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       National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center
           Historic                       In addition to the prison, the site includes
             ANDERSONVILLE                the Andersonville National Cemetery and
      About one hour’s drive southeast of   the National Prisoner of War Museum, which
      Columbus is Andersonville, site of Camp   honors all American POWs in the United
      Sumter, a prisoner of war camp. It’s now   States’ various military conflicts.
      Andersonville National Historic Site, a   nps.gov/ande     (outside only)
      memorial to the nearly 13,000 Union POWs
      who died at the camp during the Civil War.   “Must-see Civil War history.”


















       Andersonville POW Monument
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