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Johnson's Island a prison for Confederate officers

Title
Johnson's Island [electronic resource] : a prison for Confederate officers / Roger Pickenpaugh.
Author
Pickenpaugh, Roger.
Publication
Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2016]

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Description
1 online resource (ix, 123 pages)
Series Statement
Civil War in the North
Uniform Title
Johnson's Island (Online)
Alternative Title
Johnson's Island (Online)
Subject
  • Johnson Island Prison
  • Prisoners of war > Ohio > Johnson Island > History > 19th century
  • United States > History > Prisoners and prisons. > Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Ohio > History > Prisoners and prisons. > Civil War, 1861-1865
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-119) and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
"Decidedly the best location": establishing the prison -- "A prison for officers alone": early days of operation -- "Everything in prison is elated": the road to exchange -- "It requires only proper energy and judgment": the second wave of prisoners -- "This horrid life of inactivity": the battle with boredom -- "A matter of necessity": prison economics -- "A guard for unarmed men": guards and commanders -- "Almost a fixed impossibility": escapes and attempts -- "The wrath of hunger": rations and Union retaliation -- "A pitiful scene": climate and health -- "Sad and glad at the same time": the road to release.
LCCN
2015036106
OCLC
ssj0001591690
Author
Pickenpaugh, Roger.
Title
Johnson's Island [electronic resource] : a prison for Confederate officers / Roger Pickenpaugh.
Imprint
Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2016]
Series
Civil War in the North
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-119) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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