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Transforming Civil War Prisons - Lincoln, Lieber, and the Politics of Captivity (Hardcover)
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Transforming Civil War Prisons - Lincoln, Lieber, and the Politics of Captivity (Hardcover)
Series: Critical Moments in American History
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During the Civil War, 410,000 people were held as prisoners of war
on both sides. With resources strained by the unprecedented number
of prisoners, conditions in overcrowded prison camps were dismal,
and the death toll across Confederate and Union prisons reached
56,000 by the end of the war. In an attempt to improve prison
conditions, President Lincoln issued General Orders 100, which
would become the basis for future attempts to define the rights of
prisoners, including the Geneva conventions. Meanwhile, stories of
horrific prison experiences fueled political agendas on both sides,
and would define the memory of the war, as each region worked
aggressively to defend its prison record and to honor its own POWs.
Robins and Springer examine the experience, culture, and politics
of captivity, including war crimes, disease, and the use of former
prison sites as locations of historical memory. Transforming Civil
War Prisons introduces students to an underappreciated yet crucial
aspect of waging war and shows how the legacy of Civil War prisons
remains with us today.
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