What happened on February 27 during the U.S. Civil War? In 1860 Presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln was "photographed" by Matthew Grady for the first time. In 1862 a Peace convention was held on this day - reminds me Neville Chamberlain's "peace for our time." However in 1864 the opening of infamous Anderson Prison in Georgia. http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/warfare-and-logistics/warfare/andersonville.html?referrer=https://www.google.com [~138758:COL Mikel Burroughs] [~67210:LTC Stephen Curlee] [~780368:MAJ Stephen Conway] [~188441:CPT L S] [~106303:SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL] [~368184:SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"] [~308468:SGM David W.F. 'Dave' aka "Auto" Carr LOM DMSM former MP SGT] [~786700:SGT John McConnell] [~742174:Sgt Kelli Mays] [~53411:SGT Jinger Jarrett] [~768589:SP5 Mark Kuzinski] [~378759:SrA Christopher Wright] [~271566:PO3 Steven Sherrill] [~640136:SN Greg Wright] [~156774:PO2 Ed C.] [~287024:SSgt Robert Marx] [~620665:SSG Leo Bell]

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What happened on February 27 during the U.S. Civil War?

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In 1860 Presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln was "photographed" by Matthew Grady for the first time. In 1862 a Peace convention was held on this day - reminds me Neville Chamberlain's "peace for our time."
However in 1864 the opening of infamous Anderson Prison in Georgia.
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1. February 27, 1860 After being photographed by Matthew Brady, Abraham Lincoln speaks at the Cooper Institute in New York City. “On this day in 1860, President Abraham Lincoln poses for the first of several portraits by noted Civil War-era photographer M

2. February 27, 1862 Military campaigns were ongoing in Tennessee and eastern North Carolina

3. February 27, 1861 Washington Peace Convention was a meeting of more than 100 of the leading politicians of the antebellum United States held in Washington, D.C., in February 1861 that was meant to prevent what ultimately became the Civil War. The succe

4. February 27, 1864 Federal prisoners begin arriving at Camp Sumter in Andersonville, Georgia. “The first prisoners were brought to Andersonville in late February 1864. During the next few months, approximately 400 more arrived each day. By the end of Ju

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Capt Seid Waddell

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I read an account of a prisoner in Andersonville Prison, and it was very detailed. Then a few years ago I was able to visit the site and was amazed at how accurate the details on the book were. They have recreated a section of the stockade wall and have stakes set up outlining the deadline around the entire prison area.

The thing that surprised me were the earthworks outside the walls which were not mentioned in the book, but this should not have been a surprise because the prisoners could not see beyond the stockade. The "miracle spring" was just where the book described it.

There is a war crimes museum on the site today. It is well worth the trip if you are ever in the area.

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Andersonville Prison

Andersonville, or Camp Sumter as it was known officially, held more prisoners at any given time than any of the other Confederate military prisons. It was built in early 1864 after Confederate officials decided to move the large number of Federal prisoners in and around Richmond to a place of greater security and more abundant food. During the 14 months it existed, more than 45,000 Union soldiers were confined here. Of these, almost 13,000...

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SSgt Robert Marx

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When presidential candidate Lincoln was 1st photographed back in 1860, a little girl informed the politician that he would look better with a beard. The rest is history!

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GySgt Carl Rumbolo

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ssssh...everyone knows the truth

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LTC Stephen F.

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Like SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL I was intrigued that in 1860 on this day Presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln had to stand patiently for the slow "photo" to be taken by Matthew Brady.
However what gripped me was the the fact that the infamous Anderson Prison opened in 1864. I was kind of surprised to learn that it opened that late in the war since there are so many horrible stories associated with that camp.
A decade prior Florence Nightingale was ministering to Crimean War casualties. There did not seem to be any human angels ministering to the dead and dying at Andersonville.
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SSgt Robert Marx

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Anderson Prison actually provided the story for the only war crimes trial from the civil war and the former commandant was tried.

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