6. Andersonville Prison (Camp Sumter, Georgia, 1864–65): The Confederate prison camp at Andersonvillebecame notorious for inhumane conditions – overcrowding, exposure, starvation, filthy water – which caused thousands of Union POWs to die from disease and malnutritionhistorycollection.com.
7. Attempted Burning of Manhattan (1864): As an act of retaliation for Union scorched-earth tactics, Confederate agents plotted to set simultaneous fires across New York City on November 25, 1864, targeting locations like P.T. Barnum’s museum, hotels, and theater. firefightershistorycollection.com.
9. Shelton Laurel Massacre, North Carolina, 1863: Confederate forces, in retaliation for a Unionist raid, terrorized the local community. Troops tortured residents, including women and children – rounded up 15 suspected Unionist men & boys, some as young as 13 years old Valleyhistorycollection.com.
10. Hanging of Union Prisoners, North Carolina, 1864: During a failed Confederate attack on New Bern, General George E. Pickett captured several Union soldiers. Believing that some were former Confederate deserters, dozens of POWs were hanged without trial. warhistorycollection.com.