The War Criminal's Son The Civil War Saga of William A. Winder / Jane Singer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Singer, Jane, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fathers and sons--United States.

Fathers and sons.

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

United States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.

Confederate States of America. Army--Prisons.

Confederate States of America.

United States. Army--Prisons.

Military Prison at Alcatraz Island, California.

United States. Army. Artillery Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865).

Confederate States of America. Army--Biography.

United States. Army--Biography.

Winder, John H. (John Henry), 1800-1865.

Winder, William A. (William Andrew), 1823-1903.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 pages)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2019

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2019]

Summary:

"The hitherto unknown saga of Union Captain William Andrew Winder and his father Confederate General John H. Winder, who both served as prison commandants during the Civil War, becoming blood-sworn enemies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Bedeviled winter of war

The double agent and the captain

Of toil, treason, and the golden land

A godforsaken fortress

Treason at Alcatraz

A rebel cell

Invasions, arrests, and cannon fire

The loyal man and the madman

A slog to hell

The war criminal's son

Of resignation, railroads, and exile

Heal thyself

The lone and goodly doctor

Pension or ruination

Round valley

Rosebud

Of lives lost.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-64012-184-6

1-64012-186-2

OCLC:

1089126295