Captain Henry Wirz and Andersonville Prison : a reappraisal / R. Fred Ruhlman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruhlman, R. Fred, 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Andersonville Prison.

Wirz, Henry, 1823?-1865.

Wirz, Henry.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons.

United States.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2006]

Contents:

In the beginning there were prisoners

The Dix-Hill cartel

Andersonville: anthology of a tragedy

Camp Sumter : the early days

Command and confusion

Feeding the multitude

The Andersonville Raiders : a study in anarchy

A deadly summer in Georgia

Medical care at Camp Sumter : an appraisal

Ebb tide : the beginning of the end

Arrest and the call for vengeance

The trial of Captain Henry Wirz : justice or revenge?

The aftermath : a continuing controversy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-265) and index.

ISBN:

1572335416

OCLC:

62593453

Publisher Number:

9781572335417