Explore
Pricing
For Authors
Listen Now

Sign In Start free trial

Search
Explore
Library

Publish a book
Help

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

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

By James Madison Page

Listen with Sir Michael Caine™ and 1,000+ voices

Try for $0.00 Get for $2

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

Length6h 3m

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

Survival Memory Crime Political Intrigue Betrayal Revenge Grief

Audiobook details

GenreHistory

Length6 hrs 3 mins

Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateDec 14, 2023

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Preface

10The Mass Meeting of July Twentieth

2My First Soldiering

11The Fate of a Traitor

3A Sprint and a Capture

12Billy Bowles Gives a Dinner in Baltimore

4A Prisoner at Belle Isle

13The Facts of Wirz&#x27;s Life

5From Belle Isle to Andersonville

14The Accusations Against Wirz

Show all chaptersShow less

6Daily Life at Andersonville

15The Trial

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

16The Last Days of Wirz S Life

8The Stanton Policy

17Wirz&#x27;s Attorney&#x27;s Final Word

9Execution of the Raiders

18The Great War Secretary

More from James Madison Page

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

The True Story of Andersonville Prison: A Defense of Major Henry WirzJames Madison Page6h 4m$1 · $0

More from History

The Gulag Archipelago Volume 3

The Gulag Archipelago Volume 3Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn21h 56m$46 · $0

The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 2

The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 2Shelby Foote52h 41m$30

Where Cowards Go to Die

Where Cowards Go to DieBenjamin Sledge8h 42m$20 · $0

EnduranceAlfred Lansing6h 1m$20

Sword and Scimitar

Sword and ScimitarRaymond Ibrahim14h 3m$23

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Complete 6 Volume Edition)

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Complete 6 Volume Edition)Edward Gibbon179h 45m$1 · $0

JesusJames Martin18h 3m$40 · $0

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3William Manchester, Paul Reid53h 24m$35

The Story of World War II

The Story of World War IIDonald L. Miller24h 53m$32

PostwarTony Judt43h 2m$40

Slave Narratives

Slave NarrativesUnited States. Work Projects Administration2h 22m$1 · $0

East West Street

East West StreetPhilippe Sands14h 24m$23 · $0

Fighter PilotRobin Olds17h 3m$28

Berlin DiaryWilliam L. Shirer16h$28

The Black Banners (Declassified)

The Black Banners (Declassified)Ali H. Soufan19h 15m$30

Plutarch’s Lives, Vol. 2

Plutarch’s Lives, Vol. 2Plutarch41h 7m$40

Fatal DiscordMichael Massing34h 52m$53 · $0

The DefenderEthan Michaeli22h 6m$30

Our Oriental Heritage

Our Oriental HeritageWill Durant50h 13m$30

History of the Reformation in Europe in the Time of Calvin (Vol. 1-8)

History of the Reformation in Europe in the Time of Calvin (Vol. 1-8)J. H. Merle d'Aubigne148h 17m$1 · $0

You may also like

102 MinutesJim Dwyer, Kevin Flynn5h 58m$24 · $0

TopsyMichael Daly11h 16m$20

The Gulag Archipelago Volume 2

The Gulag Archipelago Volume 2Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn27h 31m$53 · $0

Small BoatVincent Delecroix3h 32m$18 · $0

Intent to KillJames Grippando10h 19m$29 · $0

American Grammar

American GrammarJarvis R. Givens15h 38m$33 · $0

Rocky Mountain K-9 Books 7 and 8

Rocky Mountain K-9 Books 7 and 8Lynette Eason, Maggie K. Black12h 45m$28 · $0

Dark Psychology

Dark PsychologyVincent McDaniel1h 35m4.3 (3)Only with Ultra

The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder

The Prosecution of George W. Bush for MurderVincent Bugliosi10h 42m$30 · $0

The Lack of Light

The Lack of LightNino Haratischwili26h 20m$53 · $0

The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard

The Complete Western Stories of Elmore LeonardElmore Leonard6h 49m$24 · $0

The Death of a President

The Death of a PresidentWilliam Manchester, Edith Sheffer33h 18m$30

Life And Political Reality

Life And Political RealityV. Ramaswamy, Shahidul Zahir, Shahroza Nahrin5h 42m$24 · $0

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

One Day in the Life of Ivan DenisovichAleksandr Solzhenitsyn5h 6m$14

The Book of Forgiving

The Book of ForgivingDesmond Tutu, Mpho Tutu6h 38m$24 · $0

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator

Reminiscences of a Stock OperatorEdwin Lefèvre10h 39m$29 · $0

Ogden Westerns - Boxed Set

Ogden Westerns - Boxed SetGeorge W. Ogden57h 24m$2 · $0

Prague WinterMadeleine Albright15h 23m$33 · $0

PostwarTony Judt43h 2m$40

Ready to Protect

Ready to ProtectValerie Hansen5h 38m$24 · $0