In July 1864, six Union soldiers were hanged at Andersonville, a
Civil War prison camp notorious then and now for its harsh
conditions. But the hanged men's crimes had nothing to do with the
war against the Confederacy; they weren't spies or saboteurs. They
were the leaders of a gang-known as The Raiders-who terrorized
their fellow Union prisoners in the hell of Andersonville. By June
1864, prisoners had had enough, and camp commandant Henry Wirz
(executed after the war) sanctioned the formation of a quasi-police
force, the Regulators, with permission to arrest, try, and punish
offenders. In less than two weeks, the Raiders were broken up and
arrested and hung. Andersonville is one of the most notorious
aspects of the Civil War, and this is one instance in which
brother-against-brother chivalry did not prevail, not even amongst
inmates from the same side. Gary Morgan has dug deep into the
historical record to tell this story, which is at once dramatic and
historically important.
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