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The story of Camp Douglas : Chicago's forgotten Civil War prison /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Keller, David L. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charleston, S.C. : History Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Camp Douglas (Ill.) > History.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Prisoners and prisons.
Prisoners of war > Confederate States of America > History.
Prisoners of war > Illinois > Camp Douglas > History.
Soldiers > Illinois > Camp Douglas > History.
Illinois > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Table of Contents:
  • The role of Chicago in the Civil War
  • Creation and development of Camp Douglas
  • Camp Douglas as a reception and training center for Union troops
  • History of the treatment of prisoners of war in America
  • Camp Douglas selected as a prisoner camp and prisoners arrive
  • Camp Douglas and U.S. prison camp leadership
  • Prisoner exchanges under the Dix-Hill Cartel and oath of allegiance
  • Prison life : stories and treatment from the prisoners' perspectives
  • Prisoner health and medical care
  • Death in the Civil War and at Camp Douglas
  • The Conspiracy of 1864
  • Reasons for conditions and death at Camp Douglas
  • Other Union and Confederate prison camps.