Why was Captain Henry Wirz, the officer at Andersonville Prison, executed after the war? A. He refused to allow a prisoner swap. B. He made the prisoners work in the fields and factories surrounding the prison. C. He used the prison to keep POWs from returning to the war and continuing the fighting. D. He was charged with cruelty to the prisoners-sickness, poor conditions, and few supplies caused over 13,000 POWs to die there.

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23 April, 05:44

Why was Captain Henry Wirz, the officer at Andersonville Prison, executed after the war? A. He refused to allow a prisoner swap. B. He made the prisoners work in the fields and factories surrounding the prison. C. He used the prison to keep POWs from returning to the war and continuing the fighting. D. He was charged with cruelty to the prisoners-sickness, poor conditions, and few supplies caused over 13,000 POWs to die there.

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Dominic Robertson · Answer 1

The answer would be D. He was charged with cruelty to the prisoners-sickness, poor conditions, and few supplies caused over 13,000 POWs to die there.

Captain Henry Wirz was the person overseeing Andersonville where many soilders were held in horrible conditions and were being treated harshly

In 1865 when Union General Sherman forces liberated the prison, Citizens were outraged at the conditions the prisoners were held in

Because Wirz had a primary role at Andersonville he was the main target to hold accountable