Civil War Prison Camps

by Robert C. Jones

Book Overview

To be a prisoner during the Civil War was a brutal, dehumanizing experience. At the beginning of the war, neither side was even remotely prepared for the onslaught of prisoners they'd have to deal with. Prisoner exchanges occurred only sporadically throughout the War, so prison camps became an important fact of life during the Civil War. Andersonville Prison in Georgia probably had the worst conditions, and had the highest death rate of the War. However,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 153291332X
• ISBN13: 9781532913327
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"