The Union Prison at Fort Delaware: A Perfect Hell on Earth - Couverture rigide

Temple, Brian

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0786414804 ISBN 13 : 9780786414802

Editeur : McFarland & Company, 2003

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Company
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786414804
• ISBN 13: 9780786414802
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible