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A Photograph of the Civil War Monument in Kennedy Park, Lewiston, taken shortly after it was erected. The photo is dated c. 1870. The image is in the public domain and is dated before January 1, 1927.

A monument to Captain Henry Wirz, commandant of the Andersonville prisoner of war camp during the Civil War, stands in a street intersection in the town. Wirz was convicted of war crimes related to the dismal conditions that claimed thousands of…

This obelisk is a monument to Capt Heinrich or Henry Wirz, - Image from Flickr

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…