Military Prisons of the Civil War

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keller, David L., author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.) ill

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Westholme 2021

Summary:

In this work, historic preservationist David L. Keller consulted official records, newspaper reports, first-person accounts from prisoners, and other primary source material in order to understand why imprisonment during the Civil War failed on both sides. His research identifies five factors shared among both Union and Confederate prisons that led to so many deaths, including the lack of a strategic plan on either side for handling prisoners, inadequate plans for holding prisoners for long periods of time, and poor selection and training of camp command and guards.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-59416-681-1

OCLC:

1458288740