(7-01) Pigeon-Roost at northeast corner of reconstructed stockade




  

(7-01) Clara Barton monument at northwest corner of stockade. Monument: In commemoration of the untiring devotion of Clara Barton. She organized and administered efficient measures for the relief of our soldiers in the field and aided in the great work of preserving the names of more than twelve thousand of the brave men who died here. Erected by the Woman's Relief Corps, auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, 1915

(7-01)  Father Peter Whelan. Marker: Father Peter Whelan, an Irish-born Catholic priest from Savannah, arrived at Andersonville on June 16, 1864 to minister to the sick and dying. While other priests visited for brief periods, Whelan remained for nearly four months during the hottest season and the time of highest mortality. At the end of his stay, Whelan borrowed money to purchase ten thousand pounds of wheat flour. Baked into bread and distributed at the prison hospital, this food became known as "Whelan's bread." It lasted several months and probably saved many lives
  
Upper right of photo: Emblem of the Father Whelan Assembly, Knights of Columbus Chapter, Albany, Georgia
  
"By coming here he exposed himself to great danger of infection... His services were sought by all, for, in his kind and sympathizing looks, his meek but earnest appearance, the despairing prisoners read that all humanity had not forsaken mankind." Pvt. Henry M. Davidson, 1st Ohio Light Artillery
   
The prisoners never forgot Father Whelan. When the survivors returned home and wrote their memoirs, they often mentioned Whelan's name and works

(7-01) Escape Tunnels. The view is looking south from the northeast section of the stockade near the north wall
 
Panorama of this area
  
Site Marker (Escape Tunnels)
  
Wells and Escape Tunnels