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Autore: | Gillispie James Massie <1969-> |
Titolo: | Andersonvilles of the North [[electronic resource] ] : the myths and realities of Northern treatment of Civil War Confederate prisoners / / James M. Gillispie |
Pubblicazione: | Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
Disciplina: | 973.7/71 |
Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
Soggetto geografico: | United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Prisoners and prisons |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-271) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Andersonvilles of the North |
ISBN: | 1-282-55541-3 |
9786612555411 | |
1-57441-370-8 | |
1-4416-4622-1 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910458352503321 |
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