Dedicated to W. S. Thompson Company F Michigan T544 Died September 2, 1864. RIP. When the guns are silent and there are no more calls to charge rest in peace beloved soldier who served the cause of freedom and liberty. We forever hold you in our hearts. Lay down among the fallen and awaken in gods glory. In est nomen est pater quod est filius quod est sanctus phasmatis. Amen.

Anyone who says that death camps will never happen in America doesn’t know their history. Andersonville is the most famous but other death camps like Elmira union death camp in New York (24% death rate for those that entered), Libby Prison, Camp Chase Prison and others.

Union soldiers in Anderson Prisoner of War camp. Almost 29% of those that entered died.

Andersonville POW Camp 1865

Andersonville August 7, 1864

Union soldier that survived

Prisoners were thrown into shallow graves like cordwood

Soldiers about to enter hell on earth

Dead union prisoners buried in mass graves

Hell on earth

Most graves are marked unkown

Mass graves at Andersonville

Andersonville today