They had enough food but the CSA quartermaster corp was so corrupt it got sold to the civilian market at huge profit. Col. Wirz was hung because he was incompetent more than any other reason.
Another bad thing: the inmates ran the camp and they were brutal to each other.
12 posted on 02/27/2017 4:52:28 AM PST by central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)