features a base and pedestal of Montello granite. The monument commission described the monument as consisting of:

The large figure of Columbia, and beside her Youth and Maiden, representing nations to come, is cast in bronze and stands upon a pedestal of massive Montello granite. Columbia with outstretched hand is pointing to the heroes resting in their graves. Youth and Maiden, listening, gaze in the direction Columbia is pointing. On either wing of the pedestal is carved in bold letters the last clause of President Lincoln's first inaugural address and the last clause of his memorable speech on the battlefield of Gettysburg. The two figures on either side of the pedestal represent veterans of the Civil War standing in sad reflection of memories of the tragedies of the late war. These figures are of Montello granite, the same as the pedestal. The pedestal is 20 feet by 24 feet while the monument stands 18 feet overall.

On December 20, 1912 the Illinois monument was dedicated in the southwest portion of Andersonville National Cemetery.

The cemetery is the final resting place for the Union prisoners who died while being held at Camp Sumter/Andersonville as POWs. The prisoners' burial ground at Camp Sumter has been made a national cemetery. It contains 13,714 graves, of which 921 are marked "unknown".

Koe Andersonvillen kansallinen historiallinen keskus

Activities

Suositut vierailukohteet

Jimmy Carter Peanut

Opit lisää kohteen Plains paikallisesta historiasta, kun piipahdat kohteessa Jimmy Carter Peanut. Hemmottele makuhermojasi alueen ravintoloissa ja baareissa.

Jimmy Carter National Historic Site (historiallinen alue)

Ota selvää kohteen Plains historiasta, kun vietät aikaasi kohteessa Jimmy Carter National Historic Site (historiallinen alue). Hemmottele makuhermojasi alueen ravintoloissa ja baareissa.

Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park

Kun matkustat kohteeseen Cordele, sinun kannattaa varata aikaa vieraillaksesi kohteessa Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park. Piipahda tämän perheystävällisyydestään tunnetun alueen ravintoloissa.

Drummer Boy Museum

Voit käydä kiertelemässä näyttelyitä kohteessa Drummer Boy Museum, joka on kohteessa Andersonville sijaitseva museo ja jolla on takanaan kiehtova menneisyys. Hemmottele makuhermojasi alueen ravintoloissa ja baareissa.

Statue of Charles Lindbergh

Opit lisää kohteen Americus paikallisesta historiasta, kun käyt piipahtamassa kohteessa Statue of Charles Lindbergh. Hemmottele makuhermojasi alueen ravintoloissa ja baareissa.