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Johnson's Island - A Prison for Confederate Officers (Paperback)
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Johnson's Island - A Prison for Confederate Officers (Paperback)
Series: Civil War in the North Series
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Loot Price R452
Discovery Miles 4 520
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In 1861, Lt. Col. William Hoffman was appointed to the post of
commissary general of prisoners and urged to find a suitable site
for the construction of what was expected to be the Union's sole
military prison. After inspecting four islands in Lake Erie,
Hoffman came upon one in Sandusky Bay known as Johnson's Island.
With a large amount of fallen timber, forty acres of cleared land,
and its proximity to Sandusky, Ohio, Johnson's Island seemed the
ideal location for the Union's purpose. By the following spring,
Johnson's Island prison was born. Johnson's Island tells the story
of the camp from its planning stages until the end of the war.
Because the facility housed only officers, several literate diary
keepers were on hand; author Roger Pickenpaugh draws on their
accounts, along with prison records, to provide a fascinating
depiction of day-to-day life. Hunger, boredom, harsh conditions,
and few luxuries were all the prisoners knew until the end of the
war, when at last parts of Johnson's Island were auctioned off, the
post was ordered abandoned, and the island was mustered out of
service. There has not been a book dedicated to Johnson's Island
since 1965. Roger Pickenpaugh presents an eloquent and
knowledgeable overview of a prison that played a tremendous role in
the lives of countless soldiers. It is a book sure to interest
Civil War buffs and scholars alike.
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