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The True Story of Andersonville Prison: A Defense of Major Henry Wirz

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The True Story of Andersonville Prison: A Defense of Major Henry Wirz

A Northern Soldier's Account of Andersonville and the Trial of Henry WirzBy James Madison Page

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The True Story of Andersonville Prison: A Defense of Major Henry Wirz

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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 Andersonville "The Dead-Line" and the Death of "Poll Parrot" The Stanton Policy Execution of the Raiders The Mass Meeting of July Twentieth The Fate of a Traitor Billy Bowles Gives a Dinner in Baltimore Henry Wirz: The Man and His Trial The Facts of Wirz's Life The Accusations Against Wirz The Trial The Last Days of Wirz S Life Wirz's Attorney's Final Word The Great War Secretary

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Audiobook details

GenreHistory

Length6 hrs 4 mins

Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateJan 1, 2018

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1The True Story of Andersonville Prison: A Defense of Major Henry Wirz

12The Mass Meeting of July Twentieth

2Preface

13The Fate of a Traitor

3Part I - Andersonville: The Prisoners and Their Keeper

14Billy Bowles Gives a Dinner in Baltimore

4My First Soldiering

15Part II - Henry Wirz: The Man and His Trial

5A Sprint and a Capture

16The Facts of Wirz&#x27;s Life

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6A Prisoner at Belle Isle

17The Accusations Against Wirz

7From Belle Isle to Andersonville

18The Trial

8Daily Life at Andersonville

19The Last Days of Wirz S Life

9&quot;The Dead-Line&quot; and the Death of &quot;Poll Parrot&quot;

20Wirz&#x27;s Attorney&#x27;s Final Word

10The Stanton Policy

21The Great War Secretary

11Execution of the Raiders

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