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Execution of Henry Wirz

Name: Execution of Henry Wirz
Start: 1865-11-10
Location: Old Capitol Prison

When: November 10, 1865
Where: Old Capitol Prison
Part of: Henry Wirz hanged for Andersonville war crimes

Wirz was hanged in Washington, D.C., becoming the only Confederate official executed for war crimes.

Wirz was hanged at 10:32 a.m. on November 10, 1865, at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C. He was one of three men executed for war crimes after the war, but the only Confederate official.

Sources

Henry Wirz Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
Andersonville Prison Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25

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