Johnson's Island a prison for Confederate officers

Johnson's Island : a prison for Confederate officers / Roger Pickenpaugh.

Author/creator	Pickenpaugh, Roger
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2016]
Description	ix, 123 pages ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Johnson Island Prison. Prisoners of war--Ohio --Johnson Island --History --19th century. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Prisoners and prisons. Ohio--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Prisoners and prisons.

Series	Civil War in the North
Contents	"Decidedly the best location": establishing the prison -- "A prison for officers alone": early days of operation -- "Everything in prison is elated": the road to exchange -- "It requires only proper energy and judgment": the second wave of prisoners -- "This horrid life of inactivity": the battle with boredom -- "A matter of necessity": prison economics -- "A guard for unarmed men": guards and commanders -- "Almost a fixed impossibility": escapes and attempts -- "The wrath of hunger": rations and Union retaliation -- "A pitiful scene": climate and health -- "Sad and glad at the same time": the road to release.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-119) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2015036106
ISBN	9781606352847 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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