Lt. Col. N.P Chipman, Otis Baker, and Gen. Lew Wallace preside over the trial of Henry Wirz, a Confederate officer accused of running the notorious Andersonville prisoner of war camp where 14,000 Union prisoners died due to neglect. Witnesses include Lt. Col. Chandler, Dr. John C. Bates, Ambrose Spencer, James Davidson, Jasper Culver, Sgt. James Gray, and Dr. Ford.
The Andersonville Trial
Henry Wirz, commander of Andersonville POW camp, faces trial in 1865 for atrocities committed during the American Civil War.
