Credit: | by Gardner (Alexander) |
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Date: | 1865.11.10 |
Negative Size: | 8 in. x 10 in. |
Equipment: | gallows; stool |
Locations & Lines: | Washington DC; District of Columbia |
Military Units: | CS Army; US Army |
Persons: | Wirz (Heinrich H.) |
Structures & Establishments: | Old Capitol Prison (Washington DC); US Capitol (Washington DC) |
Sources: | Chrysler Museum of Art; Library of Congress |
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Tags by Gardner (Alexander), CS Army, District of Columbia, gallows, Old Capitol Prison (Washington DC), stool, US Army, US Capitol (Washington DC), Washington DC, Wirz (Heinrich H.)
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Execution of Captain Wirz, the Keeper of Andersonville Prison (Springing the Trap.) [Gardner Co. cabinet card].
Katz, Witness To An Era, p199 says: Wirz’s body hangs while soldiers in the trees chant “Wirz, remember Andersonville!”
Gardner No. 7754.