To die in Chicago
Subtitle: Confederate prisoners at Camp Douglas, 1862-65
By: George Levy.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Pelican Pub.
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Gretna, La
Language: eng
Number of pages: 446
Subjects: Camp Douglas (Ill.) -- History.; Prisoners of war -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
Description: Camp Douglas was built in 1861 as a Union recruiting and training depot, but by December 1864, it held over 12,000 prisoners of war, many of whom died of "starvation, neglect, cruelty ... pneumonia, dysentery, and small pox."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-432) and index.