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03241aam a22005178i 4500 001 729C040E4DE711E4A85DE8D9DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20141007010118 008 140703s2014 nyu 000 0 eng 010 $a 2014008037 020 $a 041583337X (paperback) 020 $a 9780415833370 (paperback) 020 $a 0415833361 (hardback) 020 $a 9780415833363 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)882738605 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDXCP $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-usu-- $a n-usu-- 050 00 $a E615 $b .S67 2014 082 00 $a 973.7/7 $2 23 084 $a HIS037060 $a HIS036040 $a HIS037060 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Springer, Paul J. 245 10 $a Transforming Civil War prisons : $b Lincoln, Lieber, and the politics of captivity / $c Paul J. Springer, Glenn Robins. 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 1409 264 1 $a New York : $b Routledge, $c 2014. 300 $a xiii, 184 p. ; $c 23 cm. 490 0 $a Critical moments in American history 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a Prisoner of war policy and practice -- The captivity experience -- The culture of captivity -- The politics of captivity -- Honoring Civil War captives -- Civil War prisons in history and memory. 651 0 $a United States $x Prisoners and prisons. $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $x Prisoners and prisons. 650 0 $a Military prisons $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Military prisons $z Confederate States of America $x History. 650 0 $a Prisoners of war $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Prisoners of war $z Confederate States of America $x History. 600 10 $a Lincoln, Abraham, $d 1809-1865. 600 10 $a Lieber, Francis, $d 1800-1872. 650 0 $a War $x Moral and ethical aspects. 650 0 $a Military ethics. 650 7 $a HISTORY / Military / Other. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / United States / 19th Century. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century. $2 bisacsh 700 1 $a Robins, Glenn. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217023115.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=729C040E4DE711E4A85DE8D9DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search