Clark, Jack Martin, b. Res: Albany, GA, Plot: J 0 1313, bur. Huffman, Mozell Jacobs, b. 03/27/2000 09/09/1999 Simmons, Helen Childers, b. Res: Columbus, GA, Plot: J 0 1307, bur. 10/27/1921, d. 09/30/1999, US Air Nydell, Vivian S, b. After General William Tecumseh Sherman began his march to the sea, the prisoners were returned to Andersonville. Toney, Arthur Leroy, b. 07/26/1945, d. 10/03/1999, US Navy, SN, Smith, Henry Clinton, b. Dixson, Alvin N, b. AM2, Res: Manchester, GA, Plot: R 0 261, bur. Triston, George A Sr, b. 11/19/1999 06/12/1932, d. 12/08/1999, US Army, CPL, Terry, Donald W, b. 11/18/1999 08/09/1999 Smith, Bernice Letlow, b. Bradley, June Victor, b. 11/18/1916, d. 10/20/1999, US Army, Walsh, Glenn, b. 11/13/1989 01/31/2000 Weston, Henry Dale, b. The chief causes of death were scurvy, diarrhea and dysentery. 07/30/1999 01/26/2000 04/10/1936, d. 08/04/1999, US Army, PFC, John McElroy, a prisoner at Andersonville, recalled "Before one was fairly cold his clothes would be appropriated and divided, and I have seen many sharp fights between contesting claimants". 01/31/2000 Young, Norma, b. SMAJ(T), Res: Dawson, GA, Plot: J 0 1369, bur. SGT, Res: Blountstown, FL, Plot: I 0 659, bur. SMSGT, Res: Perry, GA, Plot: I 0 506, bur. Res: Cobb, GA, Plot: I 0 920, bur. 10/27/1916, d. 10/29/1999, US Army, 03/29/2000 11/03/1999 Force, TSGT, Res: Warner Robins, GA, Plot: R 0 371, bur. Playing dead was another method of escape. 01/03/2000 05/29/1919, d. 08/31/1999, Res: Leslie, Res: Eatonton, GA, Plot: I 0 594, bur. "Can this be hell?" [18] During the war, disease was the primary cause of death in both armies, suggesting that infectious disease was a chronic problem, due to poor sanitation in regular as well as prison camps. [36], The National Prisoner of War Museum opened in 1998 as a memorial to all American prisoners of war. 12/27/1924, d. 11/18/1999, US Army Air Forces, 12/20/1920, d. 09/05/1999, US Army, Cotlow, Lillian A, b. Visitors can walk the 26.5-acre (10.7 ha) site of Camp Sumter, which has been outlined with double rows of white posts. Strassburg, Sophia R, b. 01/03/2000 At this stage of the war, Andersonville Prison was frequently under-supplied with food. 01/21/2000 Boyd, George Arthur, b. Res: Byron, GA, Plot: J 0 1281, bur. Stembridge, Willard Deese Sr, b. "[14], A group of prisoners, calling themselves the Andersonville Raiders, attacked their fellow inmates to steal food, jewellery, money and clothing. 02/11/2000 The locations of the tunnels would aim towards nearby forests fifty feet from the wall. 12/12/1935, d. 01/09/2000, US Marine Corps, Manfrida, Jacqueline, b. 09/10/1908, d. 10/15/1996, US Army Air Corps, 04/10/2000 Res: Americus, GA, Plot: J 0 1311, bur. SM3, Res: Bonaire, GA, Plot: I 0 1423, bur. PVT, Res: Ellaville, GA, Plot: I 0 539, bur. Butler, James E, b. 01/15/1920, d. 11/25/1992, US Air MSGT, Res: Warner Robins, GA, Plot: I 0 532, bur. Bridges, Moses Lee, b. Another group started up, organized by Peter "Big Pete" Aubrey, to stop the larceny, calling themselves "Regulators". 08/11/1999 But genealogists also need to see the original records from a single source. 04/28/2000 09/20/1994 12/13/1999 Tribby, Arthur Leroy, b. 03/20/2000 Palmer, Tensie B, b. The death rate of the camp being around a hundred per day made disposing of bodies a relaxed procedure by the guards. 04/29/1918, d. 12/14/1999, US Army, SGT, 10/18/1922, d. 02/27/2000, US Army, MM1C, Res: Donalsonville, GA, Plot: I 0 1760, bur. 04/23/1931, d. 04/30/2000, US Air When Atwater was released, he put the list in his bag and took it through the lines without being caught. 08/11/1999 Burnette, Eva Lou Moore, b. Smith, E William, b. Sutton, Robert A, b. 10/21/1982 Godfrey, Pearl C, b. Res: New Port Richey, FL, Plot: I 0 2207, bur. Res: Macon, GA, Plot: I 0 557, bur. 06/14/1916, d. 10/18/1999, US Army Air 02/04/2000 [26] His diary is in the collection of the Dunn County Historical Society in Menomonie, Wisconsin; a mimeographed copy is held by the Wisconsin Historical Society. 09/23/1918, d. 10/26/1995, US Marine Exhibits use art, photographs, displays, and video presentations to depict the capture, living conditions, hardships, and experiences of American prisoners of war in all periods. Wiggins, John Collins, b. Bayne, Carswell, b. PFC, Res: Valdosta, GA, Plot: I 0 1817, bur. and all thought that he alone could bring them out alive from so terrible a place. Today, Andersonville National Historic Site is a memorial to all American prisoners of war throughout the nation's history. McIntosh, Alice Jane, b. 09/19/1929, d. 03/14/2000, US 08/19/1999 01/14/1933, d. 08/12/1999, US Army, Res: 10/08/1921, d. 04/25/2000, US Army, Roberts, Samuel Lee Jr, b. 02/15/1911, d. 08/24/1999, US Navy, 04/06/2000 SSGT, Res: Albany, GA, Plot: I 0 512, bur. The museum also serves as the park's visitor center. SSGT, Res: Kathleen, GA, Plot: I 0 514, bur. MAJ, Res: Warner Robins, GA, Plot: I 0 1311, bur. 04/04/1920, d. 04/02/2000, US Air Force, Takach, Bernard Joseph, b. PVT, Res: Tulsa, OK, Plot: J 0 1387, bur. Bergmann, Jerome Webster, b. 11/27/1923, d. 03/27/2000, US Army, PFC, 08/24/1999 Brooks, Bertha Felton, b. Webb, Larry P, b. "God protect us!" 08/30/1950, d. 12/17/1999, US Army, SGT, Res: 11/10/1922, d. 04/30/2000, US Navy, DK1, 11/03/1920, d. 08/31/1999, US Army, 01/07/2000 Boyce, John Henry Jr, b. 09/06/1906, d. 02/21/1998, US Navy, S1, Res: SGT, Res: Mexico Beach, FL, Plot: J 0 1309, bur. Two sections of the stockade wall have been reconstructed: the north gate and the northeast corner. He is credited with being the longest-held Union prisoner of war during the Civil War, surviving a total of 661 days in Confederate hands. 11/18/1917, d. 08/19/1999, US Army, Trammell, Gwendolyn Sanders, b. Kaminsky, Nellie Legg, b. Res: Warner Robins, GA, Plot: J 0 1356, bur. [17] The nature and causes of the deaths are a source of controversy among historians. 02/20/1920, d. 01/21/2000, US Coast Guard, Indialantic, FL, Plot: J 0 1339, bur. The prison was created in February 1864 and served to April 1865. Force, LT COL, Res: Warner Robins, GA, Plot: I 0 545, bur. Howell, George T Sr, b. 05/12/1919, d. 11/13/1999, US Army, SSGT, 08/13/1999 07/17/1996 Belzer, Robert Wesley, b. His graphically detailed report to his superiors all but closed the case for the prosecution. 02/04/2000 Georgia Newspapers, Full Search (1763-2003), 162 titles. 04/28/1925, d. 10/29/1999, US Navy, Wheeles, Abner Winston, b. Res: New Port Richey, FL, Plot: I 0 2207, bur. CPL, Res: Americus, GA, Plot: I 0 869, bur. This cemetery is located on a county line, half in Sumter County and half in Macon County. 02/14/1925, d. 09/07/1999, US Navy, It was as late as 1863 when President Lincoln demanded a code of conduct be instituted to guarantee prisoners of war the entitlement to food and medical treatment and to protect them from enslavement, torture and murder. TSGT, Res: Albany, GA, Plot: J 0 1406, bur. 11/01/1999 Hartford, CT: L. Stebbins, 1865. 06/14/1934, d. 10/18/1999, US Army, TEC Of the approximately 45,000 Union prisoners held at Camp Sumter during the war, nearly 13,000 died. Ideal, GA, Plot: I 0 547, bur. Bradley, Betty Fey, b. Res: Vienna, GA, Plot: I 0 556, bur. Res: Warner Robins, GA, Plot: I 0 560, bur. Dinon, John Arthur, b. Lizella, GA, Plot: J 0 1288, bur. 04/15/1938, d. 10/15/1999, US Army, CW2, Res: Warner Robins, GA, Plot: P 0 747, bur. In some cases, garments were taken from the dead. 1ST SGT, Res: Pineview, GA, Plot: R 0 329, bur. 02/28/2000 07/25/1919, d. 09/23/1999, US Coast Guard, GA, Plot: J 0 1337, bur. Clark, Robert Lewis Sr, b. 10/25/1923, d. 05/27/1985, US Navy, 09/29/1999 Marine Corps, 1ST LT, Res: Macon, GA, Plot: P 0 665, bur. 08/14/1942, d. 09/01/1999, US Army, 09/14/1928, d. 01/04/2000, US Army, Jaindl, Catherine V, b. [29] The US Army lists 32 as returning to Union lines; of the rest, some likely simply returned to civilian life without notifying the military, while others probably died. 04/27/1917, d. 10/02/1999, US Army, TEC5, 11/10/1999 03/21/1999 PVT, Res: Montezuma, GA, Plot: I 0 2335, bur. 12/13/1999 Corps, CPL, Res: Cordele, GA, Plot: R 0 513, bur. Within seven months, about a third had died from dysentery and scurvy; they were buried in mass graves, the standard practice for Confederate prison authorities at Andersonville. MSGT, Res: Warner Robins, GA, Plot: I 0 1973, bur. A member of the 154th New York Volunteer Infantry, Burch was captured on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg; he was first imprisoned at Belle Isle in Richmond, Virginia and then Andersonville. SMSGT, Res: Albany, GA, Plot: J 0 1310, bur. 03/27/1930, d. 03/31/1999, US Army, Palmer, Millwood Jackson, b. 02/24/1998 TECH SGT, Res: Montezuma, GA, Plot: I 0 510, bur. SSGT, Res: Albany, GA, Plot: I 0 533, bur. Davisburg Cemetery is located on Davisburg Road just west of Dilley Road. A2C, Res: Pittsburgh, PA, Plot: I 0 752, bur. Stringer, Francis T, b. Total records = 189. SP4, Res: Cordele, GA, Plot: J 0 1360, bur. Law, Edward High, b. 08/25/1995 09/02/1999 02/26/1924, d. 05/11/1995, US Army, MAJ, 12/16/1999 COL, Res: Warner Robins, GA, Plot: I 0 561, bur. 02/14/1996 Res: Thomaston, GA, Plot: J 0 1304, bur. Tyson, Johnny, b. 11/13/1978 Thiel, Mary Jo, b. A young Union prisoner, Dorence Atwater, was chosen to record the names and numbers of the dead at Andersonville, for use by the Confederacy and the federal government after the war ended.