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Andersonvilles of the North: The Myths and Realities of Northern Treatment of Civil War Confederate Prisoners - Softcover

Gillispie, James M.

 
9781574413113: Andersonvilles of the North: The Myths and Realities of Northern Treatment of Civil War Confederate Prisoners

Synopsis

Argues that the image of Union prison officials as negligent and cruel to Confederate prisoners is severely flawed. This study presents a less negative, picture of Northern prison life.

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About the Author

James M. Gillispie earned a Ph.D. in American History from the University of Mississippi. He has published articles and numerous reviews on Civil War prison scholarship and has spoken at the Museum of the Confederacy on the era's military prisons. Gillispie is Dean of Humanities & Social Sciences and Professor of History at Lord Fairfax Community College. He lives in Stephen's City, Virginia.

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