I have a 2nd cousin buried there. He only lasted there 3 months. I am trying to find out more info on him, but it seems the family just isn't interested. I took pictures when we were there, but they never came out! One night, on a genealogy chat, there was a man who had an Andersonville user name, so I asked him questions about it-he happened to work there, and was also a re-enactor. I asked him, if he would take pictures for me. He sent me 6 gorgeous pictures of my cousin's grave, of the whole cemetery, the dead house, and the 6 buried off to the side. He also sent my son a book. I never knew, that someone had a baby there. If we ever go back, and I hope we do, we will get a personal tour! We visited Andersonville yrs ago--what a humbling place! I cannot even describe how we felt. But we found his marker. I would have never known about the place, if my brother didn't tell me about it. Ironically, we were 2 weeks away from adopting a former foster child- He enjoyed re-enacting after he came to live with us. When we showed him the movie, and Cliff De Young tells one of the soldiers to be quiet, because of the tunnel? He shouted out; TOBIAS! Our son turned around, and told me how much he loved that name, and when he was adopted, he not only changed his last name, but also his first name! It was fine to me, because my great great great grandmother's maiden name was Tobias.
Review of Andersonville
