Andersonville

[ an-der-suhn-vil ]

noun
  1. a village in SW Georgia: site of a Confederate military prison.

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How to use Andersonville in a sentence

  • He was wounded and taken prisoner in the Battle of the Wilderness, carried to Andersonville, where he died.

    The Blue and The Gray | A. R. White
  • Afterward there came news that Andersonville was his destination, together with many others made prisoners that day.

    Family Pride | Mary J. Holmes
  • Notwithstanding the severity of their imprisonment, some of these men escaped from Andersonville, and got to me at Atlanta.