The true story of Andersonville prison a defense of Major Henry Wirz eBook James Madison Page
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The true story of Andersonville prison a defense of Major Henry Wirz (1908)
The true story of Andersonville prison a defense of Major Henry Wirz eBook James Madison Page
This was not a "fun" book to read. It is necessary. It depicts the well known suffering that occurred at the Andersonville prison during the US civil war. It also seeks to dispel Yankee illusions about Confederate treatment of or attitude toward captured union soldiers (one man's account, not the final word). The author contends that given the destruction of Confederate food storage and transportation by union forces and the US government's unwillingness to exchange prisoners (supposedly receiving weak/almost dead ones from healthy ones), the starvation of union prisoners was almost as bad as that suffered by most southerners, including their soldiers. I am not defending this point of view although it does seem to make sense. Within the fabric of this story is the sad tale of a Captain Wirz, prison commandant who was accused of multiple war atrocities against union soldiers, for which he was hanged. The author contends that Wirz was either not stationed at the prison or in the hospital on the dates of the alleged atrocities to "unnamed" soldiers. He further contends that on multiple occasions, Wirz intervened on behalf of prisoners to improve prison conditions (to the best of his ability) and to resolve disputes that arise between very hungry men. The lesson to be learned from this book is not so much whether the South avoidably starved union prisoners but how out of control US government officials (Secy. of War Stanton) and an out of control new media in search of red meat can AND STILL DO pervert justice, civility and the rule of law in this country. Things aren't always the way they seem, what you Mama told you or what you want to believe. Six months and 160 witnesses were used to hang Wirz. The newspapers of the day singled him out as the sole cause of Andersonville prison abuse. Charges were unspecific. Little evidence tying prisoner starvation was tied to Wirz. Most if not all his accusers either recanted their testimony or were discredited AFTER he hung. Neither Secy. Stanton nor the newsmen of the day were held accountable for his wrongful death. When will we as a nation, so blessed with freedom, stand up when this freedom is abused? Read it and weep!Product details
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The true story of Andersonville prison a defense of Major Henry Wirz eBook James Madison Page Reviews
Very thoughtful memoir of Andersonville with a special emphasis on other author participants have exaggerated and willfully mislead the public on the subject of Capt. Wirtz and the Federal policy of halting prisoner exchange. His tone is measured and often apologetic that his eyewitness of several controversial events at the prison camp do not match the popular sinister depiction.
Prisoners in privation are human whether in Andersonville, Auchwitz or Camp O'Donnell in the Philippines.
Not everything they say is objectively true or reasonable. Getting revenge by exaggerating ones privations is natural, if wrong. The only excuse seems to be that we won in the end, you lost, we set the tone in making you as monsterous as we can. Truth is a bitter thing for winners and losers.
This book was an eye opener! The South was starving and could not feed their troops; therefore, feeding their prisoners was also an impossibility. Grant, Lincoln and Stanton made the decision not to exchange troops which was an accepted doctrine in 1861-1863. The North had thousands of immigrants to help populate their armies while the South had limited human resources. Several Confederate Generals suggested freedom for all slaves that wanted to serve the South. If these Generals had won their argument it would have made for an interesting finish to that terrible slaughter.
If you plan to read Kantor's Andersonville, you might want to start here first. This is a first hand account by a Union soldier who spent time at Andersonville, the horrible Confederate prison in Georgia that took so many lives in a short period of time. Not only are you getting an eye witness account of the conditions and daily life of the prison, but Page comes to the defense of Major Henry Wirz, the prison's commander. Wirz was the only one held responsible (and subsequently executed) for the treatment of the Union soldiers at the prison. What Page describes seems to make sense. If nothing else, it will give you "food for thought."
At last a true history by a Union soldier having been in several Southern prisons prior to going to Andersonville. He also writes about the Union Government’s involvement in the deaths of many Union prisoners during the war. Secretary of War Stanton was a main proponent of stopping the exchange of prisoners. Secretary Stanton didn’t want Confederate prisoners repatriated to the south to rejoin their units so he left the Union prisoners to suffer in the Confederate prisons. I highly recommend this book to open people’s eyes.
An interesting book that shines a different light on Andersonville. The author was obviously very passionate about his beliefs in the relative powerlessness of Major Wirz to alleviate the horrific conditions. To that extent, he downplays some of the worse situations, which appear to be very well documented by others, and accuses them of lying for political or other reasons. Still there is some truth in what he says and it does show the politics of the aftermath of the Civil War. There was a clear push for vengeance and retaliation, one of the unfortunate consequences of the assassination of Lincoln.
I had an ancestor that died at Andersonville. Oddly my ancestor had the same last name as the best friend of the author while he was there, but clearly it was not the same person. So I do have an interest in, and some historical knowledge, of Andersonville. This was an interesting sidenote. It should be read with other good books on Andersonville. Then you can make up your own mind.
This was not a "fun" book to read. It is necessary. It depicts the well known suffering that occurred at the Andersonville prison during the US civil war. It also seeks to dispel Yankee illusions about Confederate treatment of or attitude toward captured union soldiers (one man's account, not the final word). The author contends that given the destruction of Confederate food storage and transportation by union forces and the US government's unwillingness to exchange prisoners (supposedly receiving weak/almost dead ones from healthy ones), the starvation of union prisoners was almost as bad as that suffered by most southerners, including their soldiers. I am not defending this point of view although it does seem to make sense. Within the fabric of this story is the sad tale of a Captain Wirz, prison commandant who was accused of multiple war atrocities against union soldiers, for which he was hanged. The author contends that Wirz was either not stationed at the prison or in the hospital on the dates of the alleged atrocities to "unnamed" soldiers. He further contends that on multiple occasions, Wirz intervened on behalf of prisoners to improve prison conditions (to the best of his ability) and to resolve disputes that arise between very hungry men. The lesson to be learned from this book is not so much whether the South avoidably starved union prisoners but how out of control US government officials (Secy. of War Stanton) and an out of control new media in search of red meat can AND STILL DO pervert justice, civility and the rule of law in this country. Things aren't always the way they seem, what you Mama told you or what you want to believe. Six months and 160 witnesses were used to hang Wirz. The newspapers of the day singled him out as the sole cause of Andersonville prison abuse. Charges were unspecific. Little evidence tying prisoner starvation was tied to Wirz. Most if not all his accusers either recanted their testimony or were discredited AFTER he hung. Neither Secy. Stanton nor the newsmen of the day were held accountable for his wrongful death. When will we as a nation, so blessed with freedom, stand up when this freedom is abused? Read it and weep!
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