"The True Story of Andersonville Prison" represents an important narrative of Andersonville prison in Georgia. The author brings his defense of the prison commander Henry Wirz, who was charged by the U.S. Government and executed after the Civil War. The author's description of the trial, conviction, and execution of Wirz is extremely sympathetic and provides an alternative view of the Confederacy in the Civil War.

This book written by James Madison Page, a Northern soldier, represents an important narrative of Andersonville prison in Georgia. Madison brings his defense of the prison commander Henry Wirz, who was charged by the U.S. Government and executed after the Civil War. The author's description of the trial, conviction, and execution of Wirz is extremely sympathetic and provides an alternative view of the Confederacy in the Civil War. Contents: - Andersonville: The Prisoners and Their Keeper - My First Soldiering - A Sprint and a Capture - A Prisoner at Belle Isle - From Belle Isle to...

Die "Wahre Geschichte des Andersonville-Gefängnisses" von James Madison Page bietet einen schonungslos detaillierten Einblick in eines der berüchtigtsten Gefangenenlager des amerikanischen Bürgerkriegs. Im Mittelpunkt stehen Pages persönliche Erlebnisse als Unionssoldat im konföderierten Gefangenenlager Andersonville. Mit präziser Beobachtungsgabe schildert der Autor die unmenschlichen Bedingungen, das tägliche Überleben und die moralischen Dilemmata, welchen sich die Insassen stellen mussten. Sein sachlicher und zugleich eindringlicher Stil hebt das Werk aus anderen...