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Inscription, Captain Henry Wirz Monument, Andersonville

30 December 2014, 13:57:20

Image from Trial of Henry Wirz, 1868 - copy held by Cornell University Library, no known copyright restrictions on use.

Interpretive essay by Annemarie Mott-Ewing of the Wirz Monument, Feb 2023

This obelisk is the first monument dedicated to the c. 40,000 Canadian soldiers who fought in the American Civil War. These soldiers fought for both the Union and Confederate armies, though the majority served with the Union. 29 Canadians received…

Pictures taken from the opening ceremony (Sept 2017) by the Stormont Agricultural Society

Opening ceremony image by Stormont Agricultural Society

Cornwall Monument, image by Stormont Agricultural Society