kitaycheg Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Download Andersonville: The Last Depot Book in PDF Format. Too Many Books Available in Our Site. 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. In this carefully researched and compelling revisionist account, William Marvel provides a comprehensive history of Andersonville Prison and conditions within it. Based on reliable primary sources?—including diaries, Union and Confederate government documents, and letters?—rather than exaggerated postwar recollections and such well-known but spurious 'diaries' as that of John Ransom, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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