Andersonville Georgia USA by Peggy Sheppard

We visited Andersonville a few years ago while driving through Georgia, so I was pretty excited about finding this nice little book on the old Civil War prison recently!

"Andersonville Georgia USA" by Peggy Sheppard is well under 100 pages, and is a very quick read, but I thought it was a nice, basic intro to the prison and how it influenced the town.  I am guessing the book sold well too, as my copy is a 15th printing, 2001 version.

Anyway, author Peggy Sheppard gives a small section to all of the major names associated with Andersonville.  She devotes a good section to the debate over Henry Wirz and his responsibility for the living conditions there.  She also covers the monument placed in his honor.  Clara Barton, and her observations at Andersonville are also covered.  There is an interesting chapter on clergy at the prison too!

Later events in the area, after the Civil War, come up in the book.  I was very interested in a story about a man who leaves a very generous donation to an Andersonville Church- after one visit!

This is a nice little volume that covers the basics of Andersonville.