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Book Synopsis The Andersonville Prison Civil War Crimes Trial by : Susan Banfield
Download or read book The Andersonville Prison Civil War Crimes Trial written by Susan Banfield and published by Enslow Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the war crimes trial, in which Henry Wirz, the Confederate officer in charge of Andersonville Prison camp was accused of allowing the prisoners to be deliberately abused and neglected.
Book Synopsis The True Story of Andersonville Prison by : James Madison Page
Download or read book The True Story of Andersonville Prison written by James Madison Page and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks 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.
Book Synopsis The True Story of Andersonville Prison by : James Madison Page
Download or read book The True Story of Andersonville Prison written by James Madison Page and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-24 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Anyone researching Andersonville should read this very well written book to learn the whole truth about what happened.' - Saber and Scroll After the American Civil War, Major Wirz was tried by a military tribunal, found guilty of "war crimes" and hanged. Forty years later, in 1908, Page wrote this memoir to tell dispel the slanders told about Wirz. Page explains how the prison Wirz was in charge of was designed to hold, at most, 10,000 prisoners. The population quickly swelled to 30,000 prisoners, overwhelming the South's ability to feed, clothe and house the Andersonville prisoners. Over 13,000 POWs died out of 45,000 prisoners due to disease and diet, and Page claims that Wirz was made a scapegoat to appease the wrath of the families of those who had died. 'a good read and very different than what is force fed us' - Civil War Talk James Madison Page was born on July 22, 1839 in Crawfordville, Pennsylvania. He served in the Union army as 2d Lieutenant of Company A, Sixth Michigan Cavalry. After participating in many skirmishes and battles, including Gettysburg, Page was captured on September 21, 1863 along the Rapidan in Virginia and spent the next thirteen months in Southern military prisons, seven of which were at Camp Sumter near Andersonville, Georgia. After the war, Page was supoenaed for the war crimes trial of Major Henry Wirz, the former commandant of the prison, but after being interviewed, the prosecution decided not to call him as a witness because his testimony undermined the predetermined guilt of the accused. Having been present at the prison in the summer of 1864, when the atrocities were said to have occurred, Page denied that any of the four murders charged to Wirz had happened, which denial was supported by the fact that the alleged deceased were never named. After being dissuaded by his sister from joining the ill-fated Indian foray in the West under the command of General George Custer, Page instead moved to the Montana Territory in 1866, where he worked as a Government surveyor. The town of Pageville in Madison County was named in his honor. Page spent his final years in Long Beach, California, where he died in 1924. The True Story of Andersonville Prison was first published in 1908.
Book Synopsis After Andersonville by : Robert E. and Katherine M. Morsberger
Download or read book After Andersonville written by Robert E. and Katherine M. Morsberger and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Union prisoners of war found their way home in the spring of 1865, stories began to circulate about the horrors of confederate prison camps. Most of them were grim enough, but revelations about one swelled into a tale of unspeakable atrocity - Andersonville! There had been rumors of overcrowding, scurvy, and starvation, but no one was prepared for the sight of the survivors or of their tales of suffering.
Book Synopsis The Tragedy of Andersonville by : Norton Parker Chipman
Download or read book The Tragedy of Andersonville written by Norton Parker Chipman and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Trial of Henry Wirz written by Henry Wirz and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 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. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis The True Story of Andersonville Prison by : Page James Madison
Download or read book The True Story of Andersonville Prison written by Page James Madison and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in 1908, this book provides a detailed and controversial account of the Confederate prison camp at Andersonville, Georgia during the Civil War. The author, who was a prisoner at Andersonville, defends the camp's commandant, Major Henry Wirz, against charges of war crimes. While some of Page's claims have been disputed, the book remains an important historical document that sheds light on a little-known aspect of the war. This 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. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis The Horrors of Andersonville Rebel Prison by : Norton Parker Chipman
Download or read book The Horrors of Andersonville Rebel Prison written by Norton Parker Chipman and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Transforming Civil War Prisons by : Paul J. Springer
Download or read book Transforming Civil War Prisons written by Paul J. Springer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Civil War, 410,000 people were held as prisoners of war on both sides. With resources strained by the unprecedented number of prisoners, conditions in overcrowded prison camps were dismal, and the death toll across Confederate and Union prisons reached 56,000 by the end of the war. In an attempt to improve prison conditions, President Lincoln issued General Orders 100, which would become the basis for future attempts to define the rights of prisoners, including the Geneva conventions. Meanwhile, stories of horrific prison experiences fueled political agendas on both sides, and would define the memory of the war, as each region worked aggressively to defend its prison record and to honor its own POWs. Robins and Springer examine the experience, culture, and politics of captivity, including war crimes, disease, and the use of former prison sites as locations of historical memory. Transforming Civil War Prisons introduces students to an underappreciated yet crucial aspect of waging war and shows how the legacy of Civil War prisons remains with us today.
Download or read book Andersonville written by Linda R. Wade and published by . This book was released on 1991-08 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the large Confederate prisoner of war camp in Georgia, known as Camp Sumter or Andersonville, and the harsh conditions that killed many prisoners there during the Civil War.
Book Synopsis The Horrors of Andersonville by : Catherine Gourley
Download or read book The Horrors of Andersonville written by Catherine Gourley and published by Twenty-First Century Books ™. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Confederate prison known as Andersonville existed for only the last fourteen months of the Civil War―but its well-documented legacy of horror has lived on in the diaries of its prisoners and the transcripts of the trial of its commandant. The diaries describe appalling conditions in which vermin-infested men were crowded into an open stockade with a single befouled stream as their water source. Food was scarce and medical supplies virtually nonexistent. The bodies of those who did not survive the night had to be cleared away each morning. Designed to house 10,000 Yankee prisoners, Andersonville held 32,000 during August 1864. Nearly a third of the 45,000 prisoners who passed through the camp perished. Exposure, starvation, and disease were the main causes, but excessively harsh penal practices and even violence among themselves contributed to the unprecedented death rate. At the end of the war, outraged Northerners demanded retribution for such travesties, and they received it in the form of the trial and subsequent hanging of Captain Henry Wirz, the prison’s commandant. The trial was the subject of legal controversy for decades afterward, as many people felt justice was ignored in order to appease the Northerners’ moral outrage over the horrors of Andersonville. The story of Andersonville is a complex one involving politics, intrigue, mismanagement, unfortunate timing, and, of course, people - both good and bad. Relying heavily on first-person reports and legal documents, author Catherine Gourley gives us a fascinating look into one of the most painful incidents of U.S. history.
Book Synopsis A Narrative of Andersonville by : Ambrose Spencer
Download or read book A Narrative of Andersonville written by Ambrose Spencer and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book recounts the atrocities committed against Union POWs by Confederate soldiers at the Andersonville prison during the Civil War. Based on the trial of the prison's commandant, Henry Wirz, it provides a harrowing portrayal of the inhumane conditions and treatment that prisoners endured. This 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. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis The True Story of Andersonville Prison: A Defense of Major Henry Wirz by : George Rawlinson
Download or read book The True Story of Andersonville Prison: A Defense of Major Henry Wirz written by George Rawlinson and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book written by James Madison Page, a Northern soldier, represents an important narrative of Andersonville prison in Georgia. Madison brings his defense of the prison commander Henry Wirz, who was charged by the U.S. Government and executed after the Civil War. The author's description of the trial, conviction, and execution of Wirz is extremely sympathetic and provides an alternative view of the Confederacy in the Civil War. Contents: Andersonville: The Prisoners and Their Keeper My First Soldiering A Sprint and a Capture A Prisoner at Belle Isle From Belle Isle to Andersonville "The Dead-Line" and the Death of "Poll Parrot" The Stanton Policy Execution of the Raiders The Mass Meeting of July Twentieth The Fate of a Traitor Billy Bowles Gives a Dinner in Baltimore Henry Wirz: The Man and His Trial The Facts of Wirz's Life The Accusations Against Wirz The Trial The Last Days of Wirz S Life Wirz's Attorney's Final Word The Great War Secretary
Book Synopsis The True Story of Andersonville Prison by : James Page
Download or read book The True Story of Andersonville Prison written by James Page and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-21 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is an important prison narrative, written by a Northern soldier who was captured in September 1863 along the Rapidan and imprisoned at Andersonville prison in Georgia. His account of the conditions he encountered there is of interest, but more important is his defense of the prison commander Henry Wirz, who was charged by the U.S. Government and executed after the war for "barbarous crimes against humanity." He not only contends that the unfortunate officer was unjustly lynched, but shows that "the Federal authorities must share the blame" for Andersonville because of their refusal to exchange prisoners. The author's description of the trial, conviction, and execution of Wirz is extremely sympathetic and provides a welcome alternative to the one-sided and distorted picture painted by Yankee historians.
Book Synopsis History of Andersonville Prison by : Ovid L. Futch
Download or read book History of Andersonville Prison written by Ovid L. Futch and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2011-03-06 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis A Narrative of Andersonville by : Ambrose Spencer
Download or read book A Narrative of Andersonville written by Ambrose Spencer and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Tragedy of Andersonville Prison by : N. P. Chipman
Download or read book The Tragedy of Andersonville Prison written by N. P. Chipman and published by Digital Scanning Incorporated. This book was released on 2000-11 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
