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Confederate Prisoners at Fort Delaware

Confederate Prisoners at Fort Delaware
Author: Joel D. Citron
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2018-08-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 1476628963

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 During the Civil War, each side accused the other of mistreating prisoners of war. Today, most historians believe that there was systemic and deliberate abuse of POWs by both sides yet many base their conclusions on anecdotal evidence, much of it from postwar writings. Drawing on both contemporaneous prisoner diaries and Union Army documents (some newly discovered), the author presents a fresh and detailed study of supposed mistreatment of prisoners at Fort Delaware—one of the largest Union prison camps—and draws surprising conclusions, some of which have implications for the entire Union prison system.


The Union Prison at Fort Delaware

The Union Prison at Fort Delaware
Author: Brian Temple
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780786481989

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Located on Pea Patch Island at the entrance to the Delaware River, Fort Delaware was built to protect Wilmington and Philadelphia in case of an attack by sea. When the Civil War broke out, Fort Delaware's purpose changed dramatically--it became a prisoner of war camp. By the fall of 1863, about 12,000 soldiers, officers, and political prisoners were being held in an area designed to hold only 4,000--and known as the Andersonville of the North, a place where terrible sickness and deprivation were a way of life despite the commanding general's efforts to keep the prison clean and the prisoners fed. Many books have been written about the Confederacy's Andersonville and its terrible conditions, but comparatively little has been written about its counterparts in the North. The conditions at Fort Delaware are fully explored, contemplating what life was like for prisoners and guards alike.


Unlikely Allies

Unlikely Allies
Author: Dale Fetzer
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2005-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780811732703

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Moving narrative of the harrowing ordeal of Civil War prisoners Based on newly discovered primary sources During the Civil War, more than 30,000 Southern prisoners passed through the gates of Fort Delaware over the course of three years. As with all Civil War prison camps, Fort Delaware gained a reputation for wretched living conditions and is still called the "Andersonville of the North" by some historians. Undoubtedly, there were suffering and death at the prison, but a thorough examination reveals a markedly different picture: that of a group of men and women determined not only to survive, but to thrive as well, despite harsh circumstances.


Fort Delaware

Fort Delaware
Author: Laura M. Lee
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2010-08-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439626235

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Located on Pea Patch Island, Fort Delaware was erected to defend local ports from enemy attack but never received or fired a shot in anger. The first earthen-work version, constructed during the War of 1812, was followed by a second 1820s plan incorporating a masonry star design with a network of drainage ditches. Engineering issues and a low-lying site doomed the structure; in 1831, it was irreparably damaged by fire. A new plan created a more substantial fortification still standing to this day. Fort Delaware evolved into a well-established community that transformed from protector to notorious Civil War prison camp. Most widely known as a prison, it subsequently served in lesser roles through three more conflicts. Images of America: Fort Delaware unifies an amazing pictorial record of Fort Delawares historical timeline. The story is not only of active duty but its rescue from abandonment and subsequent successful preservation work.


Prison Life During the Rebellion

Prison Life During the Rebellion
Author: Fritz Fuzzlebug
Publisher:
Total Pages: 58
Release: 1869
Genre: Confederate States of America
ISBN:

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Civil War Ghosts at Fort Delaware

Civil War Ghosts at Fort Delaware
Author: Ed Okonowicz
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2012-02-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 0811745600

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Ghosts at the Civil War island prison at Fort Delaware State Park.


Experience of a Confederate States Prisoner (Memoirs)

Experience of a Confederate States Prisoner (Memoirs)
Author: Beckwith West
Publisher: e-artnow
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2018-12-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 8027247802

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This eBook edition of "Experience of a Confederate States Prisoner (Memoirs)" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "This little book is intended as, and professes no more than a plain statement of facts, so that others may learn what I have read, seen and heard, without undergoing the pain of incarceration in the hands of Yankees, whose tyranny increases in proportion to the power they possess over their victims."This book presented in diary form covers the period of May-August, 1862.