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The True Story of Andersonville Prison
Civil War Memories SeriesBy James Madison PageLength6h 1m
About this audiobook
e-artnow presents the Civil War Memories Series. This meticulous selection of the firsthand accounts, memoirs and diaries is specially comprised for Civil War enthusiasts and all people curious about the personal accounts and true life stories of the unknown soldiers, the well known commanders, politicians, nurses and civilians amidst the war. "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.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length6 hrs 1 min
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 21, 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