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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07271.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of sixteen documents from an archive of the Quartermaster of Andersonville Prison |
| Title | Admission ticket to the hanging of Captain Henry Wirz at the Old Capital Prison in Washington, D.C. |
| Date | 8 November 1865 |
| Author | Russell, G.B. (fl. 1865) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | Wirz's hanging is not mentioned but the date of admission is 10 November 1865, the day he was hanged at the Old Capital Prison. Small yellow printed card. The name of the bearer has been scratched out. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Union Forces Prisoner of War Prison Camp Death Penalty Death Atrocity |
| People | Russell, G. B. (fl. 1865) Wirz, Henry (1823-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Law |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Captain Henry Wirz was the commandant of Andersonville Prison; he was tried and executed for war crimes in 1865. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |