• Boy Scout volunteers placing flags in the Andersonville National Cemetery for Memorial Day

    Andersonville

    National Historic Site Georgia

Other Resources

Park Film Loan Program
Teachers may request to borrow a copy of the park's two orientation films, "Echoes of Captivity" and "Voices from Andersonville" on DVD. Each program is about 30 minutes in length. Contact park staff to request the films. This offering is free, but please return the DVD so others may use it and this offering can remain free.

 
Book cover showing drawing of prison site

This informative booklet is part of Eastern National's Civil War Series. Eastern National is celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War with electronic editions of eParks' National Park Civil War Series of books. Read them online or purchase your own paper edition by visiting the park bookstore. 

Civil War Series: The Prison Camp at Andersonville

 
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WebRangers
Did you know that the NPS WebRangers program can be tied to National Standards of Learning? We hope you will think about Andersonville and other national park units as you plan your lessons.
Check out the WebRangers program!
WebRangers Teachers' Resource Guide

Did You Know?

Sack of Cement Cross on exhibit in the National POW Museum

The largest artifact in the National Prisoner of War Museum is the “Sack of Cement Cross” from Camp O’Donnell in the Philippines.  The total height of the cross is 8 ft.  The cross was built as a memorial to American prisoners who perished in the camp.