The Tragedy of Andersonville Prison
The Tragedy of Andersonville Prison

Author: N. P. Chipman

Publisher: Digital Scanning Incorporated

Published: 2000-11

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9781582181691

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After the Civil War, Captain Henry Wirz of Andersonville Prison--where over 13,000 Union soldiers died--was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. In response to a written request from the National Association of Union Prisoners of War, General Chipman published this evidence reported at the trial of Captain Wirz.

The Tragedy of Andersonville
The Tragedy of Andersonville

Author: N P 1836-1924 Chipman

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2016-05-07

Total Pages: 518

ISBN-13: 9781355888925

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History of Andersonville Prison
History of Andersonville Prison

Author: Ovid L. Futch

Publisher: University Press of Florida

Published: 2011-03-06

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 0813059402

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In 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.