The Union Prison at Fort Delaware
A Perfect Hell on Earth
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2011
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-6629-0 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
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By the fall of 1863, about 12,000 soldiers, officers, and political prisoners were being held in the Union prison at Fort Delaware. The fully explores the conditions at Fort Delaware, contemplating what life was like for prisoners and guards alike.
Located on Pea Patch Island at the entrance to the Delaware River, Fort Delaware was built to protect Wilmington and Philadelphia in case of an attack by sea. When the Civil War broke out, Fort Delaware's purpose changed dramatically--it became a prisoner of war camp. By the fall of 1863, about 12,000 soldiers, officers, and political prisoners were being held in an area designed to hold only 4,000--and known as the "Andersonville of the North," a place where terrible sickness and deprivation were a way of life despite the commanding general's efforts to keep the prison clean and the prisoners fed.
Many books have been written about the Confederacy's Andersonville and its terrible conditions, but comparatively little has been written about its counterparts in the North. The conditions at Fort Delaware are fully explored, contemplating what life was like for prisoners and guards alike.
Located on Pea Patch Island at the entrance to the Delaware River, Fort Delaware was built to protect Wilmington and Philadelphia in case of an attack by sea. When the Civil War broke out, Fort Delaware's purpose changed dramatically--it became a prisoner of war camp. By the fall of 1863, about 12,000 soldiers, officers, and political prisoners were being held in an area designed to hold only 4,000--and known as the "Andersonville of the North," a place where terrible sickness and deprivation were a way of life despite the commanding general's efforts to keep the prison clean and the prisoners fed.
Many books have been written about the Confederacy's Andersonville and its terrible conditions, but comparatively little has been written about its counterparts in the North. The conditions at Fort Delaware are fully explored, contemplating what life was like for prisoners and guards alike.
Brian Temple has had book reviews and articles published in America’s Civil War, The Scream Factory, Command and Fencers Quarterly Magazine. He lives in New Jersey.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Construction of Fort Delaware
2. From One Extreme to Another
3. Exchanges and the Writ of Habeas Corpus
4. The Growth of the Prison Population
5. Life on the Devil’s Half Acre
6. Hope and Survival on the Devil’s Half Acre
7. Difference of Opinion—The Other Side of the Dead
8. Outside Influences
9. The End of the Line
Appendix: Regulations for Union War Prisons
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Zusatzinfo | 12 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index |
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Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
Gewicht | 331 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7864-6629-4 / 0786466294 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-6629-0 / 9780786466290 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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