In Honor of Union POWs at Andersonville -- Andersonville NHS, Andersonville GA
N 32° 11.619 W 084° 07.791
16S E 770578 N 3565512
One of two veterans memorials erected inside the Providence Spring House at the site of the infamous Andersonville Prison
Waymark Code: WMWJ1P
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 furnished by the National Association of Union Ex-Prisoners of War, and reads as follows:
"This fountain erected by
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNION EX-PRISONERS OF WAR
in memory of the 52,345 comrades who were confined here as prisoners of war and of the 13,900 comrades buried in the adjoining National Cemetery. Dedicated Memorial Day, May thirtieth, noneteen hundred and one.
JAMES ATWELL, NATIONAL COMMANDER
S.M. LONG, ADJ’T GEN’L
J. D. WALKER, CH’N, EX. COMMITTEE"
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: Union POWS at Andersonville
Marker Text:
This fountain erected by
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNION EX-PRISONERS OF WAR
in memory of the 52,345 comrades who were confined here as prisoners of war and of the 13,900 comrades buried in the adjoining National Cemetery. Dedicated Memorial Day, May thirtieth, noneteen hundred and one.
JAMES ATWELL, NATIONAL COMMANDER
S.M. LONG, ADJ’T GEN’L
J. D. WALKER, CH’N, EX. COMMITTEE
Date of dedication: 30 May 1901
Who Put it Here?: National Association of Union Ex-Prisoners of War
Description of Memorial:
This memorial is one of two at the Providence Spring House
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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