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History of Andersonville Prison / Ovid L. Futch ; with a new introduction by Michael P. Gray.

Title: History of Andersonville Prison / Ovid L. Futch ; with a new introduction by Michael P. Gray.
Author: Futch, Ovid L., 1925-1967.
Publication: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2011.

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xxx, 146 p. : ill., map; 23 cm.

Summary

"In February 1864, five hundred Union prisoners of war arrived at the Confederate stockade at Anderson Station, Georgia. Andersonville, as it was later known, would become legendary for its brutality and mistreatment, with the highest mortality rate--over 30 percent--of any Civil War prison. Fourteen months later, 32,000 men were imprisoned there. Most of the prisoners suffered greatly because of poor organization, meager supplies, the Federal government’s refusal to exchange prisoners, and the cruelty of men supporting a government engaged in a losing battle for survival. Who was responsible for allowing so much squalor, mismanagement, and waste at Andersonville? Looking for an answer, Ovid Futch cuts through charges and countercharges that have made the camp a subject of bitter controversy. He examines diaries and firsthand accounts of prisoners, guards, and officers, and both Confederate and Federal government records (including the transcript of the trial of Capt. Henry Wirz, the alleged "fiend of Andersonville"). First published in 1968, this groundbreaking volume has never gone out of print." -- Amazon.com.

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History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-142) and index.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

The power to impress -- Gross mismanagement -- Prison conditions -- Prison life -- The raiders -- Danger and dissension -- Medical care -- Trial and judgment.

ISBN

9780813036915 (acid-free paper)
0813036917 (acid-free paper)

LCCN

^^2010045380

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Harvard Library