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

    Andersonville

    National Historic Site Georgia

Living History Weekend

Visitors interact with Union prisoners of war.

NPS/Brad Stribling

Visitors hear the stories of Union prisoners of war.

On March 9 and 10, 2013, living historians, re-enactors, and park rangers will help you understand the lives of Union and Confederate soldiers as well as civilians near the end of the Civil War at the actual site of the infamous prison.

Throughout the day, the staff and volunteers at Andersonville National Historic Site will lead you through the events which took place every day within the Andersonville prison (Camp Sumter) as well within the Confederate camps and offices.

The living historians will explain to you the activities and challenges that the soldiers from both sides faced daily:

How did these men endure the many hardships they confronted daily? Were these men any different than the normal soldier in the field? What was the reaction of the young boys and old men assigned to the operation of the overcrowded prison?

Join us to gain a better understanding of the Camp Sumter experience during the Civil War.

Did You Know?

Drawing of the north gate to the Andersonville Prison

The North and South Gates were the only entrances into the Andersonville prison, with the North gate being the primary one. Incoming prisoners were marched about a quarter of a mile to the North gate at the prison.