Penitentiaries, punishment, & military prisons : familiar responses to an extraordinary crisis during the American Civil War /
While primarily focusing on the Civil War years, the author looks back to the early 1800s to explain the establishment and function of penitentiaries, discussing how military and civil punishments continuously influenced each other throughout the Civil War era.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Kent, Ohio :
Kent State University Press,
[2018]
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| Summary: | While primarily focusing on the Civil War years, the author looks back to the early 1800s to explain the establishment and function of penitentiaries, discussing how military and civil punishments continuously influenced each other throughout the Civil War era. |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781606353554 1606353551 |