buried in the same cemetery as mary surratt in washington, d.c. you can see here, they have put a small marker on his grave, it says captain henry wirz, confederate hero, martyr. die november 10, 1865. so how should we remember henry wirz? should we think of him as a martyr? i am confused because you think of a martyr to what? there is supposed to be a bigger cause a martyr is murdered for. i don't know how to think of wirz as a martyr. i will admit, it is difficult for me to think about him as sortne who intentionally of inflicted cruelty, and suffering on those men at andersonville. i think the evidence against him for having perpetuated, having actually killed people, is sketchy. i don't think it would hold up in a civilian court of law. that, do we hold him, or should we hold him responsible, and some way, for those terrible conditions. ? for the 45% death rate, the 12,000 men harassed -- perished at andersonville? who was ultimately responsible? forread -- you're reading today was an account of andersonville prison by a survivor, it was actua

military commission found him guilty. 10th, he was executed in the same prison yard mary surratt and lincoln conspirators were executed the previous july area this is a picture moments after he drops through the scaffolding. buried in the same cemetery as mary sirotka -- surratt in washington, d.c.. they put a small marker on his hero, marder.rate rtyr.rc how should we remember henry wirz? should we think of him as a martyr? i'm confused by that. to what? it is also i admit difficult for me to think about him as someone intentionally inflicted cruelty and suffering on those men at andersonville. the evidence against him for having perpetuated, having killed people is sketchy. i don't think it would hold up in a civilian court of law. if we discount that, do we hold him or should we hold him responsible in some way for terrible conditions? for the 45% death rate, the -- perishedarassed at andersonville? was ultimately responsible? you read today an account of andersonville prison by a survivor, a diary he kept. one thing that stands out about his account is wirz doesn't appear very oft

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