Andersonville

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".

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Activities

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Jimmy Carter Peanut

Plains har en spännande historia du kan lära dig om genom att besöka Jimmy Carter Peanut. Detta område är känt för sina restauranger och sina barer.

Jimmy Carter National Historic Site

Plains har en spännande historia som du kan upptäcka när du besöker Jimmy Carter National Historic Site. Detta område är känt för sina restauranger och sina barer.

Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park

Se till att passa in ett besök på Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park under din resa till Cordele. Detta familjevänliga område är omtyckt för sina restauranger.

Drummer Boy Museum

Se på utställningarna på Drummer Boy Museum - ett historiskt museum du hittar i Andersonville. Detta område är känt för sina restauranger och sina barer.

Statue of Charles Lindbergh

Americus har en spännande historia du kan lära dig om genom att besöka Statue of Charles Lindbergh. Detta område är känt för sina restauranger och sina barer.

Flint River Hospital

Om du besöker Montezuma för att gå på mässan Flint River Hospital så får du förhoppningsvis även tid att se mer av området.

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