United States, Georgia, Macon County, 32.35839, -84.04248United States, Georgia, Sumter County, Andersonville, 32.19599, -84.13991Ken Lund2011-06-07The cemetery at Andersonville Prison, the most notorious prison camp of the Civil War, was designated a national cemetery after the war ended. In 1998 the Andersonville National Historic Site, in Macon County, opened the National Prisoner of War Museum, which is dedicated to all U.S. prisoners of war.Photograph of the cemetery at Georgia's Andersonville Prison, which was a notorious prison camp during the Civil War. It was designated a national cemetery after the war ended. Lines of white headstones sit in front of a large statue. Trees grow in the background. In 1998 the Andersonville National Historic Site, in Macon County, Georgia, opened the National Prisoner of War Museum, which is dedicated to all U.S. prisoners of war.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2365Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2365Forms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaCemeteries--Georgia--AndersonvilleSepulchral monuments--Georgia--AndersonvilleSoldiers' monuments--Georgia--AndersonvilleMilitary parks--Georgia--AndersonvilleWar memorials--Georgia--AndersonvilleTrees--Georgia--AndersonvilleStatues--Georgia--AndersonvilleAndersonville PrisonAndersonville National Historic Site (Ga.)Andersonville CemeteryStillImage