Thomasville Prison Camp
Thomasville, GA
Photos/text courtesy of Shane
Higgins, Chelsea, AL![]() For any use of these photos contact Webmaster
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Links: 1. Thomasville Prison Camp: Sherpa Guides 2. Blackshear Prison Camp 3. Civil War Prison Camp marker: Historical Marker Database 4. Thomasville Prisoner of War Camp 5. New Georgia Encyclopedia: Civil War Prisons |
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(2009) Enlarge Under pressure from
Sherman rolling through north Georgia....prisoners from Andersonville
were sent to Thomasville GA by train and placed at this site until Dec
when marched back to Albany and by train to Andersonville |
(2009) Enlarge Walking up to the site and the remaining moat |
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(2009) Enlarge The moat and site where stockade was placed - you can see in the background where the moat turns and leads into Pic #4 |
(2009) Enlarge From the street behind - A private residence sits in the central part of the prison site. Only 2 of the 4 sides of the moat remain as the city built on half the site |