Support the Friends
Click here to find out how your one-time or recurring donations can help Support the Friends and Park projects by making a donation to the Friends of Andersonville Trust or by leaving a Living Legacy.
Click here to find out how your one-time or recurring donations can help Support the Friends and Park projects by making a donation to the Friends of Andersonville Trust or by leaving a Living Legacy.
Each December Andersonville National Historic Site participates in the Wreaths Across America program to remember our military veterans. Click here to learn how you can support this worthy effort.
Each year the park hosts a series of recurring events at the National Prisoner of War Museum, the historic prison site, or the Andersonville National Cemetery. Click here for links to a calendar of annual events.
The Friends of Andersonville was established in 1988 to provide support to Andersonville National Historic Site. This dedicated group works closely with park staff to foster public understanding of the role this prison camp played in our nation’s history. As mandated by the United States Congress, the historic site interprets the sacrifices made and the hardships encountered by our military while incarcerated on foreign soil as well as the story of countless others who made the ultimate sacrifice while defending the freedom we hold so dear.
This historic site serves as a reminder of a tragic and sad chapter in American history. Located in Southwest Georgia, Andersonville Prison was one of the largest of the Confederate compounds to hold Union captives during the Civil War. Constructed in early 1864 this prison confined approximately 44,000 Union soldiers during its period of existence. Nearly 13,000 of these men died from disease, malnutrition, overcrowding, and exposure during the 14 months the prison was in operation. To commemorate their sacrifices, Andersonville National Cemetery was established August 17, 1965. Shortly thereafter the Woman’s Relief Corps started purchasing land to preserve the site where the former prison was located. Over a four decade period many states erected monuments to honor their dead on both the grounds of the former prison and in the National Cemetery.
The Friends of Andersonville are the recipient of the 2014 National Park Service Directors Award.