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Author:   Frances H. Casstevens
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9780786460823

ISBN 10:   0786460822
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   20 January 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface      Introduction      PART ONE: FEDERAL PRISONS 1. Alton Military Prison, Alton, Illinois      2. Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio      3. Camp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois      4. Camp Morton, Indianapolis, Indiana      5. Elmira Prison, Elmira, New York      6. Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, Delaware      7. Fort Lafayette, New York Harbor, New York      8. Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland      9. Fort Warren, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts      10. Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis, Missouri      11. Johnson's Island, Lake Erie, Ohio      12. Ohio State Penitentiary, Columbus, Ohio      13. Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C.      14. Point Lookout, Maryland      15. Rock Island, Illinois      PART TWO: CONFEDERATE PRISONS 16. Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Georgia      17. Belle Isle, James River, Richmond, Virginia      18. Cahaba Prison, Cahaba, Alabama      19. Camp Ford, Tyler, Texas      20. Castle Thunder, Richmond, Virginia      21. Charleston, South Carolina      22. Columbia, South Carolina      23. Danville, Virginia      24. Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia      25. Camp Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia      26. Salisbury Prison, Salisbury, North Carolina      27. Camp Davidson, Savannah, Georgia      Appendix: Number of Escapes from Federal Prison (1862–1865)      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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welcome addition...valuable...highly recommended --<i>ARBA</i>; an enjoyable book to read...highly recommended --<i>The Civil War News</i>; well-researched...outstanding...a must...a beautiful book...well written, well researched, and nicely presented --<i>Civil War Book Review</i>; lots of information...recommended --<i>Curledup.com</i>; a valuable reference...detailed, vivid account --<i>Winston-Salem Journal.</i>

welcome addition...valuable...highly recommended --ARBA; an enjoyable book to read...highly recommended --The Civil War News; well-researched...outstanding...a must...a beautiful book...well written, well researched, and nicely presented --Civil War Book Review; lots of information...recommended --Curledup.com; a valuable reference...detailed, vivid account --Winston-Salem Journal.

“welcome addition...valuable...highly recommended”—ARBA; “an enjoyable book to read...highly recommended”—The Civil War News; “well-researched...outstanding...a must...a beautiful book...well written, well researched, and nicely presented”—Civil War Book Review; “lots of information...recommended”—Curledup.com; “a valuable reference...detailed, vivid account”—Winston-Salem Journal.

Author Information

The late Frances H. Casstevens wrote frequently about the American Civil War and North Carolina history. She was retired from Wake Forest University and lived in Yadkinville, North Carolina.

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