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Today in History - November 10

November 10, 2019
Today in History - November 10

Henry Wirz, commander of the infamous Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia, was hanged on November 10, 1865, in Washington, D.C., the only Confederate officer executed as a war criminal.  Continue reading.

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