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
Length6h 4m
About this audiobook
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
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
2Preface
3Part I - Andersonville: The Prisoners and Their Keeper
4My First Soldiering
5A Sprint and a Capture
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6A Prisoner at Belle Isle
7From Belle Isle to Andersonville
8Daily Life at Andersonville
9"The Dead-Line" and the Death of "Poll Parrot"
10The Stanton Policy
11Execution of the Raiders
12The Mass Meeting of July Twentieth
13The Fate of a Traitor
14Billy Bowles Gives a Dinner in Baltimore
15Part II - Henry Wirz: The Man and His Trial
16The Facts of Wirz's Life
17The Accusations Against Wirz
18The Trial
19The Last Days of Wirz S Life
20Wirz's Attorney's Final Word
21The Great War Secretary
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