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Do We Ignore Prisoners of War When We Study the Civil War?

I was rereading the September 2017 issue of Civil War history recently. It had a roundtable discussion by academic and public historians about Civil War…

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Map of Elmira Prison Made by a Confederate Soldier Imprisoned There

The treatment of prisoners of war, many of whom were not released until after the surrender of the Confederate armies, was a contentious issue during…

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Crossing the Deadlines: Civil War Prisons Reconsidered by Michael P. Gray

Crossing the Deadlines: Civil War Prisons Reconsidered by Michael P. Gray (Editor) published by Kent State University Press (2018) 256 pages ​ This is a…

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Civil War Prisons edited by William B. Hesseltine

Civil War Prisons edited by William B. Hesseltine published by The Kent State University Press (1972) 123 pages ​ This collection of short essays, originally…

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