Author: Nancy Travis Keen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delaware
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
An Analysis of the Escapes Made by Confederate Prisoners from Fort Delaware
Author: Nancy Travis Keen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delaware
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delaware
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
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.
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.
Prison Life During the Rebellion
Author: Fritz Fuzzlebug
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Confederate States of America
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Confederate States of America
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Confederate Prisoners of War at Fort Delaware
Author: Nancy Travis Keen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Delaware
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Delaware
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Camp Ford Prison, and how I Escaped
Author: John W. Greene
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Camp Ford (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Camp Ford (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Escape of a Confederate Officer from Prison
Author: Samuel Boyer Davis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Experience of a Confederate States Prisoner (Memoirs)
Author: Beckwith West
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8027247802
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
This eBook edition of "Experience of a Confederate States Prisoner (Memoirs)" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "This little book is intended as, and professes no more than a plain statement of facts, so that others may learn what I have read, seen and heard, without undergoing the pain of incarceration in the hands of Yankees, whose tyranny increases in proportion to the power they possess over their victims."This book presented in diary form covers the period of May-August, 1862.
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8027247802
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
This eBook edition of "Experience of a Confederate States Prisoner (Memoirs)" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "This little book is intended as, and professes no more than a plain statement of facts, so that others may learn what I have read, seen and heard, without undergoing the pain of incarceration in the hands of Yankees, whose tyranny increases in proportion to the power they possess over their victims."This book presented in diary form covers the period of May-August, 1862.
Libby Prison Breakout
Author: Joseph Wheelan
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458719995
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
While many books have been inspired by the horrors of Andersonville prison, none have chronicled with any depth or detail the amazing tunnel escape from Libby Prison in Richmond. Now Joseph Wheelan examines what became the most important escape of...
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458719995
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
While many books have been inspired by the horrors of Andersonville prison, none have chronicled with any depth or detail the amazing tunnel escape from Libby Prison in Richmond. Now Joseph Wheelan examines what became the most important escape of...