Person:Heinrich Wirz (1)

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Heinrich "Henry" Hartmann Wirz
b.25 Nov 1823 Zürich, Switzerland
d.10 Nov 1865 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Name Heinrich "Henry" Hartmann Wirz
Gender Male
Birth? 25 Nov 1823 Zürich, Switzerland
Death? 10 Nov 1865 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Burial? Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesMount Olivet Cemetery
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  1.   Henry Wirz, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.

    Heinrich Hartmann Wirz[1] better known as Henry Wirz (November 25, 1823 – November 10, 1865) was a Swiss-born Confederate officer in the American Civil War. He is best known for his command of Camp Sumter, the Confederate prisoner-of-war camp near Andersonville, Georgia; he was tried and executed after the war for conspiracy and murder relating to his command of the camp.

  2.   Recorded, in Confederate veteran. (Nashville, Tennessee: S.A. Cunningham, 1893-1932)
    15 (1907).
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