Captain Henry Wirz and Andersonville Prison
Subtitle: a reappraisal
By: R. Fred Ruhlman.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Knoxville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: Wirz, Henry, 1823?-1865.; Andersonville Prison.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: In the beginning there were prisoners; title: The Dix-Hill cartel; title: Anthology of a tragedy; title: Camp Sumter : the early days; title: Command and confusion; title: Feeding the multitude; title: The Andersonville Raiders : a study in anarchy; title: A deadly summer in Georgia; title: Medical care at Camp Sumter : an appraisal; title: Ebb tide : the beginning of the end; title: Arrest and the call for vengeance; title: The trial of Captain Henry Wirz : justice or revenge?; title: The aftermath : a continuing controversy.