02133 a2200421 4500 1135053308 20250317100419.0 250312042014GB eng 9781135053307 Taylor & Francis GBP 39.99 BB 01 eng NHWR3 thema NHWR thema JKVP thema NHTB thema NHK thema LAZ thema 1KBB bisac 3MNQ-US-E bisac HBWJ bic JKVP1 bic HBTB bic HBJK bic LAZ bic HIS027130 bisac HIS036040 bisac HIS037060 bisac HIS000000 bisac 973.77 bisac Paul J. Springer Transforming Civil War Prisons Lincoln, Lieber, and the Politics of Captivity 1 Oxford Routledge 20140904 198 p During the Civil War, 410,000 people were held as prisoners of war on both sides. With resources strained by the unprecedented number of prisoners, conditions in overcrowded prison camps were dismal, and the death toll across Confederate and Union prisons reached 56,000 by the end of the war. In an attempt to improve prison conditions, President Lincoln issued General Orders 100, which would become the basis for future attempts to define the rights of prisoners, including the Geneva conventions. Meanwhile, stories of horrific prison experiences fueled political agendas on both sides, and would define the memory of the war, as each region worked aggressively to defend its prison record and to honor its own POWs. Robins and Springer examine the experience, culture, and politics of captivity, including war crimes, disease, and the use of former prison sites as locations of historical memory. Transforming Civil War Prisons introduces students to an underappreciated yet crucial aspect of waging war and shows how the legacy of Civil War prisons remains with us today. Glenn Robins A01 3193 3193