“Hell Upon Earth”: The Andersonville Prison Lithograph

In the Memorial Hall of the Fifth Maine Museum hangs an oversized lithograph titled Andersonville Prison. Camp Sumter, GA. As It Appeared August 1st, 1864 When It Contained 35,000 Prisoners of War, the poster was created by Thomas O’Dea (c.1848-1926), an immigrant from Ireland who enlisted in the 16^th Maine Regiment in 1863.