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From: Joy Bold <>
Subject: [NY-Mil] Andersonville Nat'l Cem
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 22:02:43 -0700 (PDT)

Recently I went to the site of the Andersonville
Prison Camp and Nat'l Cemetery in Andersonville, Ga.,
about 10 miles from Americus, Ga. It was a very
interesting and moving experience.

In the visitors center, you can watch a short
documentary type film about the prison camp during the
Civil War. There are also 2 computers where you can
enter in names to see if any relatives were imprisoned
there. They also have a pretty large collection of all
kinds of books, pamphlets, etc., about the Civil War
and those connected with it.

I bought a CD for $20, "The Prison Camp at
Andersonville" interactive CD-ROM. This CD includes
the Andersonville POW database. I couldn't decide
whether to buy it or a small book with all the names
of the men who had been imprisoned or died there, or
were exchanged.

Individual graves were quite easy to find via a
numbering system, but a car is necessary to get from
one place to another. It is quite a large cemetery.

I also purchased a book about the Cemetery, but I have
put it somewhere where I would know where it was if I
wanted it. I'm sure you all know what I mean. However,
I do have a little brochure, "Visit Andersonville
Civil War Village". If you wanted to write for more
info, I feel sure if you addressed a letter to
Andersonville Nat'l Cem, Andersonville, Ga.,31711, it
would get there.

Just thought I'd share some of this info with
everyone. I have wanted to go there for a long time,
it was worth the wait, and the trip.

Joy E. Bold


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