What is the most notorious Civil War prisoner of war camp?
What is the most notorious Civil War prisoner of war camp? Long called by some the “Andersonville of the North,” the prisoner of war camp in Elmira, New York, is remembered as the most notorious of all Union-run POW camps.
Where was the worst Confederate POW camp located?
The Andersonville National Historic Site, located near Andersonville, Georgia, preserves the former Andersonville Prison (also known as Camp Sumter), a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp during the final fourteen months of the American Civil War.