tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614337222995408067.post1261405072342409053..comments2023-05-12T00:50:36.798-07:00Comments on Civil War Sources: Words from the condemned -- part 1 of 7: the diary of Henry WirzUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614337222995408067.post-85806255069467270302012-02-19T12:56:51.437-08:002012-02-19T12:56:51.437-08:00While Wirz may possibly have been innocent from th...While Wirz may possibly have been innocent from the onset of conditions under which his prisoners lived, I can say very simply and clearly, without any doubt, that Wirz looked every day upon them without ever resigning, complaining, or doing anything, including showing any sense of empathy or humanity towards them. This is apparent in his diaries, such as those listed here, and other sources. In addition, despite the claims of loss of food to the prison as a whole, he looked rather plump when he was arrested, in a shocking comparison to his captives. I should like his supporters to examine such simple and startling facts.<br />However, I am quite certain that Wirz was only a small piece of the puzzle that caused such atrocities, and that certainly others with equivalent or deeper responsibility for such crimes were never called at all to Justice. Therefore, it is more likely that while Wirz was indeed a scapegoat, he had his share of inhumanity as well. How can anyone live in a prison where their captives are like the pictures and evidence shown indisputably from the prison. I despise all men responsible, no matter their allegiance in the war, for such horrible atrocities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614337222995408067.post-81877277508272522282012-01-25T20:25:37.882-08:002012-01-25T20:25:37.882-08:00Evellspellbinder,
You really ought brush up on yo...Evellspellbinder,<br /><br />You really ought brush up on your history before any more drivel flies off you keyboard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614337222995408067.post-69308711291303356342011-12-12T04:49:18.177-08:002011-12-12T04:49:18.177-08:00hey, Theevilspellbinder maybe if you read your his...hey, Theevilspellbinder maybe if you read your history once in a while you will learn that most historians think Wirz was innocent. He did not recieve a fair trial, at all. People testified against him and said he did such awful things when that person did not even go to Andersonville. Hitler chose the conditions in which the prisoners in the camps would live under, Henry Wirz did not. partially to thank for conditions at Andersonville is the beloved President Lincoln. When he stopped the prisoner exchange, MANY camps, not just Andersonville, went way over the number of people the camps were built for. All of the prisoner of war prisons were horrible, includimg THE NORTH. But the North won, and wanted revenge, so Wirz became a scape goat. he did the best he could with those conditions. All of the south was starving, again thanks to Mr. Lincoln! who cut of supply lines from the North to the South. Like the other person said, War is hell. For everybody. Its an awful thing that happened at Andersonville, but its also an awful thing with someone gets wrongly executed just so America can have a scape goat. So before you go shooting your mouth off about something you clearly have no knoledge about, do some research so you dont look like a complete idiot :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614337222995408067.post-50245465420781002862011-06-24T14:12:31.077-07:002011-06-24T14:12:31.077-07:00How can you say Wirz was cool? He was the 1st Hitl...How can you say Wirz was cool? He was the 1st Hitler. But only with the powers to torture, condemn and slowly kill, not lead. Gen. Winder aside, this man (And I use that word quite loosely) chose only to let men suffer and die in a most inhumane manner. I'm quite glad his neck was not broken when he was hung. Too bad he could not have hung and strangled for a year before he died. He was a monster and deserved nothing less. A classic sociopath with power granted to his megalomania.Theevilspellbindernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614337222995408067.post-9941969667783386622010-10-27T12:37:52.026-07:002010-10-27T12:37:52.026-07:00War is hell, and the vanquished, guilty or innocen...War is hell, and the vanquished, guilty or innocent, are subject to the victors, right or wrong..Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945692311607056108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614337222995408067.post-6221809817569897532009-05-06T06:06:00.000-07:002009-05-06T06:06:00.000-07:00This dude is so cool.<A>This</A> dude is <I>so</I> <B>cool.</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com