At Andersonville

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Andersonville was the name of a Confederate prison carved out of the timber of northeast Georgia. This book was a most distressing tale of POW Unionists enclosed inside the walls of 20 acres.

At one t men were there. They were given NO shelter and the food was a half a loaf of corn bread per day, but not real corn bread/5(). The book is so well written that I found myself clenching the book at times, or thinking I desperately needed a glass of water.

The memories of the Andersonville prisoners, whether they were of the battles they fought, the circumstances of their capture, their memories of home or travel, were especially well done.4/4().

The reader puts the book down at its end feeling that Kantor's message is that we must look at "the philosophy of history" in order to learn from it.

An interesting fact is that the prison at Andersonville was the reason that the Geneva Convention was created in /4(). MacKinlay Kantor’s Andersonville tells the story of the notorious Confederate Prisoner of War camp, where fifty thousand Union soldiers were held captive—and fourteen thousand died—under inhumane conditions.

This new edition will be widely read and talked about by Civil War buffs and readers of gripping historical fiction/5(12). The book revolves mainly around a farmer near Andersonville prison. The book does not even describe the prison at the end of the war or the hanging of prison commandant Henry Wertz.

I drive over the road and have actually listened to a hour book in one sitting, but it took me nearly two months to finish this long, full book. the parts of the. Andersonville book. Read 32 reviews from the world's largest community for readers.

John McElroy () was an American printer, soldier, journalist 4/5. Andersonville: Prison Commander Wirz Executed. On April 9,General Robert E. Lee () surrendered his Confederate forces to Ulysses Grant () at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia.

The Camp Sumter military prison at Andersonville was one of the largest Confederate military prisons during the Civil War. During the 14 months the prison existed, more t Union soldiers were confined here.

Of these, alm died here. Today, Andersonville National Historic Site is a memorial to all American prisoners of war. Some publications about Andersonville National Historic Site are available at the Eastern National eParks online store.

If you are unable to visit the park, you may order online or by calling the park's bookstore at ext. Free Andersonville Neighborhood Guide. The new edition of the Neighborhood Guide is here. The free guide book is available now and is carried at businesses around Andersonville and at the Andersonville Chamber Offices at N.

Clark, # can request to have a. The Andersonville National Historic Site, located near Andersonville, Georgia, preserves the former Andersonville Prison (also known as Camp Sumter), a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp during the final fourteen months of the American Civil of the site lies in southwestern Macon County, adjacent to the east side of the town of well as the former prison, the site Location: Macon / Sumter counties, Georgia, United States.

Free download or read online Andersonville pdf (ePUB) book. The first edition of the novel was published inand was written by MacKinlay Kantor.

The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Paperback format. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are,/5. Andersonville. Andersonville. A Story of Rebel Military Prisons. John McElroy. 4 (3 Reviews) Published: Pages: Downloads: 5, Share This.

Andersonville. A Story of Rebel Military Prisons. John McElroy. 4 (3 Reviews) Free Download. Read Online. This book is available for free download in a number of formats - including epub 4/5(3). The cover of the Book Review on Oct. 30,was split in two. On one side, the historian Henry Steele Commager reviewed MacKinlay Kantor’s “Andersonville,” calling it “the greatest of.

Andersonville, Penetrating views from men who were there and from modern scholars (Civil War Times Illustrated Special Edition) marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name.

The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read. Today in Andersonville History. Confederate Sergeant Edward C.

Turner takes charge of the bloodhounds, one of the most controversial duties on post, due to accusations by some of the prisoners that the dogs not only track down but attack and maim escapees, under orders of Captain and Interior Prison Commandant Henry Wirz.

Tuition fees: $2, Payment Plan 1: $1, Payment in full Payment Plan 2: $2, w/ $ down and $ per month. Acclaimed as the greatest novel ever written about the War Between the States, this searing Pulitzer Prize-winning book captures all the glory and shame of America's most tragic conflict in the vivid, crowded world of Andersonville, and the people who lived outside its barricades.

Based on the author's extensive research and nearly twenty-five years in the making, MacKinlay Kantor's 4/5(8). The True Story of Andersonville Prison by James Madison Page () rises above suspicion when one considers what he had to lose by publishing his book on so controversial a topic as the events that unfolded in the notorious Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia.

Andersonville prison, or Camp Sumter as it was officially known, lives. Menu. About Us. President’s Message; About the Seminary; Doctrinal Statement; Philosophy; Academic Credentials & Affiliations; FAQ; Samples; Close; Undergraduate. Buy a cheap copy of Andersonville book by MacKinlay Kantor.

Based on the author s extensive research and nearly twenty-five years in the making, MacKinlay Kantor s bestselling masterwork tells the heartbreaking story of the Free shipping over $/5(5). A Soldier’s Book opens as Ira Cahill Stevens, a young Union soldier, is on his way to the notorious Andersonville prison camp.

Day by day, Ira shares the horrific details of a world that is growing ever more barbaric and absurd, with its “dead lines,” starvation, cruelty, /5(7).The book has the spine missing but the title for the spine is present.

previous owner's name on the front end page. Internally the book is tight and complete (perhaps a candidate for rebinding). Soldier's Experience in Richmond, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Blackshear and Florence. Black and white illustrations. pages. Book.