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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Gillispie James Massie <1969->
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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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| 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 |
| 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.: | 9910791244403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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