Andersonville was often referred to as the death camp of the south, but the union. Had Chicago p.o.w. camp that had an even higher percentage of death.
It is estimated about 4000-7000 died at Camp Douglas which held about 30.000 prisoners of the Civil War from the Confederacy. Many died from Small Pox and other diseases along with really horrible conditions. What struck me was that Florence S.C. Prisoner of war camp was considered worse than Andersonville. I've been to Florence and it is a beautiful place but it's history is not pretty. When I visited family near there I had no idea of that history. These tours by Joe and Nic are very good at leading us to do research.
Small towns with a strong community, good leadership, and civic pride, come together to make sure the place they call home is taken care of. And thank you for the visit to Andersonville. You're literally the first person, be it mainstream or TH-cam, that has physically shown the actual town. It's always documentaries showing old photos and some guy yammering on with era music in the background.
My Great Grandfather fought for the Union during the Civil War. He was a POW taken by the South. But escaped and survived. We have his Civil War diary copy. Very touching to read. Thanks for sharing this. It helps to be able to picture how it was for him.
Just got home from work and popped on to see your latest. That Civil War POW camp and the nearby museum are absolutely gut wrenching (as they should be). To see man's inhumanity to man, it's right there. As usual, your delivery and narration and camera work are spot on, bringing us right there. Georgia has amazing peaches. Up here in the Upper Midwest there is a company that brings them to us every summer by the truckload and we can purchase them in 30-pound boxes. Thank you again for another compelling vicarious excursion, Joe.
This was an eye opener for me. I’m grateful and sad to learn about the tragedy of the Andersonville prison. Your videos show that each small town has a unique value. Thank you so much for cat sightings - they are such a joy and make me chuckle! 🐈⬛😹
I enjoyed this video. I was a senior in a high school located in the deep South in 1960. I chose to read Andersonville - the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Mackinlay Kantor, as a project to recognize the Civil War centennial. This heavily researched historical novel tells the heartbreaking story of this notorious Georgia prison, and the people whose lives were impacted by the day-to-day fight for survival. A great book for those who have an interest in American history…. Merry Christmas … and best wishes for the New Year!
I read that book when we lived in TN about 35 yrs ago…I couldn’t put the book down. Was so good! Years later we moved down to middle GA & the first thing we did was visit Andersonville.
I have been very much enjoying your videos for some months now, watched nearly all of them. To this foreigner (New Zealand) the things you have shown are a real eye-opener, a side to the US that we haven't seen before. My only suggestion for improvement is to take some time to chat with the locals where possible, they are interesting too.
Two ancestors on my mothers' side were POWs at Andersonville (Illinois Union army). They both survived, thankfully. Hope to get to the Historic Site someday.
A very nice video. My buddy always wanted me to see Andersonville as we are both Civil War buffs and both saw the Union Civil War Prison on Pea Patch Island in Delaware. Thanks for getting me to Andersonville. I do appreciate your historical bent videos.The ones you did in Dover Delaware and the visit to the Naval Academy in Annapolis have been some of my favorites. I know your average viewer prefers the Zombie Apocalypse stuff so thanks for sprinkling in a few of the historical ones. Your camera work on this one was impeccable as usual. Thanks again for the entertainment.
Joe. Thank you for the tour & the story. The wife and i will be doing our springtime motorcycle through there in route to the walking dead tour. Nice job!
Lived in GA back in the mid 80's, I loved it back then. Really large houses for cheap rent. Quiet sleepy little neighborhoods. It seemed like a great place back then too. Thanks for sharing and you have a great day
Thanks for the tour of Andersonville really interesting. I live in Britain and have visited Gettysburg so find the civil war interesting. Also some one still cares in the rundown down towns to put xmas decorations up.
I read the book Andersonville. Worth reading. It was said that the living conditions were so bad and nasty, that if you got just a cut or open wound, you would die from infections. Plus, when the prison was built, they picked that location because of all the pine trees and a creek that ran through the middle of it. They had prisoners cut down all the trees to make the wall. the prison covered 18 acres of land. They thought by having the creek run through the middle, they would always have fresh water. But, that didn't work because all the prisoners would urinate and defecate in the creek making it undrinkable.
I love these small towns y’all go to, especially in the Southern states where I live. Thanks, Joe and Nicole. P.S. Nicole has pretty hair. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 😊!!
My husband's great-grandfather was prisoned in Anderson and survived. When we visited the area, I was amazed at how small the space was after learning how many people were in there. Very sad conditions. 😢
We watched an older video of yours today when you where in Lineville Alabama. There was a huge tower along the road that you didn’t know what it was. We think it was a shot tower. They were used in the Civil War to make shot and bullets for guns and cannons. The reason why we’re pretty sure that’s what it is because there is one (shot tower)in Dubuque Iowa. We live close by Dubuque. We enjoy your videos immensely! Thank you & Merry Christmas 🎄
Really loved this. Although they are small towns they have big personalities. I thought they had some lovely architecture and history, I especially loved the historical sites and the downtowns. Thank you for bringing us along with you again!
Well they have definitely upgraded the place since I seen it 30+ yrs ago! Took my son to see it and then went to see the "Moveing Wall" to find my Father's name from Vietnam. It was on a Memorial weekend and very, very crowded!
I can’t believe you two came to Montezuma where I lived for 20 years (2001-2021). Let me clarify why there are 3% Asians there…officially it’s Vietnamese people who work chicken farms (100%) raising chickens for Tyson & Perdue company of which I am one now retired. At 11:00 minutes BREAD OF LIFE SOUP KITCHEN is a place that provides “free meals” for the poor. Established by Churches in that area and takes turns providing each Church one day including Montezuma Catholic Church of which my wife and I are members. It was an Emotional Experience to watch this video where we had a PEACEFUL LIFE that we didn’t want to leave but didn’t have a choice because both our parents and siblings are in Baton Rouge. Thanks Joe & Nic so much and wish you both good health and peaceful. 🍀
We visited Andersonville in AUG 2001. Spent the night in Americus during an electrical storm. Nothing has changed. Very interesting to see it all again.
A lot of people blame Lincoln for Andersonville. That's because in an effort to end the war, the Union decided to not exchange prisoners in 1863. That is because prisoners captured by the Union were irreplaceable in the South. Officially, it was because of the treatment of black prisioners of war in the South, but the number of black soldiers and black prisoners really doesn't line up. Regardless, it led to swelled military prisons, and eventually things like Andersonville.
My wife Barbara wants you to go by Nahunta, GA. It is a cool little town. This is where her grandmother is from and grew the best vegetables in the world.
About 56,000 soldiers died in prisons during the war, accounting for almost 10% of all Civil War fatalities. During a period of 14 months in Camp Sumter, located near Andersonville, Georgia, 13,000 (28%) of the 45,000 Union soldiers confined there died. At Camp Douglas in Chicago, Illinois, 10% of its Confederate prisoners died during one cold winter month; and Elmira Prison in New York state, with a death rate of 25%, very nearly equaled that of Andersonville. Before we condemn continue research and consider the resources that each side had. Also consider who stopped the prisoner swap.
There is a fascinating book by MacKinlay Kantor called Andersonville. It is historical fiction. I read it many years ago. It takes you right in to the prison conditions and what happened. It is interesting in the comments below that there were prisons worse than Andersonville, but maybe they dont have books written about them.
Had the chance to enjoy some of the delicious Georgia peaches this past summer. Our BC crops (largely grown in the Okanagan Valley) were devastated by a sudden severe deep freeze in January when it dropped below -25 Celsius, killing most of the stone fruit crops. Brutal for the wine industry as well. Produce markets had to rely on imports for the summer season, so it was a benefit of a truly unfortunate situation to have the Georgia peaches available for a few weeks.
In the towns you visited, the biggest decrease in population movements seems to have occurred in the 2010 census. Could such population movements in 2010 be the results of the 2008 economic crisis?
This is the area where I grew up. My family were rural and poor. I was able to go to college and move away. So I did. The last working ferry in Georgia was in Marshallville. It crossed the Flint River. I rode it as a boy. That was a long time ago.
Interesting thumbnail choice for this video, it definitely got my attention. I'm somewhat of a collector of photo stand-ins so it's neat to see the ones in front of the visitor center. (I wonder what kids are told about the place when their pictures get taken). In Montezuma, the house at about 14m14s strikes me as a good illustration of a "tar paper shack". I think it goes without saying that any episode with both a cat and a man cave-worthy sign is a good one. Happy trails!
Thanks, YD. Yeah, I thought I would try something different with the thumbnail. Unfortunately, it’s not working. This video is performing poorly - 25% lower views than what my videos normally get as of right now and it’s sinking lower. Oh well. ☹️
@@JoeandNicsRoadTripI’m sorry to hear that. Is it because of all the history that some people may find boring? I love the video, Joe, I found it interesting. Thank you for bringing us here to the prison camp and the other places in your excellent video. Please give Nicole our regards.
I had a great friend , George Matuch , he was a W.W.II P.O.W. he was a pilot that was shot down and captured in North Africa in 1942. He was a Chemical Engineer in Toccoa, Georgia for many years. He passed away in the early 90's and is buried at the Andersonville Cemetery .
Really nice video to set me up for Xmas! that Marshalville was swell ! theres an ol time Yank expression for you. ! So good to see such a "poor" town ..SO neat ...NO FENCES! & so many black ladies fronting households >>>>NO Graphotti ! Maybe they can teach something They sure show the way to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!...sure hope so Thanks again from Ol Guy New Zealand
My great great grandfather spent most of the Civil War locked up at Libby prison and was due to be transported to Andersonville when the war ended. Some of his stories past down to my grandmother were interesting yet heart breaking.
This is a very good historical video. The video is very clear with good descriptions. Andersonville, Georgia. Amazingly preserved. It made me feel scared and sad at the same time. Thank you, Joe & Nic for your hard work
I thought it was odd there was a confederate monument in a town that’s 2/3 black. But then I saw the fancy homes around the monument. This is the white section of town. And the traitor statue is not so subtle warning for blacks to keep out.
We have been to Anderson ga and seen all of the sites you shown great place they do a reenactment of the Civil War there in that tourist town once a year there was a old jail and town behind wall what up front my sister lives in americus not far from Anderson
In a way that’s a lot of money because there’s nowhere to spend your money so more than likely you are going to save it. Factor in rent there or homeownership. There is very low payments is there any connection between the halls of Montezuma and the shores of Tripoli as sung in the Marine choir hymn?
LOVE your video, but this one was a little depressing, it goes to show you what some human beings can do to other human beings, you know the ones they buried in the trench had to die horrific death that just goes to show you when given the chance human beings can be worse than rabbit animals. BUT other than that it was a great video, see you on the next one.
@georgeburns7251 there is an old pow camp on top of a mountain not far from me. Very interesting even with only foundations and small structures left, commanding officer buried up there
Joe and Nic: Just as a future possibility: I visited Australia in 2017 and just loved it. If possible, can you both do videos of touring in Australia someday? Thank you.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Really....that is AWESOME!! If you are able to do it. Australia is hands down my favorite country after USA. Great stuff, I look forward to seeing those videos, as I love these, too.
I grew up about 60 miles from Andersonville. Wirtz was as much a victim as anyone. The South at that point of the war was being starved by the Union , there were no supplies to feed or treat the prisoners. The union pow camps were as bad or worse even though the union could have provided for the prisoners
You're research about finding interesting places is awesome, hubby and I really enjoy your knowledge about where you go and what you find is never boring, we live in Kansas so we are very curious where you're going😀
Gripping account of Andersonville prison. Those big , grand houses were probably passed down from wealthy fore fathers . I notched in the south there are few if any monuments erected for Lincoln , Grant , Sherman et al. Great research . Keep them coming , America is full of history ! Happy trails . lincoln
Yeah, the only monuments of Yankees down here are in battlefield parks like Shiloh or Chickamauga. I reckon they ain't many monuments to Confederates up there.
I'd rather live in a small town like this, then any city or place, where farmers relatives sell off all the property & 2 million dollae cardboard houses are erected.
The civil war prison camp was one of the most depressing places I have ever been visited. The overall atmosphere was sad and eerie. It is like a pall still hangs over the grounds.
In a way that’s a lot of money because there’s nowhere to spend your money so more than likely you are going to save it. Factor in rent there or homeownership. There is very low payments
Andersonville was often referred to as the death camp of the south, but the union. Had Chicago p.o.w. camp that had an even higher percentage of death.
4454 dead at Camp Douglas versus 13,000 at Andersonville. Do percentages really matter ?
Seldom mentioned, but very true.
It is estimated about 4000-7000 died at Camp Douglas which held about 30.000 prisoners of the Civil War from the Confederacy. Many died from Small Pox and other diseases along with really horrible conditions. What struck me was that Florence S.C. Prisoner of war camp was considered worse than Andersonville. I've been to Florence and it is a beautiful place but it's history is not pretty. When I visited family near there I had no idea of that history. These tours by Joe and Nic are very good at leading us to do research.
My Great Grandpa was in the Chicago prison and he lost over half his body weight and got so thin he was able to escape
Same as Elmira. It's like the liberals of today that keep information from being told.
Small towns with a strong community, good leadership, and civic pride, come together to make sure the place they call home is taken care of. And thank you for the visit to Andersonville. You're literally the first person, be it mainstream or TH-cam, that has physically shown the actual town. It's always documentaries showing old photos and some guy yammering on with era music in the background.
My Great Grandfather fought for the Union during the Civil War. He was a POW taken by the South. But escaped and survived. We have his Civil War diary copy. Very touching to read. Thanks for sharing this. It helps to be able to picture how it was for him.
Don't worry, y'all came back and destroyed every farm and town
Just got home from work and popped on to see your latest. That Civil War POW camp and the nearby museum are absolutely gut wrenching (as they should be). To see man's inhumanity to man, it's right there. As usual, your delivery and narration and camera work are spot on, bringing us right there. Georgia has amazing peaches. Up here in the Upper Midwest there is a company that brings them to us every summer by the truckload and we can purchase them in 30-pound boxes. Thank you again for another compelling vicarious excursion, Joe.
This was an eye opener for me. I’m grateful and sad to learn about the tragedy of the Andersonville prison. Your videos show that each small town has a unique value. Thank you so much for cat sightings - they are such a joy and make me chuckle! 🐈⬛😹
A great video as always! Lots of fascinating history. The Peach mural is beautiful! Thanks so much, Joe and Nic.😊💚
Thank you, CL!! 👍❤️
I just love the history that you provide with your videos. Good job! Hi to Nic!! 👋
Thank you, Tessa!
I wouldn't have any idea how to dig all that up like he does
I enjoyed this video. I was a senior in a high school located in the deep South in 1960. I chose to read Andersonville - the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Mackinlay Kantor, as a project to recognize the Civil War centennial. This heavily researched historical novel tells the heartbreaking story of this notorious Georgia prison, and the people whose lives were impacted by the day-to-day fight for survival. A great book for those who have an interest in American history…. Merry Christmas … and best wishes for the New Year!
I read that book when we lived in TN about 35 yrs ago…I couldn’t put the book down. Was so good! Years later we moved down to middle GA & the first thing we did was visit Andersonville.
@@lindylou3519
Yes.. If you enjoyed this historical novel, check out Kantor’s book .. Spirit Lake..
Merry Christmas
Was one of our very last stops back in Georgia 2017, Andersonville. Thanks for the awesome video, Joe. Look forward to the next ones.
I have been very much enjoying your videos for some months now, watched nearly all of them.
To this foreigner (New Zealand) the things you have shown are a real eye-opener, a side to the US that we haven't seen before.
My only suggestion for improvement is to take some time to chat with the locals where possible, they are interesting too.
Nice homes in Marshallville for 65K. Always relaxing, fun and interesting. Thanks for your good work Nic.
The part about Andersonville was hard to watch. My heart was breaking for men long gone. Thanks for showing us this area.
Two ancestors on my mothers' side were POWs at Andersonville (Illinois Union army). They both survived, thankfully. Hope to get to the Historic Site someday.
A very nice video. My buddy always wanted me to see Andersonville as we are both Civil War buffs and both saw the Union Civil War Prison on Pea Patch Island in Delaware. Thanks for getting me to Andersonville. I do appreciate your historical bent videos.The ones you did in Dover Delaware and the visit to the Naval Academy in Annapolis have been some of my favorites. I know your average viewer prefers the Zombie Apocalypse stuff so thanks for sprinkling in a few of the historical ones. Your camera work on this one was impeccable as usual. Thanks again for the entertainment.
Thank you, Larry!!
Joe. Thank you for the tour & the story. The wife and i will be doing our springtime motorcycle through there in route to the walking dead tour. Nice job!
Lived in GA back in the mid 80's, I loved it back then. Really large houses for cheap rent. Quiet sleepy little neighborhoods. It seemed like a great place back then too. Thanks for sharing and you have a great day
Thanks for the tour of Andersonville really interesting. I live in Britain and have visited Gettysburg so find the civil war interesting. Also some one still cares in the rundown down towns to put xmas decorations up.
I read the book Andersonville. Worth reading. It was said that the living conditions were so bad and nasty, that if you got just a cut or open wound, you would die from infections. Plus, when the prison was built, they picked that location because of all the pine trees and a creek that ran through the middle of it. They had prisoners cut down all the trees to make the wall. the prison covered 18 acres of land. They thought by having the creek run through the middle, they would always have fresh water. But, that didn't work because all the prisoners would urinate and defecate in the creek making it undrinkable.
Yes. I also read the book
I love these small towns y’all go to, especially in the Southern states where I live. Thanks, Joe and Nicole. P.S. Nicole has pretty hair. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 😊!!
My husband's great-grandfather was prisoned in Anderson and survived. When we visited the area, I was amazed at how small the space was after learning how many people were in there. Very sad conditions. 😢
Thank you for showing us around..again... and i wish you and youre family a verry merry chrismas...🎅😁👌....
Greetsz from friesland...max...👍😉😊🎅😎
Merry Christmas to you as well, Max!
We watched an older video of yours today when you where in Lineville Alabama. There was a huge tower along the road that you didn’t know what it was. We think it was a shot tower. They were used in the Civil War to make shot and bullets for guns and cannons.
The reason why we’re pretty sure that’s what it is because there is one (shot tower)in Dubuque Iowa. We live close by Dubuque.
We enjoy your videos immensely!
Thank you & Merry Christmas 🎄
I really enjoy your content! Living near Savannah I'm a big history buff! I love learning about history in other locations in my state. ❤
Love the historical component of the video. Woul love to see more of this history. thank you
I just love your channel!! You do a great job making it interesting. Thank you 🙏
Thanks!!!
Greatly appreciate you sharing your travels. Otherwise would never see these locations. Have a safe holiday season.
Really loved this. Although they are small towns they have big personalities. I thought they had some lovely architecture and history, I especially loved the historical sites and the downtowns. Thank you for bringing us along with you again!
Andersonville is a must visit. It was hell for all involved. Food ,water scarce
Remember reading a number one selling book called Andersonville about 1963 or so. Couldn’t sleep for a long time.
Alway heard of Andersonville thanks, I finally got to see it.
Wow love all your videos. ❤
Thank you!!!
You should check out the town of Blue Eye in Missouri.
Another great video, thank you,
Interesting.... Someday I hope visit to here
Well they have definitely upgraded the place since I seen it 30+ yrs ago! Took my son to see it and then went to see the "Moveing Wall" to find my Father's name from Vietnam. It was on a Memorial weekend and very, very crowded!
Very interesting, glad to come along for the ride!😊
I like the history and stats. Thanks
Love this video❤. I live in Stone Mountain GA
I can’t believe you two came to Montezuma where I lived for 20 years (2001-2021). Let me clarify why there are 3% Asians there…officially it’s Vietnamese people who work chicken farms (100%) raising chickens for Tyson & Perdue company of which I am one now retired. At 11:00 minutes BREAD OF LIFE SOUP KITCHEN is a place that provides “free meals” for the poor. Established by Churches in that area and takes turns providing each Church one day including Montezuma Catholic Church of which my wife and I are members. It was an Emotional Experience to watch this video where we had a PEACEFUL LIFE that we didn’t want to leave but didn’t have a choice because both our parents and siblings are in Baton Rouge. Thanks Joe & Nic so much and wish you both good health and peaceful. 🍀
I’m a long-time subscriber. Would you consider doing some videos on the small towns in the lost coast region of northern cal?
Working on that, most likely this summer.
Please come back to Wichita Kansas and reach out to me to show you some beautiful houses that you miss on your last visit..Kansas is Beautiful
We visited Andersonville in AUG 2001. Spent the night in Americus during an electrical storm. Nothing has changed. Very interesting to see it all again.
A lot of people blame Lincoln for Andersonville. That's because in an effort to end the war, the Union decided to not exchange prisoners in 1863. That is because prisoners captured by the Union were irreplaceable in the South. Officially, it was because of the treatment of black prisioners of war in the South, but the number of black soldiers and black prisoners really doesn't line up. Regardless, it led to swelled military prisons, and eventually things like Andersonville.
once again nice work
Love your tours Joe. That crazy high healthcare number (133) is pretty scary among a poverty stricken community.
Georgia is one of the states that refused to accept the Medicaid expansion which keeps health costs high for low income folks.
When it comes to touring rural area you the best
Thanks 👍 😊
Loved the history lesson on the POW museum.
Thank you until your next adventure
My wife Barbara wants you to go by Nahunta, GA. It is a cool little town. This is where her grandmother is from and grew the best vegetables in the world.
Nahunta
@ you are right I am an engineer and can’t spell my way out of a wet paper shack. Lol
Glad to help 😊
I’m not far away from there, in an Altamaha river swamp. 😂 👍 Love the solitude. Been here 65 years.
Nice one again, Joe.
About 56,000 soldiers died in prisons during the war, accounting for almost 10% of all Civil War fatalities. During a period of 14 months in Camp Sumter, located near Andersonville, Georgia, 13,000 (28%) of the 45,000 Union soldiers confined there died. At Camp Douglas in Chicago, Illinois, 10% of its Confederate prisoners died during one cold winter month; and Elmira Prison in New York state, with a death rate of 25%, very nearly equaled that of Andersonville.
Before we condemn continue research and consider the resources that each side had. Also consider who stopped the prisoner swap.
Lotta history in a Little Town.
That town has grown in over 140 years that is bizarre, an real estate dessert, for real estate brokers who would be just broke
Typo.. has not grown... damn autocorrect phone
There is a fascinating book by MacKinlay Kantor called Andersonville. It is historical fiction. I read it many years ago. It takes you right in to the prison conditions and what happened. It is interesting in the comments below that there were prisons worse than Andersonville, but maybe they dont have books written about them.
Had the chance to enjoy some of the delicious Georgia peaches this past summer. Our BC crops (largely grown in the Okanagan Valley) were devastated by a sudden severe deep freeze in January when it dropped below -25 Celsius, killing most of the stone fruit crops. Brutal for the wine industry as well. Produce markets had to rely on imports for the summer season, so it was a benefit of a truly unfortunate situation to have the Georgia peaches available for a few weeks.
In the towns you visited, the biggest decrease in population movements seems to have occurred in the 2010 census. Could such population movements in 2010 be the results of the 2008 economic crisis?
Things were worse in 2010 than in 2008 in my area The coming credit bubble bust will be ten times worse Got Gold?
??? Good question man.
Exactly
This is the area where I grew up. My family were rural and poor. I was able to go to college and move away. So I did.
The last working ferry in Georgia was in Marshallville. It crossed the Flint River. I rode it as a boy. That was a long time ago.
PS we’ve been to Andersonville twice!!!! Plains is just down the road another interesting small town.
I go down there for Memorial Day from Atlanta to pay my respects. My family the Felton's are from there pre Emancipation.
Interesting thumbnail choice for this video, it definitely got my attention. I'm somewhat of a collector of photo stand-ins so it's neat to see the ones in front of the visitor center. (I wonder what kids are told about the place when their pictures get taken). In Montezuma, the house at about 14m14s strikes me as a good illustration of a "tar paper shack". I think it goes without saying that any episode with both a cat and a man cave-worthy sign is a good one. Happy trails!
Thanks, YD. Yeah, I thought I would try something different with the thumbnail. Unfortunately, it’s not working. This video is performing poorly - 25% lower views than what my videos normally get as of right now and it’s sinking lower. Oh well. ☹️
@@JoeandNicsRoadTripI’m sorry to hear that. Is it because of all the history that some people may find boring? I love the video, Joe, I found it interesting. Thank you for bringing us here to the prison camp and the other places in your excellent video. Please give Nicole our regards.
As always love ur videos. "Satyayug" will start from 20 Jan...I know that term is unfamiliar, but pls look up..good days from 20 Jan. Lots of love
Very cool.
I had a great friend , George Matuch , he was a W.W.II P.O.W. he was a pilot that was shot down and captured in North Africa in 1942. He was a Chemical Engineer in Toccoa, Georgia for many years. He passed away in the early 90's and is buried at the Andersonville Cemetery .
Thank you 😊
Really nice video to set me up for Xmas! that Marshalville was swell ! theres an ol time Yank expression for you. ! So good to see such a "poor" town ..SO neat ...NO FENCES! & so many black ladies fronting households >>>>NO Graphotti ! Maybe they can teach something They sure show the way to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!...sure hope so Thanks again from Ol Guy New Zealand
Joe, SO MANY fun facts, as always. Thanks, and Merry, blessed Christmas to all from Michigan.
Nice houses. I had a feeling crime would be low when there was no graffiti or garbage piled along the roads. Nice road trip.
My great great grandfather spent most of the Civil War locked up at Libby prison and was due to be transported to Andersonville when the war ended. Some of his stories past down to my grandmother were interesting yet heart breaking.
This is a very good historical video. The video is very clear with good descriptions. Andersonville, Georgia. Amazingly preserved. It made me feel scared and sad at the same time. Thank you, Joe & Nic for your hard work
I thought it was odd there was a confederate monument in a town that’s 2/3 black. But then I saw the fancy homes around the monument. This is the white section of town. And the traitor statue is not so subtle warning for blacks to keep out.
We have been to Anderson ga and seen all of the sites you shown great place they do a reenactment of the Civil War there in that tourist town once a year there was a old jail and town behind wall what up front my sister lives in americus not far from Anderson
Cool!!!
Yaa Nicole.
Love your channel and the cat count. Always looking for a small town to visit. Thank you for the tour.😊
Thank you, appreciate it!!!
In a way that’s a lot of money because there’s nowhere to spend your money so more than likely you are going to save it. Factor in rent there or homeownership. There is very low payments is there any connection between the halls of Montezuma and the shores of Tripoli as sung in the Marine choir hymn?
These are amazing videos and I like Georgia. It's right above me as I am from North Florida.
Thank you! 😊
Elmira New York had a Union POW camp with equally as bad conditions.
Check out the Altamaha River corridor. The Amazon of the south.
LOVE your video, but this one was a little depressing, it goes to show you what some human beings can do to other human beings, you know the ones they buried in the trench had to die horrific death that just goes to show you when given the chance human beings can be worse than rabbit animals. BUT other than that it was a great video, see you on the next one.
You have to visit ocilla and Fitzgerald while you are in the area. Smaller places nearby, mystic, irwinville, alapaha...
Fitzgerald is very cute town, they have chickens running wild all over town that are protected by law. Would make a good trip.
Some were unjustly accused of brutality. It wasn't that they wanted to be that cruel, but the south just did not have the supplies to do better
They usually use the excuse they were just following orders. Just sickos
@georgeburns7251 no, didn't have the resources, also the reason they lost
@georgeburns7251 there is an old pow camp on top of a mountain not far from me. Very interesting even with only foundations and small structures left, commanding officer buried up there
@@georgeburns7251 You might want to read up on it.
I kinda want to know the temperature also, if you could throw that in somewhere. I always wondered.
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The union destroyed the supplies. They did it themselves. The rebels were just as malnorished
Joe and Nic: Just as a future possibility: I visited Australia in 2017 and just loved it. If possible, can you both do videos of touring in Australia someday? Thank you.
It’s in the works! 😀👍
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Really....that is AWESOME!! If you are able to do it. Australia is hands down my favorite country after USA. Great stuff, I look forward to seeing those videos, as I love these, too.
I grew up about 60 miles from Andersonville. Wirtz was as much a victim as anyone. The South at that point of the war was being starved by the Union , there were no supplies to feed or treat the prisoners. The union pow camps were as bad or worse even though the union could have provided for the prisoners
You're research about finding interesting places is awesome, hubby and I really enjoy your knowledge about where you go and what you find is never boring, we live in Kansas so we are very curious where you're going😀
Thanks!
Thanks, Jeffrey!
The people want to know why aren't there any people in the towns that you visit I'm just asking for the people and now I got to go
He just don’t stop n talk he just drives
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Gripping account of Andersonville prison. Those big , grand houses were probably passed down from wealthy fore fathers . I notched in the south there are few if any monuments erected for Lincoln , Grant , Sherman et al. Great research . Keep them coming , America is full of history ! Happy trails .
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Yeah, the only monuments of Yankees down here are in battlefield parks like Shiloh or Chickamauga. I reckon they ain't many monuments to Confederates up there.
Joe,
Is it any surprise that the crime rate is so low in Frigidaire town?
So sad:(
Rik Spector
I'd rather live in a small town like this, then any city or place, where farmers relatives sell off all the property & 2 million dollae cardboard houses are erected.
One of my great grandfathers died in the Andersonville prison camp
The civil war prison camp was one of the most depressing places I have ever been visited. The overall atmosphere was sad and eerie. It is like a pall still hangs over the grounds.
Health care should be the lowest stat in all America
Quick CAT!!!!!😸💨
Twenty two thousand annual household income That’s ridiculous regardless how low the cost of living is
In a way that’s a lot of money because there’s nowhere to spend your money so more than likely you are going to save it. Factor in rent there or homeownership. There is very low payments
Wow what a good problem to have
Google Maps shows a lot of peach orchards.