Andersonville : The Last Depot

Name: Andersonville
Brand: The University of North Carolina Press
SKU: 9780807866153
Price: 11450 KES
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ISBN: 9780807866153

by William Marvel

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 0807866156

ISBN-13 9780807866153

Publisher The University of North Carolina Press

Imprint The University of North Carolina Press

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Feb 1st, 2010

Print length 686 Pages

Weight 333 grams

Dimensions 25.40 x 17.70 x 3.40 cms

Product Classification: History of the Americas Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 American Civil War History History of the Americas Civil wars

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Between February 1864 and April 1865, 41,000 Union prisoners of war were taken to the stockade at Anderson Station, Georgia, where nearly 13,000 of them died. The author contends that virulent disease and severe shortages of vegetables, medical supplies, and other necessities combined to create a crisis beyond the captors' control.

Between February 1864 and April 1865, 41,000 Union prisoners of war were taken to the stockade at Anderson Station, Georgia, where nearly 13,000 of them died. Most contemporary accounts placed the blame for the tragedy squarely on the shoulders of the Confederates who administered the prison or on a conspiracy of higher-ranking officials. According to William Marvel, virulent disease and severe shortages of vegetables, medical supplies, and other necessities combined to create a crisis beyond the captors'' control. He also argues that the tragedy was aggravated by the Union decision to suspend prisoner exchanges, which meant that many men who might have returned home were instead left to sicken and die in captivity.

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