Description: This listing is for 1 copy of ANDERSONVILLE: a story of rebel military prisons. by John McElroy, Late of Col. L 16th Ills. Cav. 1879 first edition, blue cover. Published by D.R. Locke, Toledo. From title page: "Fifteen months a guest of the so-called Southern Confederacy. A private soldier's experience in Richmond, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Blackshear, and Florence. The Andersonville prison for Federal soldiers was notorious for its harsh conditions; of 45,000 prisoners (4 times its capacity and a population greater than that of many U.S. cities at that time), nearly 13,000 died. There was little food, not much shelter, and poor water. The prison was established near the end of the Civil War and lasted less than 2 years, its warden being hanged for his offenses in 1865. The account details the grim life of the captives; their sometimes brutal, even fatal, treatment by their captors; their longing for escape and attempts to get out; and their failures. Included also are accounts of other rebel prisons. There are 655 +xxx pages, 154 illustrations (listed by page number) of prison features and conditions, inmates, and their captors. One shows an overview of the stockade interior. Size is 6 in. x 9 in. and 2 in. thick. The narrative is divided into 83 chapters as an important work of American history--or of any analysis of incarceration. The prison site is now included in the Andersonville National Historic Site, administered by the National Park Service as is the nearby Andersonville National Cemetery where many of the former inmates are interred. Condition: All pages are intact, with light foxing and smudging. Covers look better than the illustration but spine is starting to fray at top and bottom. The book is bound in blue cloth cover with gilt image of prison stockade but the binding is not strong. This book has been in a private collection some 50 years.ISBN: None. Lister's #: VINT3755 cloth. Ships via U.S. media mail to U.S. addresses only. If order is needed before stated handling time, email via eBay with your needs before ordering as we can usually comply.
Price: 295 USD
Location: Silverthorne, Colorado
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Book Title: Andersonville--a story of rebel military prisons
Original Language: English
Vintage: Yes
Format: Hardcover
Unit Type: Unit
Language: English
Item Height: 9 in
Personalized: No
Features: Illustrated
Topic: Civil War
Unit Quantity: 1
Item Width: 6 in.
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: D. R. Locke
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 1879
Era: 1800s
Author: John McElroy
Genre: Military
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Number of Pages: 685
