xix, 410 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
ISBN
9780803293427 paperback : alkaline paper
0803293429 paperback : alkaline paper
Note
Originally published: Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, c1997.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Overview on tragedy -- 1861. Makeshift prisons -- Life as a prisoner of war -- 1862. Prison creation -- Prisoner exchange -- Black soldiers and POWs -- 1863. Prison expansion -- The overseers -- 1864. The growing prison crisis -- Escape -- 1864-1865. Prison compounds -- Release and revenge -- Epilogue: Past and present -- Appendix A: The language of the prison camps -- Appendix B: Medical glossary -- Appendix C: Prison quick-reference guide.
