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Norton Parker Chipman : a biography of the Andersonville war crimes prosecutor / Jeffery A. Hogge.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hogge, Jeffery A., 1961-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chipman, N. P. (Norton Parker), 1834-1924.
- Chipman, N. P.
- United States. Congress. House.
- Legislators--United States--Biography.
- Legislators.
- History.
- Judges.
- United States.
- California.
- United States. Congress. House--Biography.
- Lawyers--United States--Biography.
- Lawyers.
- United States. Army--Officers--Biography.
- United States. Army.
- Andersonville Prison.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.
- Washington (D.C.)--Politics and government--To 1878.
- Washington (D.C.).
- Politics and government.
- Judges--California--Biography.
- California--History--1850-1950--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 241 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Publishers, [2008]
- Summary:
- "Norton Parker Chipman is best known for prosecuting Henry Wirz, commander of the Confederacy's Andersonville Prison where more than 13,000 Union soldiers died during the American Civil War. This biography provides glimpses of a Union officer's perspective of the Civil War, a Washington insider's view of the postwar capital, and a veteran's influence in shaping and developing California"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Unrestrainable Manifestations (1834-1859) 9
- 2 For the Preservation of the Union (1860-1862) 22
- 3 The Proclamation of Freedom (1862-1863) 41
- 4 The Great Emancipator (1863) 62
- 5 Wartime Washington (1863-1864) 81
- 6 Restoration of the Union (1864-1865) 95
- 7 The Tragedy of Andersonville (1865) 109
- 8 The Capital of the United States (1865-1872) 130
- 9 The Unfinished Obelisk (1872-1875) 151
- 10 Sierra Flume and Lumber Company (1875-1878) 170
- 11 Greater California (1878-1918) 180
- 12 Last Years (1919-1924) 195
- Appendix Abraham Lincoln (Address by N.P. Chipman, Cherry Tree Club) 203.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-231) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786434497
- 078643449X
- OCLC:
- 212328342
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