Historical Marker

Wirz Monument

Andersonville · Sumter County · Erected 1909

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The United Daughters of the Confederacy erected this obelisk in 1909 to defend Henry Wirz, the Andersonville prison commandant hanged in 1865 for the camp's deadly conditions. The monument remains deeply contested.

About this site

Wirz Monument is a historical marker in Andersonville, Sumter County, erected in 1909. It is one of 37 historical markers documented in Sumter County, among 91 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.1946, -84.1402 near Andersonville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Captain Henry Wirz (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Camp Sumter Confederate Prison Site, Saint James - Pennington Cemetery, and Kelley Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.1946, -84.1402 · Andersonville, Sumter County

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