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From the shooting of an unarmed prisoner at Montgomery, Alabama, to a successful escape from Belle Isle, from the swelling ßoodwaters overtaking Cahaba Prison to the inferno that Þnally engulfed Andersonville, A Perfect Picture of Hell is a collection of harrowing narratives by soldiers from the 12th Iowa Infantry who survived imprisonment in the South during the Civil War.Editors Ted Genoways and Hugh Genoways have collected the soldiers' startling accounts from diaries, letters, speeches, newspaper articles, and remembrances. Arranged chronologically, the eyewitness descriptions of the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Jackson, and Tupelo, together with accompanying accounts of nearly every famous Confederate prison, create a shared visionof life in Civil War prisons as palpable and immediate as they are historically valuable. Captured four times during the course of the war, the 12th Iowa created narratives that reveal a picture of the changing southern prison system as the Confederacy grew ever weaker and illustrate the growing animosity many southerners felt for the Union soldiers. In brief introductions to each battle, the editors highlight the 12th Iowa's activities in the months between imprisonments, providing a unique backdrop to the soldiers' accounts. ... Read more

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Eywitness Accounts!
The diaries, letters and speeches along with black and white photos truly complete this work and give insight into the "hell" that the men of the 12th Iowa went through.

Each account goes to the heart of the reader when it comes to looking into the past lives and accounts of these men.A must read for Civil War enthusiasts as well as arm chair historians. ... Read more

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In this volume, authors and primary documents relate important events of the Civil War era and describe the relevance of these events to United States history. Chapters include: Tension Mounts Between the North and the South; The Civil War; The Reconstruction Era; The United States and the Native Americans Battle Over Land Rights; The Gilded Age. (20030701) ... Read more

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American History by Era - The Civil War: 1850-1895 (paperback edition)
The book was in the condition the seller described and it was received in a timely manner. ... Read more