Bibliograph

While in the hands of the enemy, military prisons of the Civil War, Charles W. Sanders, Jr

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While in the hands of the enemy, military prisons of the Civil War, Charles W. Sanders, Jr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-376) and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

While in the hands of the enemy

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

57682407

Responsibility statement

Charles W. Sanders, Jr

Series statement

Conflicting worlds

Sub title

military prisons of the Civil War

Table Of Contents

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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