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UNINA9910467262903321 |
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Autore |
Pickenpaugh Roger |
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Titolo |
Johnson's Island : a prison for Confederate officers / / Roger Pickenpaugh |
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Kent, Ohio : , : The Kent State University Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-63101-203-7 |
1-63101-202-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (104 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Prisoners of war - Ohio - Johnson Island - History - 19th century |
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United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Prisoners and prisons |
Ohio 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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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"Decidedly the best location": establishing the prison -- "A prison for officers alone": early days of operation -- "Everything in prison is elated": the road to exchange -- "It requires only proper energy and judgment": the second wave of prisoners -- "This horrid life of inactivity": the battle with boredom -- "A matter of necessity": prison economics -- "A guard for unarmed men": guards and commanders -- "Almost a fixed impossibility": escapes and attempts -- "The wrath of hunger": rations and Union retaliation -- "A pitiful scene": climate and health -- "Sad and glad at the same time": the road to release. |
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