Andersonville National Historic Site • Georgia

A cannon sits out in front of a replica of part of the wooden stockade walls once at Andersonville

Large brick museum with a sign in front reading "The National Prisoner of War Museum"

A historic photo of thousands of emaciated Union soldiers held prisoner in 1865

stone statue stands with his arms stretched forward. Two large stone walls sit behind him.

Fog rests on a stone monument of a Civil War soldier standing among hundreds of graves.

large stone monument with a pink and purple sunset in the background.

green leaves with a large white flower in the center.

Nearly 13,000 men died on these grounds, a site that became infamous even before the Civil War ended. Their burial grounds became Andersonville National Cemetery, where veterans continue to be buried today. This place, where tens of thousands suffered captivity so others could be free, is also home to the National Prisoner of War Museum and serves as a memorial to all American prisoners of war.

Camp Sumter Military Prison, known as Andersonville, was the deadliest ground of the Civil War. Nearly 13,000 American soldiers died here.
NPS Photo

The National Prisoner of War Museum
ANDE / Teri Surber

Over 32,000 Union soldiers languished at Andersonville in August 1865 when this photo was taken by A.J. Riddle.
NPS Photo/Andersonville Archives

Memorial Courtyard
ANDE / Grace Janik

The site where the nearly 13,000 Union soldiers who died at Andersonville, designated as a National Cemetery in 1865, is still an active cemetery. Nearly 21,000 American military veterans rest here in honor.
NPS Photo

New York Monument Sunset
NPS Photo / Teri Surber

Magnolia Trees of Andersonville National Cemetery
ANDE / Grace Janik

A sunrise view of the Historic Prison Site, the stockade replica sits in the far left of the image.

This was the deadliest ground of the Civil War.

Large brick building titled the National Prisoner of War Museum

We preserve the stories of all American POWs from the Revolutionary War to today.

Large wooden wall with a lookout post in the far right.

As we honor this milestone, let us continue to preserve and protect the legacy woven into the very soil beneath our feet.

Stockade Wall

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Rows of headstones in the National Cemetery.

Rows of headstones in the National Cemetery.

A stone woman kneeling with her face lowered in one hand.

The Iowa Monument.

Portrait of Union Soldier in Civil War Uniform

Learn more about researching prisoners held at Andersonville and discover your connection to the site.

A picture of a plane with pilots out front and a writing over them.

Explore our this state's legacy of inspiring wartime stories at the museums that make up Georgia's World War II Heritage Trail.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

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Andersonville National Historic Site
496 Cemetery Road
Andersonville, GA 31711

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229 924-0343

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