by WilliamMarvel (Author)
Between February 1864 and April 1865, 41,000 Union prisoners of war were taken to the stockade at Anderson Station, Georgia, where nearly 13,000 of them died. The author contends that virulent disease and severe shortages of vegetables, medical supplies, and other necessities combined to create a crisis beyond the captors' control.
Format: Large Print
Pages: 665
Edition: Large type / Large print
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 15 Feb 2010
ISBN 10: 0807866156
ISBN 13: 9780807866153