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  • Henry Wirz
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  • Heinrich Hartmann Wirz better known as Henry Wirz (November 25, 1823 – November 10, 1865) 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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  • 1861
Birth Date
  • 1823-11-25
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Name
  • Henry Wirz
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  • Henry Wirz
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  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Zurich, Switzerland
death date
  • 1865-11-10
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  • 35
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  • *
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  • Heinrich Hartmann Wirz better known as Henry Wirz (November 25, 1823 – November 10, 1865) 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.