Henry Wirz
The execution of Henry Wirz before the US Capitol as the trap door is sprung
Major Henry Wirz (1822 – November 10, 1865) was the only Confederate soldier executed in the aftermath of the American Civil War for war crimes. The Swiss-born immigrant commanded the infamous POW prison in Andersonville, Georgia. Atrocious conditions in this prison resulted in the deaths of over 13,000 Union prisoners.
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