Author: Fort Delaware Society
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Languages : en
Pages : 3
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Guide to Historic Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, Delaware City
Author: Fort Delaware Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 3
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 3
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Historic Fort Delaware
Author: Fort Delaware Society
Publisher:
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Category : Fort Delaware (Del.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Delaware (Del.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1
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Civil War Ghosts at Fort Delaware
Author: Ed Okonowicz
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811745600
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Ghosts at the Civil War island prison at Fort Delaware State Park.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811745600
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Ghosts at the Civil War island prison at Fort Delaware State Park.
Fort Delaware
Author: Laura M. Lee
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531657437
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531657437
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Unlikely Allies
Author: Dale Fetzer
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811732703
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Moving narrative of the harrowing ordeal of Civil War prisoners Based on newly discovered primary sources During the Civil War, more than 30,000 Southern prisoners passed through the gates of Fort Delaware over the course of three years. As with all Civil War prison camps, Fort Delaware gained a reputation for wretched living conditions and is still called the "Andersonville of the North" by some historians. Undoubtedly, there were suffering and death at the prison, but a thorough examination reveals a markedly different picture: that of a group of men and women determined not only to survive, but to thrive as well, despite harsh circumstances.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811732703
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Moving narrative of the harrowing ordeal of Civil War prisoners Based on newly discovered primary sources During the Civil War, more than 30,000 Southern prisoners passed through the gates of Fort Delaware over the course of three years. As with all Civil War prison camps, Fort Delaware gained a reputation for wretched living conditions and is still called the "Andersonville of the North" by some historians. Undoubtedly, there were suffering and death at the prison, but a thorough examination reveals a markedly different picture: that of a group of men and women determined not only to survive, but to thrive as well, despite harsh circumstances.
Confederate Prisoners at Fort Delaware
Author: Joel D. Citron
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476628963
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
During the Civil War, each side accused the other of mistreating prisoners of war. Today, most historians believe that there was systemic and deliberate abuse of POWs by both sides yet many base their conclusions on anecdotal evidence, much of it from postwar writings. Drawing on both contemporaneous prisoner diaries and Union Army documents (some newly discovered), the author presents a fresh and detailed study of supposed mistreatment of prisoners at Fort Delaware--one of the largest Union prison camps--and draws surprising conclusions, some of which have implications for the entire Union prison system.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476628963
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
During the Civil War, each side accused the other of mistreating prisoners of war. Today, most historians believe that there was systemic and deliberate abuse of POWs by both sides yet many base their conclusions on anecdotal evidence, much of it from postwar writings. Drawing on both contemporaneous prisoner diaries and Union Army documents (some newly discovered), the author presents a fresh and detailed study of supposed mistreatment of prisoners at Fort Delaware--one of the largest Union prison camps--and draws surprising conclusions, some of which have implications for the entire Union prison system.
The Union Prison at Fort Delaware
Author: Brian Temple
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786481989
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Located on Pea Patch Island at the entrance to the Delaware River, Fort Delaware was built to protect Wilmington and Philadelphia in case of an attack by sea. When the Civil War broke out, Fort Delaware's purpose changed dramatically--it became a prisoner of war camp. By the fall of 1863, about 12,000 soldiers, officers, and political prisoners were being held in an area designed to hold only 4,000--and known as the Andersonville of the North, a place where terrible sickness and deprivation were a way of life despite the commanding general's efforts to keep the prison clean and the prisoners fed. Many books have been written about the Confederacy's Andersonville and its terrible conditions, but comparatively little has been written about its counterparts in the North. The conditions at Fort Delaware are fully explored, contemplating what life was like for prisoners and guards alike.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786481989
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Located on Pea Patch Island at the entrance to the Delaware River, Fort Delaware was built to protect Wilmington and Philadelphia in case of an attack by sea. When the Civil War broke out, Fort Delaware's purpose changed dramatically--it became a prisoner of war camp. By the fall of 1863, about 12,000 soldiers, officers, and political prisoners were being held in an area designed to hold only 4,000--and known as the Andersonville of the North, a place where terrible sickness and deprivation were a way of life despite the commanding general's efforts to keep the prison clean and the prisoners fed. Many books have been written about the Confederacy's Andersonville and its terrible conditions, but comparatively little has been written about its counterparts in the North. The conditions at Fort Delaware are fully explored, contemplating what life was like for prisoners and guards alike.
History of Delaware : 1609-1888: General history
Author: John Thomas Scharf
Publisher:
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Category : Delaware
Languages : en
Pages : 802
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Publisher:
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Category : Delaware
Languages : en
Pages : 802
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Fort Delaware
Author: Laura M. Lee
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738585901
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Located on Pea Patch Island, Fort Delaware was erected to defend local ports from enemy attack but never received or fired a shot in anger. The first earthen-work version, constructed during the War of 1812, was followed by a second 1820s plan incorporating a masonry star design with a network of drainage ditches. Engineering issues and a low-lying site doomed the structure; in 1831, it was irreparably damaged by fire. A new plan created a more substantial fortification still standing to this day. Fort Delaware evolved into a well-established community that transformed from protector to notorious Civil War prison camp. Most widely known as a prison, it subsequently served in lesser roles through three more conflicts. Images of America: Fort Delaware unifies an amazing pictorial record of Fort Delaware's historical timeline. The story is not only of active duty but its rescue from abandonment and subsequent successful preservation work.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738585901
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Located on Pea Patch Island, Fort Delaware was erected to defend local ports from enemy attack but never received or fired a shot in anger. The first earthen-work version, constructed during the War of 1812, was followed by a second 1820s plan incorporating a masonry star design with a network of drainage ditches. Engineering issues and a low-lying site doomed the structure; in 1831, it was irreparably damaged by fire. A new plan created a more substantial fortification still standing to this day. Fort Delaware evolved into a well-established community that transformed from protector to notorious Civil War prison camp. Most widely known as a prison, it subsequently served in lesser roles through three more conflicts. Images of America: Fort Delaware unifies an amazing pictorial record of Fort Delaware's historical timeline. The story is not only of active duty but its rescue from abandonment and subsequent successful preservation work.
History of Fort Delaware, Delaware
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Fort Delaware (Del.)
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Delaware (Del.)
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description