Transforming Civil War prisons : Lincoln, Lieber, and the politics of captivity /
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Transforming Civil War prisons : Lincoln, Lieber, and the politics of captivity /

"During the Civil War, 410,000 people were held as prisoners of war on both sides. With resources strained by the unprecedented number of prisoners, conditions in overcrowded prison camps were dismal, and the death toll across Confederate and Union prisons reached 56,000 by the end of the war....

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Main Authors: Springer, Paul J. (Author), Robins, Glenn (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.
Series:Critical moments in American history.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
Lieber, Francis, > 1800-1872.
Military prisons > United States > History > 19th century.
Military prisons > Confederate States of America > History.
Prisoners of war > United States > History > 19th century.
Prisoners of war > Confederate States of America > History.
War > Moral and ethical aspects.
Military ethics.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Prisoners and prisons.
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