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Re: Family of Henry Wirz (the Andersonville commander)
Rebecca CollierJul 29, 2019 9:36 AM (in response to Catherine Biddulph)
2 people found this helpfulDear Ms. Biddulph,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
We searched the National Archives Catalog and located Case Files of Investigations by Levi C. Turner and Lafayette C. Baker, 1862 - 1865 in Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762-1917 (Record Group 94) includes the trial of Henry Wirz. We also located series titled Record Books of Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Offices of the Confederate Government that may contain Louisiana unit information; Confederate Muster and Pay Rolls; and Carded Records Showing Service of Military Units in Confederate Organizations, 1903-1927 in the War Department Collection of Confederate Records (Record Group 109). For access to and/or copies of these records, please contact the National Archives at Washington, DC (RDT1) via email at archives1reference@nara.gov.
In addition, we located a series titled Applications for Headstones in the Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General (Record Group 92) that includes grave information for Capt. Henry Wirz and the family member that requested it. For access to these records, please contact the National Archives at St. Louis (RL-SL) via email at stl.archives@nara.gov.
We also searched Ancestry and located information pertaining to Henry Wirz and his burial.There may be a fee for using this service. Or you may view these records online at one NARA's facilities for free via ALIC. For the nearest NARA location, please consult our web page at https://www.archives.gov/locations/. Also, some of the images from Ancestry are available for free on Family Search at https://www.familysearch.org/en/.We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research.