Andersonville staff have developed a series of activities and on-site programs designed to help students understand the experiences of Union Prisoners of war held at the Camp Sumter military prison during the American Civil War.

Teachers bring their students to the park for self-guided and/or ranger-presented programs. Ranger-guided programs are thirty minutes in length and can accomodate up to 50 students at a time. There should be one adult chaperone for every 10 students.

Advanced registration at least two weeks in advance is required for all programs. Please allow at least a week for your field trip request to be processed. All ranger-guided programs are also subject to staff availability. All educational programs are free of charge.

All field trips are required to be booked by reservation through the links below. We do not accept phone reservation requests.

Ranger-led programs are only available for groups of less than 50 students. Presently we cannot accomodate large groups by splitting. For groups larger than 50, a variety of self-guided activities are available which allow you to get the most of your visit.  

Click on the links below for information and forms for school programs at Andersonville National Historic Site:

Andersonville Field Trip Planner
Contains details on field trip options
updated September 15, 2011

Registration Form for Field Trip Visits (Required)

All educational programming at Andersonville National Historic Site meets the following Georgia Performance Standards: SSUSH9c, SSUSH 9d, SSUSH9f, SS8H6b, SS5H1c, SS5H1e

If you have any further questions, contact park staff via email.