Ahead of Memorial Day, Central Georgians gathered at Andersonville National Cemetery to honor the sacrifice and legacy of the ...

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Their service was the greatest gift to the nation. When better than the Christmas season to give back to them? On Dec. 17, wreaths will be placed on as many as 800 graves at Andersonville National ...

Visitors placed more than 20,000 American flags at the burial sites of veterans at Andersonville National Cemetery ahead of ...

ANDERSONVILLE, Ga. — With the partial federal government shutdown now in its fourth day, some government services are unaffected, but others were forced to close. What group does the Andersonville ...

ANDERSONVILLE, Ga. (WALB) - Many people see the American flag as a symbol of freedom or an opportunity in a new world. For others, it can be a painful reminder of a loved one who didn’t come home from ...

A century and a half after they perished from disease, deprivation, or battle wounds, Andersonville’s fallen are finally getting a funeral. In the culminating weekend of more than a year of ...

The deadliest ground of the American Civil War lies in rural southwest Georgia. It is not a battlefield. It’s a small area, 26 1/2 acres, roughly half the size of Hartford’s Bushnell Park. There, over ...

As chairman of the board of trustees for Friends of Andersonville, Jim Covington thought he understood more about the Middle Georgia military cemetery and national historic site than just about anyone ...

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Central Georgians take part in Andersonville’s annual commemoration event where they honored the legacy of fallen heroes by ...