Andersonvilles of the North : the myths and realities of Northern treatment of Civil War Confederate prisoners /
Gillispie, James Massie, 1969-
Andersonvilles of the North : the myths and realities of Northern treatment of Civil War Confederate prisoners / James M. Gillispie. - Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, ©2008. - 1 online resource (vii, 278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-271) and index.
Servants of the devil and Jeff Davis : the Northern version of the POW experiences, 1865-1920 -- The lost cause and the Southern side of the POW debate, 1865-1920 -- Continuity and change : modern writers and the issues of Federal treatment of Confederate prisoners -- Union policies, 1861-1865 -- Federal policies at the four major prisons in Illinois and Indiana -- Federal policies at the major Ohio prisons -- Point Lookout, Fort Delaware, and Elmira -- The omnipresent specter of disease.
Argues that the image of Union prison officials as negligent and cruel to Confederate prisoners is severely flawed. This study presents a less negative, picture of Northern prison life.
English.
9781441646224 (electronic bk.) 1441646221 (electronic bk.) 9781597345811 1597345814 1282555413 9781282555419 9786612555411 6612555416 1574413708 9781574413700 (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper)
Title subscribed to via ProQuest Academic Complete
United States. Army --Prisons--History--19th century.
United States. Army.
1800-1899
Military prisons--History--United States--19th century.
Military prisons--History--Northeastern States--19th century.
Military prisons--History--Middle West--19th century.
Prisoners of war--Mortality--History--United States--19th century.
Prisoners of war--History--Confederate States of America--19th century.
Prisoners of war--History--United States--19th century.
Prisons militaires--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Prisons militaires--Histoire--États-Unis (Nord-Est)--19e siècle.
Prisons militaires--Histoire--Midwest (États-Unis)--19e siècle.
Prisonniers de guerre--Mortalité--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Prisonniers de guerre--Histoire--États confédérés d'Amérique--19e siècle.
HISTORY.
Military prisons.
Prisoners of war.
Prisoners of war--Mortality.
Armed Forces--Prisons.
Sezessionskrieg
Kriegsgefangener
Behandlung
Sezessionskrieg--Kriegsgefangene.
Kriegsgefangene--Sezessionskrieg.
Kriegsgefangenenlager--USA--Geschichte 19. Jh.
Militärgefängnis--USA--Geschichte 19. Jh.
United States--History--Prisoners and prisons.--Civil War, 1861-1865
États-Unis--Histoire--Prisonniers et prisons.--1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
Middle West.
Northeastern States.
United States.
United States--Confederate States of America.
USA
Electronic books.
History.
E615 / .G55 2008eb
973.7/71
Andersonvilles of the North : the myths and realities of Northern treatment of Civil War Confederate prisoners / James M. Gillispie. - Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, ©2008. - 1 online resource (vii, 278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-271) and index.
Servants of the devil and Jeff Davis : the Northern version of the POW experiences, 1865-1920 -- The lost cause and the Southern side of the POW debate, 1865-1920 -- Continuity and change : modern writers and the issues of Federal treatment of Confederate prisoners -- Union policies, 1861-1865 -- Federal policies at the four major prisons in Illinois and Indiana -- Federal policies at the major Ohio prisons -- Point Lookout, Fort Delaware, and Elmira -- The omnipresent specter of disease.
Argues that the image of Union prison officials as negligent and cruel to Confederate prisoners is severely flawed. This study presents a less negative, picture of Northern prison life.
English.
9781441646224 (electronic bk.) 1441646221 (electronic bk.) 9781597345811 1597345814 1282555413 9781282555419 9786612555411 6612555416 1574413708 9781574413700 (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper)
Title subscribed to via ProQuest Academic Complete
United States. Army --Prisons--History--19th century.
United States. Army.
1800-1899
Military prisons--History--United States--19th century.
Military prisons--History--Northeastern States--19th century.
Military prisons--History--Middle West--19th century.
Prisoners of war--Mortality--History--United States--19th century.
Prisoners of war--History--Confederate States of America--19th century.
Prisoners of war--History--United States--19th century.
Prisons militaires--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Prisons militaires--Histoire--États-Unis (Nord-Est)--19e siècle.
Prisons militaires--Histoire--Midwest (États-Unis)--19e siècle.
Prisonniers de guerre--Mortalité--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Prisonniers de guerre--Histoire--États confédérés d'Amérique--19e siècle.
HISTORY.
Military prisons.
Prisoners of war.
Prisoners of war--Mortality.
Armed Forces--Prisons.
Sezessionskrieg
Kriegsgefangener
Behandlung
Sezessionskrieg--Kriegsgefangene.
Kriegsgefangene--Sezessionskrieg.
Kriegsgefangenenlager--USA--Geschichte 19. Jh.
Militärgefängnis--USA--Geschichte 19. Jh.
United States--History--Prisoners and prisons.--Civil War, 1861-1865
États-Unis--Histoire--Prisonniers et prisons.--1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
Middle West.
Northeastern States.
United States.
United States--Confederate States of America.
USA
Electronic books.
History.
E615 / .G55 2008eb
973.7/71