Unlikely Allies: Fort Delaware's Prison Community in the Civil War
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*16-page b/w photo section
* 3 maps
* 6 x 9
"Mr. Fetzer and Mr. Mowday's broad knowledge of the Civil War and their engaging style have succeeded in providing a close and personal look at Fort Delaware's creators and inhabitants."--Leland C. Jennings' Jr. Fort Delaware State Park
During the American Civil War, Fort Delaware housed more than 30,000 Confederate prisoners over the course of three years. In this first-ever study of the POW camp, the authors delve into the issues that everyone on the island confronted: poor drainage, lack of provisions, overcrowding, boredom, disease, and worse. But the men and women forced to endure the harsh conditions also determined to carve out a community--to not only survive, but perhaps even thrive. This remarkable story of that community will shatter all previously held ideas about life in a Civil War POW camp.
Dale Fetzer Jr. has been a technical adviser for numerous films, including Gettysburg, Glory, and Andersonville. He is the lead historical interpreter for Fort Delaware State Park.
Bruce E. Mowday, a contributing editor to Military Images magazine, is a journalist with more than 25 years of experience, having written thousands of newspaper and magazine articles.
Unlikely Allies: Fort Delaware's Prison Community in the Civil War,Leland C. Jennings,Dale Fetzer,Bruce Mowday,Stackpole Books,0811718239,19th century,Civil War, 1861-1865,Delaware,Fort Delaware,Fort Delaware (Del.),History,History - General History,History - U.S.,History: American,Prisoners and prisons,Prisoners of war,U.S. History - Civil War And Reconstruction (1860-1877),United States,United States - 19th Century,United States - Civil War
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