Camp Life
Prison Government
The Raiders
Dorence Atwater
Henry Wirz
100
What were inmates favorite pastime?
Trying to escape
100
How often would prisoners get to write?
Twice a week
100
List three things that the raiders would get from prison gaurds that other prisoners wouldn't get.
More and better food, whiskey, cigarettes, and better clothes
100
How much money did Dorence Atwater once see a Confederate soldier steal from mail?
$50,000
100
What was Henry Wirz in charge of?
Andersonville
200
What games would prisoners play to pass time?
Chess, cards, and backgammon
200
How many men were in a detatchment?
100 men
200
Where did most of the Raiders come from before the war?
The slums in cities
200
What was Dorence Atwater's job as a hospital clerk?
Writing the death register
200
What was Henry Wirz charged with?
Conspiracy against Union soldiers and murder
300
How would prisoners get water in the camp?
Rain water and wells
300
How many detatchments create a division?
5 detatchments
300
What were the raiders on trial for?
Stealing brutally and murder
300
Who did Dorence Atwater help to make the Andersonville Cemetary?
Clara Barton
300
How long did his trial last?
2 months
400
When did Providence spring show up?
August 16, 1864
400
What were the sergeants responsible for reporting?
Missing people
400
How were the six main leaders of the Raiders punished?
They were hung
400
Where did Atwater and Clara Barton go to tell people about Andersonville?
Across the country
400
How many witnesses were on his trial?
160
500
How would prisoners get rid of lice?
Holding their clothes up to a fire
500
What was the fence called that was 19ft from the prison wall?
The deadline
500
How many regulators were there?
About 50
500
When was the Andersonville Cemetary established?
August 17, 1865
500
Who was Wirz initially buried by?
Lincoln's killers
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