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Person

Henry Wirz

Events
2
Episodes
6
Years
1865

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Henry Wirz, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Champ Ferguson convicted of war crimes by military tribunal

    1865

    Role: Confederate officer and war criminal

    1. October 10, 1865 · NashvilleTrial in Nashville

      Union troops arrested Ferguson and tried him in Nashville for 53 murders, finding him guilty on October 10, 1865.

    2. October 20, 1865 · NashvilleExecution on October 20

      Ferguson was hanged on October 20, 1865, becoming one of only three men executed for Civil War crimes.

  2. Henry Wirz hanged for Andersonville war crimes

    1865

    Role: Confederate commandant of Andersonville Prison

    1. May 10, 1865 · Old Capitol PrisonArrest and Transfer to Washington

      Wirz was arrested following the Confederate defeat and transferred to Washington, D.C., to face trial for war crimes.

    2. August 23 – October 18, 1865 · United States Court of ClaimsMilitary Tribunal Proceedings

      A military tribunal tried Wirz for war crimes in Washington, D.C., between August and October 1865.

    3. November 1865 · Military CommissionConviction and Sentencing

      The Military Commission found Wirz guilty of conspiracy and ten specifications of cruelty, sentencing him to death.

    4. November 10, 1865 · Old Capitol PrisonExecution of Henry Wirz

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

Sources

  1. Henry Wirz Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05