Henry Wirz
Military Person
1823 – 1865
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Who was Henry Wirz?
Heinrich Hartmann Wirz better known as Henry Wirz was a Swiss-born Confederate officer in the American Civil War. He is best known for his command of Camp Sumter, the Confederate prisoner-of-war camp near Andersonville, Georgia; he was tried and executed after the war for conspiracy and murder relating to his command of the camp.
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- Born
- Nov 25, 1823
Zürich - Nationality
- United States of America
- Confederate States of America
- Education
- University of Zurich
- Died
- Nov 10, 1865
Washington, D.C. - Resting place
- Mount Olivet Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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