Soldier springing the trap; men in trees and Capitol dome beyond during the execution of Captain Henry Wirz, the former warden at the Andersonville prison camp in Georgia.  Captain Wirz was the first person in the United States to be convicted and executed for war crimes.

Soldier springing the trap; men in trees and Capitol dome beyond during the execution of Captain Henry Wirz, the former warden at the Andersonville prison camp in Georgia.  Captain Wirz was the first person in the United States to be convicted and executed for war crimes.

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