Andersonville National Historic Site

Camp Sumter Military Prison, known as Andersonville, was the deadliest ground of the Civil War. Nearly 13,000 American soldiers died here.
Nearly 13,000 men died on these grounds, a site that became infamous even before the Civil War ended. Their burial grounds became Andersonville National Cemetery, where veterans continue to be buried today. This place, where tens of thousands suffered captivity so others could be free, is also home to the National Prisoner of War Museum and serves as a memorial to all American prisoners of war.
Map showing location of park.
POW/MIA Flag
Andersonville NHS Presents Special Evening Program for POW/MIA Recognition Day
Andersonville National Historic Site will host a evening event on September 20, 2024, to honor Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action. The event includes interpretive programs, a panel discussion featuring former POW Wayne Waddell and SERE school commander Major Nicholas Barwikowski, and will be live streamed on the park’s Facebook page for virtual attendees
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Andersonville National Historic Site Addresses Deferred Maintenance Thanks to the Great American Outdoors Act
Announcement of 30-Day Public Review and Comment Period: Fire Management Plan
Andersonville National Historic Site (ANDE) is initiating civic engagement period to update its long-term Fire Management Plan (FMP) by inviting the public to a Question/Answer session.
A cannon sits out in front of a replica of part of the wooden stockade walls once at Andersonville
Photo by NPS Photo
A historic photo of thousands of emaciated Union soldiers held prisoner in 1865
Photo by NPS Photo/Andersonville Archives
Fog rests on a stone monument of a Civil War soldier standing among hundreds of graves.
Photo by NPS Photo
A large stone monument with 2 Civil War soldiers, a female figure, and 2 children.
Photo by NPS Photo/Jennifer Hopkins
A military garrison cap with a small U.S. flag and silver bar in an exhibit case
Photo by NPS Photo
A spotted white-tailed deer fawn is curled up at the base of a headstone near a small US flag
Photo by NPS Photo/James Taylor
Soldiers talk to a Boy Scout in a cemetery with small US flags decorating the headstones
Photo by NPS Photo/Hugh Peacock
A large red brick building with raised skylights and large windows
Photo by NPS Photo