Washington, D.C. Hooded Body Of Captain Wirz Hanging From The Scaffold (U.S. Civil War) Black Coffee Mug

'Washington, D.C. Hooded Body of Captain Wirz Hanging From the Scaffold (U.S. Civil War)' This image depicts the hanging body of Henry Wirz, a Swiss-born Confederate officer, during the U.S. Civil War. Wirz was convicted of war crimes as commandant of Andersonville Prison, the largest Confederate prisoner of war camp, where thousands of Union soldiers died due to poor conditions and inadequate care. The event took place on November 10, 1865, in Washington D.C., serving as a symbolic end to the atrocities committed during the Civil War. The image is a historical document of the post-war punishment for such crimes against prisoners of war.