Andersonville

Author : Mackinlay Kantor
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1993-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0808576178

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Andersonville by Mackinlay Kantor Pdf

Acclaimed as the greatest novel ever written about the War Between the States, this searing Pulitzer Prize-winning book captures all the glory and shame of America's most tragic conflict in the vivid, crowded world of Andersonville, and the people who lived outside its barricades. Based on the author's extensive research and nearly twenty-five years in the making, MacKinlay Kantor's bestselling masterwork tells the heartbreaking story of the notorious Georgia prison where 50,000 Northern soldiers suffered - and 14,000 died - and of the people whose lives were changed by the grim camp where the best and the worst of the Civil War came together. Here is the savagery of the camp commandant, the deep compassion of a nearby planter and his gentle daughter, the merging of valor and viciousness within the stockade itself, and the day-to-day fight for survival among the cowards, cutthroats, innocents, and idealists thrown together by the brutal struggle between North and South. A moving portrait of the bravery of people faced with hopeless tragedy, this is the inspiring American classic of an unforgettable period in American history.

Author : MacKinlay Kantor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Andersonville by MacKinlay Kantor Pdf

Author : William Marvel
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0807857815

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Andersonville by William Marvel Pdf

In this carefully researched and compelling revisionist account, William Marvel provides a comprehensive history of Andersonville Prison and conditions within it.

Author : Catherine Gourley
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books ™
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467776325

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The Horrors of Andersonville by Catherine Gourley Pdf

The Confederate prison known as Andersonville existed for only the last fourteen months of the Civil War―but its well-documented legacy of horror has lived on in the diaries of its prisoners and the transcripts of the trial of its commandant. The diaries describe appalling conditions in which vermin-infested men were crowded into an open stockade with a single befouled stream as their water source. Food was scarce and medical supplies virtually nonexistent. The bodies of those who did not survive the night had to be cleared away each morning. Designed to house 10,000 Yankee prisoners, Andersonville held 32,000 during August 1864. Nearly a third of the 45,000 prisoners who passed through the camp perished. Exposure, starvation, and disease were the main causes, but excessively harsh penal practices and even violence among themselves contributed to the unprecedented death rate. At the end of the war, outraged Northerners demanded retribution for such travesties, and they received it in the form of the trial and subsequent hanging of Captain Henry Wirz, the prison’s commandant. The trial was the subject of legal controversy for decades afterward, as many people felt justice was ignored in order to appease the Northerners’ moral outrage over the horrors of Andersonville. The story of Andersonville is a complex one involving politics, intrigue, mismanagement, unfortunate timing, and, of course, people - both good and bad. Relying heavily on first-person reports and legal documents, author Catherine Gourley gives us a fascinating look into one of the most painful incidents of U.S. history.

Author : Peter H. Wood
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 0674053206

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Near Andersonville by Peter H. Wood Pdf

The picture in the attic -- Behind enemy lines -- The woman in the sunlight.

Author : John McElroy
Publisher : Digital Scanning Inc
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2000-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781582181455

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Andersonville by John McElroy Pdf

The years of 1864-65 were a season of desperate battles, but in that time many more Union soldiers were slain behind the Rebel army lines by starvation and exposure than were killed by cannon and rifle. This is McElroy's account of the horrible spectacle of Andersonville prison, where 70,000 young Union soldiers died under appalling conditions. 150 illustrations.

Author : Norton Parker Chipman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:$B310616

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The Horrors of Andersonville Rebel Prison by Norton Parker Chipman Pdf

Author : Ed Glennan
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476605760

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Surviving Andersonville by Ed Glennan Pdf

This is a documentary work offering a first-person account of a Union soldier's daily adversity while a prisoner of war from 20 September 1863 to 4 June 1865. In 1891, while a patient at the Leavenworth National Home, Irish immigrant Edward Glennan began to write down his experiences in vivid detail, describing the months of malnutrition, exposure, disease and self-doubt. The first six months Glennan was incarcerated at Libby and Danville prisons in Virginia. On 20 March 1864, Glennan entered Camp Sumter, located near Andersonville, Georgia. He reminisced about the events of his eight-month captivity at Andersonville, such as the hanging of the Raider Six, escape tunnels, gambling, trading, ration wagons, and disease. Afflicted with scurvy, Glennan nearly lost his ability to walk. To increase his chances for survival, he skillfully befriended other prisoners, sharing resources acquired through trade, theft and trickery. His friends left him either by parole or death. On 14 November 1864, Glennan was transported from Andersonville to Camp Parole in Maryland; there he remained until his discharge on 4 June 1865.

Author : Herbert Winslow Collingwood
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0817310614

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Andersonville Violets by Herbert Winslow Collingwood Pdf

Within the walls of the infamous Andersonville prisoner-of-war camp, a Confederate guard and his Northern captive find their fates intertwined When John Rockwell, a Yankee captive at Andersonville, reaches across the prison's "dead line" to pluck a bunch of violets, Confederate guard Jack Foster is supposed to shoot him. Conflicted over thoughts of Lucy Moore, his girl back home, Foster lowers his gun. Spared, Rockwell lives to escape Andersonville, and Foster is discharged in disgrace. After the war, the paths of the two men are predictably divergent. Foster, as a symbol of the Confederacy, is a burned-out, bitter shell. Rockwell, as an emblem of the North, is thrifty and eager to make something of himself. When Rockwell's ambitions lead him to take charge of a rundown plantation in Foster's native Mississippi, the prisoner and guard find their paths crossing once again. The struggle of these men represents the post-war chasm between North and South and raises issues of forgiveness and renewal.

Author : J.L. Ransom
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9785881520625

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Andersonville diary by J.L. Ransom Pdf

One of the most starkly vivid and detailed accounts of survival in Georgia's notorious Andersonville prison during the American Civil War. John Ransom was only 20 years old at the time of his capture. He kept a nearly daily diary during his year of misery at the Confederate prison. He and his fellow Union prisoners endured lice, starvation, freezing cold, killing heat, theft from other inmates...and Captain Wirtz. "Capt. Wirtz very domineering and abusive. Is afraid to come into camp any more. There are a thousand men in here who would willingly die if they could kill him first." Death was a daily occurrence. Yet Ransom knew if he gave up hope, he would die. He somehow kept his humor and kept on writing. Through two escapes, time in a Rebel hospital, and eventual freedom, you'll read a POW account like none you've ever read before.

Author : Robert Scott Davis
Publisher : Mercer University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0881460125

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Ghosts and Shadows of Andersonville by Robert Scott Davis Pdf

"The name Andersonville has come to be synonymous with "American death camp." Its horrors have been portrayed in histories, art, television, and movies. The trial of its most famous figure, Captain Henry Wirz, still raises questions about American justice. This work unlocks the secret history of America's deadliest prison camp in ways that will spur debate for many years to come."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : James Massie Gillispie
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9781574412550

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Andersonvilles of the North by James Massie Gillispie Pdf

This study argues that the image of Union prison officials as negligent and cruel to Confederate prisoners is severely flawed. It explains how Confederate prisoners' suffering and death were due to a number of factors, but it would seem that Yankee apathy and malice were rarely among them.

Author : Catherine Gourley
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761359869

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The Horrors of Andersonville by Catherine Gourley Pdf

The Confederate prison known as Andersonville existed for only the last fourteen months of the Civil War?but its well-documented legacy of horror has lived on in the diaries of its prisoners and the transcripts of the trial of its commandant. The diaries describe appalling conditions in which vermin-infested men were crowded into an open stockade with a single befouled stream as their water source. Food was scarce and medical supplies virtually nonexistent. The bodies of those who did not survive the night had to be cleared away each morning. Designed to house 10,000 Yankee prisoners, Andersonville held 32,000 during August 1864. Nearly a third of the 45,000 prisoners who passed through the camp perished. Exposure, starvation, and disease were the main causes, but excessively harsh penal practices and even violence among themselves contributed to the unprecedented death rate. At the end of the war, outraged Northerners demanded retribution for such travesties, and they received it in the form of the trial and subsequent hanging of Captain Henry Wirz, the prison’s commandant. The trial was the subject of legal controversy for decades afterward, as many people felt justice was ignored in order to appease the Northerners’ moral outrage over the horrors of Andersonville. The story of Andersonville is a complex one involving politics, intrigue, mismanagement, unfortunate timing, and, of course, people - both good and bad. Relying heavily on first-person reports and legal documents, author Catherine Gourley gives us a fascinating look into one of the most painful incidents of U.S. history.

Author : S. Ambrose
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : History
ISBN : 9785875247248

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A narrative of Andersonville by S. Ambrose Pdf

A narrative of Andersonville, drawn from the evidence elicited on the trial of Henry Wirz, the jailer. With the argument of Col. N.P. Chipman, judge advocate.

Author : James Madison Page
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-09
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547772408

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The True Story of Andersonville Prison by James Madison Page Pdf

Good Press presents the Civil War Memories Series. This meticulous selection of the firsthand accounts, memoirs and diaries is specially comprised for Civil War enthusiasts and all people curious about the personal accounts and true life stories of the unknown soldiers, the well known commanders, politicians, nurses and civilians amidst the war. "The True Story of Andersonville Prison" represents an important narrative of Andersonville prison in Georgia. The author brings his defense of the prison commander Henry Wirz, who was charged by the U.S. Government and executed after the Civil War. The author's description of the trial, conviction, and execution of Wirz is extremely sympathetic and provides an alternative view of the Confederacy in the Civil War.