Providence Spring, Andersonville, Ga. Decoration Day 1897 Springs--Georgia--Andersonville Ex-prisoners of war--Georgia--Andersonville Prisons--Georgia--Sumter County Special events--Georgia--Andersonville "Andersonville, 1897. Providence Spring, Andersonville, Decoration Day 1897 (was official name of Memorial Day until mid 20's). Host of these men were Andersonville survivors (G[rand] A[rmy of the] R[epublic]) (had been prisoners) who returned to the site on Memorial Day. Man bending w/ cup has on GAR (Grand Army of [the] Rep[ublic]) uniform. Others' were local citizens."--from field notes 2003/07/17: According <i>Civil War Album</i> located on-line at http://www.civilwaralbum.com/index.html, "The Woman's Relief Corps, the national auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic, built the Providence Spring House in 1901 to mark the site where, on August 9, 1864, a spring burst forth during a heavy summer rainstorm--an occurrence many prisoners attributed to Divine Providence." [Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia] Georgia. Dept. of Archives and History Digital Library of Georgia 2004 Photographs http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/id:sum106 1897 Andersonville (Ga.) Sumter County (Ga.) Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260. Contact repository re: reproduction and usage.