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In December 1864, fearing Sherman's advance on Andersonville, Confederate authorities held about 5,000 Union prisoners at a hastily dug stockade here. Disease killed many before the captives were marched to Albany and returned to Andersonville on Christmas Eve.
Civil War Prison Camp is a historical marker in Thomasville, Thomas County. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Thomas County, among 113 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 30.8373, -83.9972 near Thomasville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jack Hadleys Black History Memorabilia (museum), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Dewey City Historic District, Church of the Good Shepherd, and Hopkins, Judge Henry William and Francesca, House.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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