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New Operating Hours for the National Prisoner of War Museum
Beginning Monday, May 13, 2013, the National Prisoner of War Museum will adopt new operating hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. More »
Recent Interments
An Air Force honor guard faces the next of kin during a committal service. NPS/Andersonville NHS The cemetery site serving Camp Sumter was established as Andersonville National Cemetery on July 26, 1865. By 1868, the burial grounds interred the remains of more than 13,800 Union soldiers whose bodies had been retrieved after their deaths in hospitals, battles, or prison camps throughout the region. Andersonville National Cemetery has been used continuously since its founding and currently averages nearly 200 burials a year. One of only two active National Cemeteries administered by the National Park Service, the Andersonville National Cemetery is proud to continue to serve those who served our country. Below are monthly summaries of recent interments in the Andersonville National Cemetery:
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Burial and Memorial Benefits
VA Information regarding burial benefits for veterans. Read More
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Nationwide Gravesite Locator
Search nationwide for burial locations of veterans using the VA gravesite locator. Read More
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Andersonville National Cemetery
Cemetery information, regulations and burial eligibility Read More
Did You Know?
The shelters built by prisoners were known by many names: tents, huts, shelter tents and blanket tents. The phrase "shebang" was used by a small number of prisoners but through post-war and Twentieth Century popular writings has become the most commonly used term for the prisoner shelters. More...