Johnson's Island : a Prison for Confederate Officers.

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In 1861, Lt. Col. William Hoffman was appointed to the post of commissary general of prisoners and urged to find a suitable site for the construction of what was expected to be the Union's sole military prison. After inspecting four islands in Lake Erie, Hoffman came upon one in Sandusky Bay kn...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pickenpaugh, Roger
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Kent State University Press, 2016.
©2016
Series:Civil War in the North.
Subjects:
Johnson Island Prison.
Johnson Island Prison
1800-1899
Prisoners of war > Ohio > Johnson Island > History > 19th century.
Prisonniers de guerre > Ohio > Johnson, Île > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Prisoners of war
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Prisoners and prisons.
Ohio > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Prisoners and prisons.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Prisonniers et prisons.
Ohio > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Prisonniers et prisons.
Ohio
Ohio > Johnson Island
United States
History
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