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The Andersonville Trial

The film dramatizes the 1865 trial of Henry Wirz, commander of the infamous Andersonville POW camp in Georgia, as he faces charges for war crimes committed during the American Civil War.

The trial of Henry Wirz, a Confederate officer, takes place for his role in running the Andersonville prisoner of war camp where 14,000 Union prisoners died due to cruel neglect.

Info about The Andersonville Trial

Studio(s): Broadway Theatre Archive

Originally Released: United States, May 17, 1970

Genres:Drama