Den of Misery: Indiana's Civil War Prison (Hardcover)

by James R. Hall (Author)

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Much has been written about the horrors of Southern Civil War prisons, but very little has been written about the deplorable conditions inside Northern prisons.

While deprivation affected even the civilian population of the South, the North used it as a tool to punish their prisoners.

Twenty-five years after the war, a nationally prominent physician and medical researcher who had been incarcerated at Indiana’s Camp Morton leveled accusations against that prison, making clear for the first time that it was as inhumane as Andersonville.

This book details the cover up and denials by prominent Union politicians and military officials, and includes a complete prisoner list.

From the Publisher
An exposé of the Union’s notorious Camp Morton.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company (April 10, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589803515
• ISBN-13: 978-1589803510
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,370,471 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The harrowing true story of a Union prison during the Civil War, June 4, 2006

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Den Of Misery: Indiana's Civil War Prison is the harrowing true story of a Union prison during the Civil War. Much has been written of the abominable conditions suffered by Union POW's, but little light has been shed upon what Confederate POW's endured; Den Of Misery reveals incidents of abuse, hardship, and even cold-blooded murder. Journalist James Hall meticulously documents the brutality of Camp Morton, Indiana's so-called model Civil War prison, the years of its harsh existence, its final days, and its legacy. A handful of black-and-white photographs illustrate this chilling, serious-minded account.