Description: Portals to Hell : Military Prisons of the Civil War, Paperback by Speer, Lonnie R., ISBN 0803293429, ISBN-13 9780803293427, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US The holding of prisoners of war has always been both a political and a military enterprise, yet the military prisons of the Civil War, which held more than four hundred thousand soldiers and caused the deaths of fifty-six thousand men, have been nearly forgotten. Now Lonnie R. Speer has brought to life the least-known men in the great struggle between the Union and the Confederacy, using their own words and observations as they endured a true &;hell on earth.&; Drawing on scores of previously unpublished firsthand accounts, Portals to Hell presents the prisoners&; experiences in great detail and from an impartial perspective. The first comprehensive study of all major prisons of both the North and the South, this chronicle analyzes the many complexities of the relationships among prisoners, guards, commandants, and government leaders.
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Book Title: Portals to Hell : Military Prisons of the Civil War
Number of Pages: 442 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication Year: 2005
Item Height: 0.6 in
Topic: Military / General, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Lonnie R. Speer
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
