The True Story of Andersonville Prison: A Defense of Major Henry Wirz
By James Madison Page
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
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's Life
5From Belle Isle to Andersonville
14The Accusations Against Wirz
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6Daily Life at Andersonville
15The Trial
7"The Dead-Line" and the Death of "Poll Parrot"
16The Last Days of Wirz S Life
8The Stanton Policy
17Wirz's Attorney's Final Word
9Execution of the Raiders
18The Great War Secretary
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