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

    Andersonville

    National Historic Site Georgia

Volunteer Opportunities

In addition to the nationwide recruiting opportunities listed below, the park also has occasional need for a number of other volunteer tasks:

Research Assistant • Living Historian • Visitor Center Greeter and Guide • Special Events

For more information about opportunities to volunteer, contact Chief of Interpretation and Education Eric Leonard at 229 924-0343 x. 201 or send an e-mail by clicking here.

 

Current Volunteer Opportunities

Did You Know?

Headstone of Jacob Swarner in National Cemetery.  His brother, Adam, was the first prisoner to die at Andersonville

Adam Swarner, a young Cavalryman from New York State was the first prisoner to die at Andersonville.  Five months later, his brother Jacob was buried in grave number 4,005 of the National Cemetery.