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Gillispie James Massie <1969-> |
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Titolo |
Andersonvilles of the North [[electronic resource] ] : the myths and realities of Northern treatment of Civil War Confederate prisoners / / James M. Gillispie |
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Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-55541-3 |
9786612555411 |
1-57441-370-8 |
1-4416-4622-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (295 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Military prisons - United States - History - 19th century |
Military prisons - Northeastern States - History - 19th century |
Military prisons - Middle West - History - 19th century |
Prisoners of war - Mortality - United States - History - 19th century |
Prisoners of war - Confederate States of America - History - 19th century |
Prisoners of war - United States - History - 19th century |
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United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Prisoners and prisons |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-271) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Half Title; Title Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Servants of the Devil and Jeff Davis; 2. The Lost Cause and the Southern Side of the POW Debate; 3. Continuity and Change; 4. Union Policies Regarding Prisoners of War; Photo Section; 5. Federal Policies at the Four Major Prisons in Illinois and Indiana; 6. Federal Policies at the Major Ohio Prisons; 7. Point Lookout, Fort Delaware, and Elmira; 8. The Omnipresent Specter of Disease; Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Argues that the image of Union prison officials as negligent and cruel to Confederate prisoners is severely flawed. This study presents a less |
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