In Memory of Union POWs at Andersonville -- Andersonville NHS, Andersonville GA
N 32° 11.619 W 084° 07.785
16S E 770587 N 3565513
Second of two eterans memorials erected inside the Providence Spring House at the site of the infamous Andersonville Prison
Waymark Code: WMWJ1M
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2017
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This memorial was erected in the spring house built here by the Woman's Army Relief Corps in 1901. The plaque is also furnished by the Woman's Relief Corps, and reads as follows:
"This pavilion was erected by the
WOMAN’S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC,
in grateful memory of the men who suffered
and died in the Confederate prison at
Andersonville Georgia, from
February 1864 to April 1865.
The prisoners cry of thirst rang up to heaven.
God heard, and with his thunder cleft the earth
and poured his sweetest waters gushing here.
ERECTED 1901"
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: Union POWs interned at Andersonville
Marker Text:
This pavilion was erected by the
WOMAN’S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC,
in grateful memory of the men who suffered
and died in the Confederate prison at
Andersonville Georgia, from
February 1864 to April 1865.
The prisoners cry of thirst rang up to heaven.
God heard, and with his thunder cleft the earth
and poured his sweetest waters gushing here.
ERECTED 1901
Date of dedication: 1901
Who Put it Here?: Woman's Relief Corps
Description of Memorial:
One of two memorials at the Providence Spring House at Andersonville
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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