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Podcast: This Day (An America 250 History Show)
Episode: "The Demon of Andersonville" Executed for War Crimes (1865)
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It’s November 9th. This day in 1865, Confederate commander Henry Wirz is executed for war crimes — the only Confederate commanding officer to face such justice.
Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the Andersonville prison camp that Wirz oversaw, and why his particular crimes were seen as out of bounds during the brutal aftermath of the Civil War.
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