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Andersonville: The Last Depot: By William Marvel 1998

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Condition
Very Good
A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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ISBN
9780807857816

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-10
0807857815
ISBN-13
9780807857816
eBay Product ID (ePID)
53828364

Product Key Features

Book Title
Andersonville : the Last Depot
Number of Pages
350 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / General, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / United States
Publication Year
2006
Features
New Edition
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Author
William Marvel
Book Series
Civil War America Ser.
Format
Perfect

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
2 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
93-040101
Reviews
"A remarkable scholarly and literary achievement, a genuinely pathbreaking book."Lincoln Prize Citation"", This well-written and readable monograph . . . . is a valuable contribution to the historiography of Civil War prisons.Historian, A remarkable scholarly and literary achievement, a genuinely pathbreaking book. Lincoln Prize Citation , An authoritative history of the camp. . . . A masterful job of historical detective work.History: Reviews of New Books, An authoritative history of the camp. . . . A masterful job of historical detective work. History: Reviews of New Books
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
973.7/71
Edition Description
New Edition
Synopsis
Between February 1864 and April 1865, 41,000 Union prisoners of war were taken to the stockade at Anderson Station, Georgia, where nearly 13,000 of them died. The author contends that virulent disease and severe shortages of vegetables, medical supplies, and other necessities combined to create a crisis beyond the captors' control., Between February 1864 and April 1865, 41,000 Union prisoners of war were taken to the stockade at Anderson Station, Georgia, where nearly 13,000 - one-third of them - died. Most contemporary accounts placed the blame for the tragedy squarely on the shoulders of the Confederates who administered the prison or on a conspiracy of higher-ranking officials. In this carefully researched and compelling revisionist account, William Marvel provides a comprehensive history of Andersonville Prison and conditions within it. Based on reliable primary sources - including diaries, Union and Confederate government documents, and letters - rather than exaggerated postwar recollections and such well-known but spurious "diaries" as that of John Ransom, Marvel's analysis exonerates camp commandant Henry Wirz and others from charges that they deliberately exterminated prisoners, a crime for which Wirz was executed after the war. According to Marvel, virulent disease and severe shortages of vegetables, medical supplies, and other necessities combined to create a crisis beyond Wirz's control. He also argues that the tragedy was aggravated by the Union decision to suspend prisoner exchanges, which meant that many men who might have returned home were instead left to sicken and die in captivity., Between February 1864 and April 1865, 41,000 Union prisoners of war were taken to the stockade at Anderson Station, Georgia, where nearly 13,000 of them died. Most contemporary accounts placed the blame for the tragedy squarely on the shoulders of the Confederates who administered the prison or on a conspiracy of higher-ranking officials. According to William Marvel, virulent disease and severe shortages of vegetables, medical supplies, and other necessities combined to create a crisis beyond the captors' control. He also argues that the tragedy was aggravated by the Union decision to suspend prisoner exchanges, which meant that many men who might have returned home were instead left to sicken and die in captivity.
LC Classification Number
93-40101 [E]

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