What is Henry Wirz?
{{Infobox Person | name =Henry Wirz | residence = | other_names = | image = | imagesize =200px | caption = | birth_name =Hartmann Heinrich Wirz | birth_date =25 November 1823 | birth_place =Zurich, Switzerland | death_date =10 November 1865 (aged 41) | death_place =Washington D.C, United States of America | death_cause =Execution by Hanging | known = | occupation = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | spouse = | partner = | children = | relations = | website = | footnotes = | employer = | height = }} '''Henry Wirz''', born '''Hartmann Heinrich Wirz''' (25 November 1823 - 10 November 1865) was a Swiss-American officer who joined the [[Confederate States Army]] in the [[American Civil War]]. He was executed in 1865 after he was accused of overseeing 13,000 Union detainees die from illness. == Birth == Henry Wirz was born on 25 November 1823 in Zurich, Switzerland. {{DEFAULTSORT:Wirz, Henry}} [[Category:1823 births]] [[Category:1865 deaths]] [[Category:Military personnel of the American Civil War]] [[Category:Executed people]]