| Birth: | Nov. 25, 1823
Zurich, Switzerland | | Death: | Nov. 10, 1865 | 
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. A native of Switzerland, he was a Captain in the Confederate Army, and commander of Camp Sumter, the notorious Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia. Wrongly blamed for being responsible for the terrible conditions there, he became the only Confederate tried and hanged for war crimes.
Search Amazon for Heinrich Wirz | | | Burial:
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Washington
District of Columbia
District Of Columbia, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 1659 |
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