The Andersonville Trial

If you have never heard about the Andersonville Prison, it is because the story has been swept under the historical rug, particularly in the American educational system. Based on the trial of Henry Wirz, during the most critical point in American history, a commander of the infamous Confederate Andersonville prison is accused of causing the death of thousands of Union soldiers. A seldom-told story in our society today, it is a story that every American should know. At what point does the responsibility of an individual to his conscience transcend any power or authority, to just do the right thing? Garnering a Tony Award nomination for George C. Scott in the hit Broadway production, The Andersonville Trial adaptation for television reaped three Primetime EMMY Awards, and a Peabody Award. Should a soldier make an inner judgment as to the orders he obeys, if those orders offend his humanity deeply enough?