• North HillSide Photomerge

    Andersonville

    National Historic Site Georgia

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Odd Fellows Monument

Small marble monument with text

NPS/Andersonville NHS

Located at the north circle of the cemetery, the Odd Fellows monument is dedicated to the memory of all the unknowns buried in the National Cemetery. The monument was placed and dedicated in October of 1985 by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekah Assembly.

Did You Know?

Canvas, rubber, and wooden shelters

Shebang was a name given by the prisoners at Andersonville to the crude shelters that they constructed, many of wood and scraps of cloth. Lucky men might have a shelter-half or an extra blanket. Not so lucky ones would use an old shirt to provide relief from the hot summer sun. More...