Captain Henry Wriz was one of the officers in charge of running Camp Sumter, also known as Andersonville. The extreme lack of food, medical supplies, and other basic needs coupled with the poor sanitary conditions were blamed on Wriz's leadership. These conditions served as a basis for his arrest and ultimate execution, as he became the only man to be charged with war crimes during the Civil War. These pictures show him in his service uniform, and at his hanging at the Old Capital Prison, a Union Prison, after the war.
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