No, Andersonville prisoners were not sent home early due to overcrowding. In fact, Andersonville, officially known as Camp Sumter, was a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp during the American Civil War, located in Georgia. The conditions in Andersonville were extremely harsh, with severe overcrowding, inadequate food, and poor sanitation. The camp was designed to hold around 10,000 prisoners, but at its peak, it held over 32,000. However, the Confederate authorities did not release prisoners early due to overcrowding. Instead, prisoners were released or exchanged when specific agreements between the Union and Confederate governments were made, or some managed to escape. The overcrowding and harsh conditions in Andersonville led to a high mortality rate, with around 13,000 prisoners dying during its existence.
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