Newell Burch: Civil War Prisoner of War

Join WCHS Museum Manager Dustyn Dubuque for a presentation covering Civil War soldier Newell Burch and the horrors he faced at the infamous Andersonville Prison.

Burch, a New York infantryman, was captured at the Battle of Gettysburg. Unfortunately, Burch soon found himself held captive at the Confederacy deadliest prison. Of the 45,000 Union soldiers held at Andersonville – almost 13,000 died of malnutrition, disease, and brutal discipline.

During his Master’s thesis, Dustyn Dubuque extensively researched Burch’s life.  During the presentation, Dubuque will delve into the hardships this simple, uneducated man faced and explain how Burch managed to survive the ordeal that so many of his comrades did not.