Andersonville Prison

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Across
  1. 2. The infamous polluted stream running through the camp
  2. 4. Group of prisoners who preyed on fellow inmates
  3. 5. Month in 1864 when overcrowding peaked dramatically
  4. 9. Trial faced by Wirz after the war
  5. 11. Overcrowding led to extreme ______ conditions
  6. 12. The camp lacked proper ______ for shelter
  7. 18. Number of prisoners who died at Andersonville (approx.)
  8. 19. The prison became a symbol of wartime ______
Down
  1. 1. Guards who oversaw the camp
  2. 3. First name of Wirz, tried after the war
  3. 6. Prisoners often suffered from severe ______
  4. 7. Today, the site is preserved as a National ______ Site
  5. 8. State where Andersonville Prison was located
  6. 9. Commandant of Andersonville Prison
  7. 10. Prisoner nickname for the deadline boundary inside the camp
  8. 13. Confederate prison camp officially named Camp
  9. 14. Lack of adequate ______ contributed to suffering
  10. 15. Material used for the prison’s enclosing walls
  11. 16. Disease caused by poor sanitation and contaminated water
  12. 17. Union prisoners were held here during the American ______ War