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While in the hands of the enemy : military prisons of the Civil War / Charles W. Sanders, Jr.
Record details
- ISBN: 0807130613 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780807130612 (cloth : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: x, 390 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2005.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-376) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A people unprepared -- "The crisis is fast approaching": the initial prisoners -- "They had not been expected in such numbers": the Confederate prisoner-of-war system, July-December 1861 -- "A state of perpetual twilight": the Union prisoner-of-war system, June-December 1861 -- "Our government must change its policy": the move to the exchange cartel of 1862 -- The period of exchange under the cartel: July 1862-December 1863 -- Prelude to catastrophe: Union and Confederate prisons, July-December 1863 -- "Disgraceful to all concerned": the Union and Confederate prisoner-of-war systems, 1864 -- "Too sad to be patiently considered": the end and afterlife of the prison systems -- "The real cause of the suffering": testimony, evidence, and verdict. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | E 615 .S218 2005 | 30537677 | General Collection | Available | - |