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CPT Heinrich Hartmann “Henry” Wirz

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CPT Heinrich Hartmann “Henry” Wirz

Birth
Zürich, Bezirk Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Death
10 Nov 1865 (aged 41)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Plot
Section 27
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Civil War Confederate Army Officer from Madison Parish, Louisiana. He suffered a debilitating wound to his right arm, rendering him unable to return to the battle field. A native of Switzerland, he was a Captain (also designated MAJOR) in the Confederate Army , commander of Camp Sumter and the notorious Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia. Blamed for being responsible for the terrible conditions there, although he pleaded for additional resources, he was subsequently hanged for war crimes. Prior to his military service he was a medical doctor, practicing as a Homeopathic Physician in Madison Parish, Louisiana, having moved there from Trigg County, Kentucky, where he also practiced medicine. He married widow Elizabeth Savells Wolfe in Trigg County, Kentucky, where she returned after the federal government hanged her husband.
Civil War Confederate Army Officer from Madison Parish, Louisiana. He suffered a debilitating wound to his right arm, rendering him unable to return to the battle field. A native of Switzerland, he was a Captain (also designated MAJOR) in the Confederate Army , commander of Camp Sumter and the notorious Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia. Blamed for being responsible for the terrible conditions there, although he pleaded for additional resources, he was subsequently hanged for war crimes. Prior to his military service he was a medical doctor, practicing as a Homeopathic Physician in Madison Parish, Louisiana, having moved there from Trigg County, Kentucky, where he also practiced medicine. He married widow Elizabeth Savells Wolfe in Trigg County, Kentucky, where she returned after the federal government hanged her husband.

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Captain Henry Wirz, C. S. A.
Confederate Hero ~ Martyr
Died Nov 10, 1865

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  • Added: Apr 25, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1659/heinrich_hartmann-wirz: accessed ), memorial page for CPT Heinrich Hartmann “Henry” Wirz (25 Nov 1823–10 Nov 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 1659, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.