Andersonville Diary, Escape, and List of the Dead
Author: John L. Ransom
Publisher:
Published: 1883
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13:
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John Ransom's Andersonville Diary
Author: John L. Ransom
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780425141465
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJohn Ransom was a 20-year-old Union soldier when he became a prisoner of war in 1863. In his unforgettable diary, Ransom reveals the true story of his day-to-day struggle in the worst of Confederate prison camps--where hundreds of prisoners died daily. Ransom's story of survival is, according to Publishers Weekly, a great adventure . . . observant, eloquent, and moving.
History of Andersonville Prison
Author: Ovid L. Futch
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2011-03-06
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 0813059402
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn February 1864, five hundred Union prisoners of war arrived at the Confederate stockade at Anderson Station, Georgia. Andersonville, as it was later known, would become legendary for its brutality and mistreatment, with the highest mortality rate--over 30 percent--of any Civil War prison. Fourteen months later, 32,000 men were imprisoned there. Most of the prisoners suffered greatly because of poor organization, meager supplies, the Federal government’s refusal to exchange prisoners, and the cruelty of men supporting a government engaged in a losing battle for survival. Who was responsible for allowing so much squalor, mismanagement, and waste at Andersonville? Looking for an answer, Ovid Futch cuts through charges and countercharges that have made the camp a subject of bitter controversy. He examines diaries and firsthand accounts of prisoners, guards, and officers, and both Confederate and Federal government records (including the transcript of the trial of Capt. Henry Wirz, the alleged "fiend of Andersonville"). First published in 1968, this groundbreaking volume has never gone out of print.
The True Story of Andersonville Prison
Author: James Madison Page
Publisher:
Published: 1908
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLooks at Andersonville Prison's commandant during the U.S. Civil War, Confederate Major Henry Wirz, who was arrested and later found guilty on war crimes charges for allowing inhumane conditions and treatment of prisoners of war at the prison.
A Diary from Dixie
Author: Mary Boykin Chesnut
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 612
ISBN-13: 9780674202917
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn her diary, Mary Boykin Chesnut, the wife of a Confederate general and aid to president Jefferson Davis, James Chestnut, Jr., presents an eyewitness account of the Civil War.
A Confederate Girl's Diary
Author: Sarah Morgan Dawson
Publisher:
Published: 1913
Total Pages: 490
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSarah Morgan Dawson lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at the outbreak of the American Civil War. In March 1862, she began to record her thoughts about the war in a diary-- thoughts about the loss of friends killed in battle and the occupation of her home by Federal troops. Her devotion to the South was unwavering and her emotions real and uncensored. A true classic.
Portals to Hell
Author: Lonnie R. Speer
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 468
ISBN-13: 9780803293427
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe holding of prisoners of war has always been both a political and a military enterprise, yet the military prisons of the Civil War, which held more than four hundred thousand soldiers and caused the deaths of fifty-six thousand men, have been nearly forgotten. Now Lonnie R. Speer has brought to life the least-known men in the great struggle between the Union and the Confederacy, using their own words and observations as they endured a true ?hell on earth.? Drawing on scores of previously unpublished firsthand accounts, Portals to Hell presents the prisoners? experiences in great detail and from an impartial perspective. The first comprehensive study of all major prisons of both the North and the South, this chronicle analyzes the many complexities of the relationships among prisoners, guards, commandants, and government leaders.
The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby
Author: John Singleton Mosby
Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown
Published: 1917
Total Pages: 492
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Colonel Mosby was a 'Virginian of the Virginians', educated at the State's University, and seemed destined to pass his life as an obscure Virginia attorney, when war brought him his opportunity for fame. The following pages contain the story of his life as private in the cavalry, as a scout, and as a leader as partisans"--Introduction.
Trial of Henry Wirz
Author: Henry Wirz
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2022-10-27
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781017440324
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Prison Life in Andersonville with Special Reference to the Opening of Providence Spring
Author: John Levi 1844-] [From Old Cata [Maile
Publisher: Franklin Classics
Published: 2018-10-12
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780342579068
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
