Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-231) and index.
Summary:
"Norton Parker Chipman is best known for prosecuting Henry Wirz, commander of the Confederacy's Andersonville Prison where more than 13,000 Union soldiers died during the American Civil War. This biography provides glimpses of a Union officer's perspective of the Civil War, a Washington insider's view of the postwar capital, and a veteran's influence in shaping and developing California"--Provided by publisher.
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