Captives in Gray

Captives in Gray
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Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Total Pages : 302
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ISBN-10 : 9780817316525
ISBN-13 : 0817316523
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Synopsis Captives in Gray by : Roger Pickenpaugh

Perhaps no topic is more heated, and the sources more tendentious, than that of Civil War prisons and the treatment of prisoners of war (POWs). Partisans of each side, then and now, have vilified the other for maltreatment of their POWs, while seeking to excuse their own distressing record of prisoner of war camp mismanagement, brutality, and incompetence. It is only recently that historians have turned their attention to this contentious topic in an attempt to sort the wheat of truth from the chaff of partisan rancor. Roger Pickenpaugh has previously studied a Union prison camp in careful detail (Camp Chase) and now turns his attention to the Union record in its entirety, to investigate variations between camps and overall prison policy and to determine as nearly as possible what actually happened in the admittedly over-crowded, under-supplied, and poorly-administered camps. He also attempts to determine what conditions resulted from conscious government policy or were the product of local officials and situations. A companion to Pickenpaugh's Captives in Blue.

Living by Inches

Living by Inches
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Publisher : UNC Press Books
Total Pages : 209
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ISBN-10 : 9781469653792
ISBN-13 : 1469653796
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Living by Inches by : Evan A. Kutzler

From battlefields, boxcars, and forgotten warehouses to notorious prison camps like Andersonville and Elmira, prisoners seemed to be everywhere during the American Civil War. Yet there is much we do not know about the soldiers and civilians whose very lives were in the hands of their enemies. Living by Inches is the first book to examine how imprisoned men in the Civil War perceived captivity through the basic building blocks of human experience--their five senses. From the first whiffs of a prison warehouse to the taste of cornbread and the feeling of lice, captivity assaulted prisoners' perceptions of their environments and themselves. Evan A. Kutzler demonstrates that the sensory experience of imprisonment produced an inner struggle for men who sought to preserve their bodies, their minds, and their sense of self as distinct from the fundamentally uncivilized and filthy environments surrounding them. From the mundane to the horrific, these men survived the daily experiences of captivity by adjusting to their circumstances, even if these transformations worried prisoners about what type of men they were becoming.

A Family Called Fort

A Family Called Fort
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Total Pages : 810
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ISBN-10 : WISC:89066140807
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Synopsis A Family Called Fort by : Homer T. Fort

Elias Fort was born before 1646 and died in 1677/1678.

Georgia in the War, 1861-1865

Georgia in the War, 1861-1865
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Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:HX2NX7
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Synopsis Georgia in the War, 1861-1865 by : Charles Edgeworth Jones

Georgia in the War, 1861-1865 by Charles Jones Edgeworth, first published in 1909, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

A Kentucky Sampler

A Kentucky Sampler
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Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages : 453
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ISBN-10 : 9780813163086
ISBN-13 : 0813163080
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis A Kentucky Sampler by : Lowell H. Harrison

The Filson Club History Quarterly, first published in 1926, has long enjoyed a reputation as one of the nation's finest regional historical journals. Over the years it has published excellent essays on virtually every aspect of Kentucky history. Gathered together here for the first time are twenty-eight selections, chosen from the first fifty years of the journal's publication. These essays span the range of Kentucky history and culture from frontier criminals to best sellers by Kentucky women writers, and from Indian place names to twentieth century bank failures. Included among the essayists are Thomas D. Clark, J. Winston Coleman, Jr., Robert E. McDowell, Lowell Harrison, Hambleton Tapp, Julia Neal, Allan M. Trout, and many other well-known authorities on Kentucky history. The editors have arranged these essays into five chronological periods, which include the pioneer era, the antebellum years, the Civil War, the late nineteenth century, and the twentieth century. They have carefully chosen essays that provide a topical diversity within each category. Included in this volume are two brief introductory essays sketching the history of The Filson Club and The Filson Club History Quarterly.

The Gove Book

The Gove Book
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Total Pages : 768
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ISBN-10 : 1462285473
ISBN-13 : 9781462285471
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis The Gove Book by : William Henry Gove

Hardcover reprint of the original 1922 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Gove, William Henry. The Gove Book; History And Genealogy of The American Family of Gove, And Notes of European Goves. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Gove, William Henry. The Gove Book; History And Genealogy of The American Family of Gove, And Notes of European Goves, . Salem, Mass., S. Perley, 1922. Subject: Gowen Family