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Andersonvilles of the North : the myths and realities of Northern treatment of Civil War Confederate prisoners /

Argues that the image of Union prison officials as negligent and cruel to Confederate prisoners is severely flawed. This study presents a less negative, picture of Northern prison life.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gillispie, James Massie, 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, ©2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Servants of the devil and Jeff Davis : the Northern version of the POW experiences, 1865-1920
  • The lost cause and the Southern side of the POW debate, 1865-1920
  • Continuity and change : modern writers and the issues of Federal treatment of Confederate prisoners
  • Union policies, 1861-1865
  • Federal policies at the four major prisons in Illinois and Indiana
  • Federal policies at the major Ohio prisons
  • Point Lookout, Fort Delaware, and Elmira
  • The omnipresent specter of disease.