This is a 1997 Reprint by Byron's Printing and Graphics of an 1887 map of the Andersonville Prison, Camp Sumpter, GA. drawn from memory by Thomas O;Dea.. Thomas O’Dea’s lithograph of the Andersonville Prison Camp in Georgia as it appeared in 1864. It was drawn from memory in 1879. (Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress) Thomas O’Dea was born in Ireland in 1848 and came to Boston as a young man. When the Civil War started he was adamant about serving and ran away, enrolling as a drummer in the Maine Infantry Volunteers. He continued in the war and was captured in May 1864 during the Wilderness Campaign in Virginia. After being moved from one prison camp to another, he was finally taken to the infamous Andersonville Prison, also known as Camp Sumter. The prisoner of war camp was located in Georgia and operated during the final 15 months of the Civil War. It was designed to hold 10,000 prisoners, but when O’Dea arrived there were 35,000 prisoners of war at the camp. The severe overcrowding resulted in starvation, sickness, and death. Forty percent of all Union POWs who died in captivity during the entire war died at Andersonville. O’Dea would have encountered a truly desperate situation at the prison, with insufficient food, polluted water, and a near-complete absence of medical care. Captain Henry Wirz, the Confederate commander of Andersonville, had a cruel disposition and a lack of empathy that led to the high death rates at the prison. He became the only Confederate commander convicted and executed for war crimes after the Civil War. Thomas O’Dea was released in February 1864 and eventually returned to Boston in July. He was physically and emotionally shaken by his time at the camp and was heartbroken to discover that his family had disappeared without a trace. He searched in vain for 25 years to locate his sister and parents. He left Boston and settled in the town of Cohoes, Albany County, New York. Shipped from NC. This is a 1997 Reprint by Byron's Printing and Graphics of an 1887 map of the Andersonville Prison, Camp Sumpter, GA. drawn from memory by Thomas O;Dea.. The map is in the original shrink wrap and the 20-page booklet is included. The lower right corner has been pulled up a bit due to the shrinkage of the wrap,but is not damaged. Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: This is a 1997 Reprint by Byron's Printing and Graphics of an 1887 map of the Andersonville Prison, Camp Sumpter, GA. drawn from memory by Thomas O;Dea.. Thomas O’Dea’s lithograph of the Andersonville Prison Camp in Georgia as it appeared in 1864. It was drawn from memory in 1879. (Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress) Thomas O’Dea was born in Ireland in 1848 and came to Boston as a young man. When the Civil War started he was adamant about serving and ran away, enrolling as a drummer in the Maine Infantry Volunteers. He continued in the war and was captured in May 1864 during the Wilderness Campaign in Virginia. After being moved from one prison camp to another, he was finally taken to the infamous Andersonville Prison, also known as Camp Sumter. The prisoner of war camp was located in Georgia and operated during the final 15 months of the Civil War. It was designed to hold 10,000 prisoners, but when O’Dea arrived there were 35,000 prisoners of war at the camp. The severe overcrowding resulted in starvation, sickness, and death. Forty percent of all Union POWs who died in captivity during the entire war died at Andersonville. O’Dea would have encountered a truly desperate situation at the prison, with insufficient food, polluted water, and a near-complete absence of medical care. Captain Henry Wirz, the Confederate commander of Andersonville, had a cruel disposition and a lack of empathy that led to the high death rates at the prison. He became the only Confederate commander convicted and executed for war crimes after the Civil War. Thomas O’Dea was released in February 1864 and eventually returned to Boston in July. He was physically and emotionally shaken by his time at the camp and was heartbroken to discover that his family had disappeared without a trace. He searched in vain for 25 years to locate his sister and parents. He left Boston and settled in the town of Cohoes, Albany County, New York.