An edition of Rebels at Rock Island (2000)

Rebels at Rock Island

the story of a Civil War prison

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An edition of Rebels at Rock Island (2000)

Rebels at Rock Island

the story of a Civil War prison

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"While the testimony of its famous fictional inmate, Ashley Wilkes of Gone with the Wind, has helped to cast Rock Island's reputation as the "Andersonville of the North," McAdams shows that this Illinois prison was considerably more humane than some accounts have suggested.".

"Rock island, like other Civil War prisons, was not without problems, including brutal weather, incompetent guards, and inadequate facilities. Malnutrition, smallpox, and a lack of basic supplies were just some of the hardships prisoners suffered, in part because of the eccentric miserliness of William Hoffman, Union commissary general of prisoners, who focused on financial concerns over human needs.

The conditions at Rock Island were, however, no worse than at other Northern prisons such as Camp Douglas, nor was the prison's mission to be unjustly cruel. McAdams establishes that the Union officers in charge of the camp sought to maintain humane conditions in the face of severe shortages, disease, and a war that raged on longer and with greater hardships than anyone had anticipated.".

"Showing how Rock Island was a microcosm of the political mood of the entire nation during the Civil War, McAdams gives special attention to the prison's political and economic ties to the local community, including controversies between the camp commander and the local Copperhead newspaper editor. Readers interested in the Civil War, prison systems, and Illinois politics will find a fresh and fascinating story in Rebels at Rock Island.

Two dozen rare photographs round out the unflinching descriptions of prison life."--BOOK JACKET.

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Language
English
Pages
260

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Rebels at Rock Island: the story of a Civil War prison
2000, Northern Illinois University Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-251) and index.

Published in
DeKalb, Ill

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973.7/72
Library of Congress
E616.R6 M38 2000, E616.R6M38 2000, E 616 R6 M38 2000

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 260 p. :
Number of pages
260

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL6784750M
Internet Archive
rebelsatrockisla00bent
ISBN 10
0875802672
LCCN
00037226
OCLC/WorldCat
44675953
Library Thing
804374
Goodreads
172276

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