Death Warrant

Reading the death warrant to Wirz on the scaffold

Above we show a somber photo of Washington, D.C. Reading the death warrant to Wirz on the scaffold. It was made in 1865.

The illustration documents Washington, 1862-1865, the execution of Captain Henry Wirz, November 1865. Wirz was executed for inhumane treatment of prisoners at the Andersonville Prison.

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Image ID# D7596984

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This Photograph Comes from the Collection:

• Civil War

And is Part of the Following Theme Groups:

• Civil War Casualties

• Plagues Riots and Disasters

• Washington DC