The
Andersonville National Historic Site, located near
Andersonville,
Georgia, preserves the former
Camp Sumter (also known as
Andersonville Prison), a
Confederate prisoner-of-war camp during the
American Civil War. Most of the site lies in southwestern
Macon County, adjacent to the east side of the town of Andersonville. As well as the former prison, the site also contains the Andersonville National Cemetery and the National Prisoner of War Museum.