One day while Erin was here and the older kids were in school, we decided to head down to Andersonville National Historic Site. On the way, we passed a few cotton fields. Having never seen a cotton field up close, I had to stop and grab a photo or two:
Andersonville was the location Camp Sumter, a Civil War prison. It was a terrible place where 13,000 Civil War Soldiers died in only 14 short months, most from starvation or disease.
Look, Erick had the day off!
This is a reconstruction of a portion of the prison wall. It also shows the types of shelters that prisoners would make for themselves - if they were lucky enough to find/have the provisions to do so:
Many monuments now stand nearby to honor those who died here:
This is Providence Spring. A natural spring burst through the side of the hill just inside the prison wall. It saved many prisoners from dying of thirst:
Andersonville is also the home of a National Cemetery. You know how I love cemeteries. Especially military cemeteries. This is the resting place many Soldiers from the Civil War and other wars since:
There is a mystery in the cemetery regarding this bird. No one knows who attached it to this headstone nor why. But it is now a popular attraction for anyone visiting the cemetery:
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