Henry Wirz
Henry Wirz, born Hartmann Heinrich Wirz (25 November 1823 - 10 November 1865) was a Swiss-American officer who joined the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War. He was executed in 1865 after he was accused of overseeing 13,000 Union detainees die from illness.
Henry Wirz | |
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| Born | Hartmann Heinrich Wirz 25 November 1823 Zurich, Switzerland |
| Died | 10 November 1865 (aged 41) Washington D.C, United States of America |
| Cause of death | Execution by Hanging |
Birth
Henry Wirz was born on 25 November 1823 in Zurich, Switzerland.
Henry Wirz Media
Historic marker for Wirz at Andersonville, Georgia. The claim in the marker that guards died at the same rate as prisoners is incorrect.[1]
Wirz hears his death warrant at the scaffold near the U.S. Capitol
Wirz's execution moments after the trapdoor was sprung
Wirz's grave marker at Mount Olivet Cemetery, denoting him as a hero and a martyr
The Wirz Monument in Andersonville
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- ↑ McPherson 1988, p. 802. Noting and contradicting the Georgian marker: the "percentage of deaths among inmates at Andersonville was in fact five or six times higher than among guards".