The Business of Captivity - Elmira and Its Civil War Prison (Paperback)

One of the many controversial issues to emerge from the Civil War was the treatment of prisoners of war. At two stockades, the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia, and the Union prison at Elmira, New York, suffering was acute and mortality was high. During its single year of existence, more money was expended on the Elmira prison than in any of the other Union Stockades. Even with this record spending, a more ignominious figure was attached to Elmira: of the more than 12,000 Confederates imprisoned there, nearly 3,000 die while in captivity – the highest rate among all the Northern prisons. The authors conclusions are based on new, little-known, or never used archival materials. In a similar vein, his description of the prison culture is especially illuminating.

General

Imprint:	Kent State University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2016
Authors:	Michael P. Gray
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	244
ISBN-13:	978-1-60635-266-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	1-60635-266-0
Barcode:	9781606352663

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