Wirz was captured by James H. Wilson, and was kept in Wilson's quarters until the trial date was set. The trial of Henry Wirz took place on August 23, 1865. While on trial he was being tried for thirteen counts of murder, assault and battery, torture and other offences against the United States during the Civil War. Not only was Wirz the first person to be prosecuted for war crimes by the United States he was the …
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…with the most miserable surroundings, and with no hope for the future, also depressed all the nervous and vital actions, and was especially active in destroying the appetite. The effects of mental depression, and of defected nutrition, were manifested into not only the slow, feeble motions of the wasted, skeleton-like forms, but also in such lethargy, listlessness, and torpor of the mental facilities as reordered these unfortunate men oblivious and indifferent to their afflicted condition