Ship Island, Mississippi : Rosters and History of the Civil War Prison

Arnold-Scriber, Theresa/ Scriber, Terry G.

McFarland & Co Inc（2012/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 479 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786468997
• DDC分類 973.7

Full Description

Ship Island was used as a French base of operations for Gulf Coast maneuvers and later, during the War of 1812, by the British as a launching point for the disastrous Battle of New Orleans. But most memorably, Ship Island served as a Federal prison under the command of Union­ Major General Benjamin F. Butler during the Civil War. This volume traces this fascinating and somewhat sinister history of Ship Island.

The main focus of the book is a series of rosters of the men imprisoned. Organized first by the state in which the soldier enlisted and then by the company in which he served, entries are listed alphabetically by last name and include information such as beginning rank; date and place of enlistment; date and place of capture; physical characteristics; and, where possible, the fate and postwar occupation of the prisoner.

Contents

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments     

Introduction     

I. HISTORY

1. Isle de Surgeres to Ship Island     

2. The Federals Arrive     

3. The Prisoner-of-War Camp     

4. Post-War Ship Island     

II. ROSTERS

Guide to Using the Rosters     

Union Dead     

Alabama Prisoners of War     

Arkansas Prisoners of War     

Florida Prisoners of War     

Georgia Prisoners of War     

Louisiana Prisoners of War     

Mississippi Prisoners of War     

Missouri Prisoners of War     

North Carolina Prisoners of War     

South Carolina Prisoners of War     

Tennessee Prisoners of War     

Texas Prisoners of War     

Confederate Navy Prisoners of War     

Confederate Staff and Regular Prisoners of War     

Citizen Prisoners of War     

Chapter Notes     

Bibliography     

Index