Andersonville: The Southern Perspective (Journal of Confederate History Series, V. 13) [The exchange question -- The dead line and how the raiders were executed -- A federal report -- Correspondence regarding Henry Wirz, commander of Andersonville prison -- contemporary analysis -- Andersonville and Sherman's campaign for Georgia -- Life in the stockade -- The U.S. policy of retaliations on confederate prisoners of war -- All were prisoners there -- A response from the Wirz family of Switzerland -- A bibliography and recommended reading guide

Sprache: Englisch

Verlag: Southern Heritage Press, Atlanta, Ga., 1995, 1995

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[1st ed., 1st printing ; ] ; 191 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. ; ISBN 9781889332130, 1889332135 ; OCLC 40459947 ; pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; Contents: Part one : narratives from the past -- Andersonville prison (1876 / R. Randolph Stevenson -- The exchange question (1886) / Edward A. Pollard -- The dead line and how the raiders were executed (1908) / James Madison Page -- A federal report (1866) / Edward W. Boate -- Correspondence regarding Henry Wirz, commander of Andersonville prison (1921) / Mildred Lewis Rutherford -- Part two : contemporary analysis -- Andersonville and Sherman's campaign for Georgia / William R. Scaife -- Life in the stockade / Lee Joyner -- The U.S. policy of retaliations on confederate prisoners of war / Mauriel Joslyn -- All were prisoners there / Wayne Dobson -- A response from the Wirz family of Switzerland / Heinrich Wirz -- A bibliography and recommended reading guide / Edwin C. Bearss ; "Among the most disturbing scenes found in American history are the stark images of Union soldiers newly released from Andersonville. Those gaunt, malnourished prisoners of war--now displayed for all posterity as if they were living skeletons in a carnival sideshow--continue to evoke feelings of utter shock, profound sadness, and bitter regret." --from the Prologue, "Andersonville Revisited". Andersonville is remembered for several reasons, among them, the total of 12,912 Union prisoners and 250 Confederate guards who died there between February, 1864 and April, 1865. No other American POW camp received as much publicity as Andersonville, with the U.S. Department of War even circulating photographs of emaciated prisoners, which were reprinted in history texts. Seldom did there appear a mention of the fact that Union soldiers imprisoned there received the same medical care and rations as Confederate soldiers in the field.While there has been much written about Andersonville, this book presents seldom-seen documentation from Confederates familiar with the camp, as well as discussions by contemporary historians. This book is an effort to clarify the troubling questions that remain about the camp: How could this tragedy have happened? And who was to blame? fine.…

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Andersonville: The Southern Perspective (Journal of Confederate History Series, V. 13) [The exchange question -- The dead line and how the raiders were executed -- A federal report -- Correspondence regarding Henry Wirz, commander of Andersonville prison -- contemporary analysis -- Andersonville and Sherman's campaign for Georgia -- Life in the stockade -- The U.S. policy of retaliations on confederate prisoners of war -- All were prisoners there -- A response from the Wirz family of Switzerland -- A bibliography and recommended reading guide
Autor
Segars, J. H. ; Edwin C. Bearss; Heinrich Wirz; Wayne Dobson; Lee Joyner; William R. Scaife; Mildred Lewis Rutherford ; Henry Wirz; Edward W. Boate; James Madison Page; Edward A. Pollard ; R. Randolph Stevenson, Walton Taber
Verlag
Southern Heritage Press, Atlanta, Ga., 1995
Erscheinungsjahr
1995
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Soft cover
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN-10
1889332135
ISBN-13
9781889332130

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