The True Story of Andersonville Prison: A Defense of Major Henry Wirz
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Genre: History
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genre: History
Book Type: Paperback
Helpful Score: 3
Here is another interesting book, The True Story of Andersonville Prison: A defense of Major Henry Wirz, by James Madison Page and M.J. Haley. You might expect such a book to be written by an ex-Confederate believer in the Southern Mythology, but the author was actually a prisoner at Andersonville and later a lieutenant in the Sixth Michigan Cavalry.
He personally interacted with Captain Henry Wirz and has a lot to say about how Wirz was falsely convicted and executed to coverup the actions of northern politicians, especially Secretary of War Stanton, that led to the death of so many Union soldiers in southern prison camps.
The book was written in 1908 and republished in 1999. While not one of the great books on the Civil War, it is an interesting and well-written revisionist view of Captain Henry Wirz.
And, of course, we all know that our government would never lie to us in an attempt to coverup its mistakes---not in 1865, and certainly not today.
He personally interacted with Captain Henry Wirz and has a lot to say about how Wirz was falsely convicted and executed to coverup the actions of northern politicians, especially Secretary of War Stanton, that led to the death of so many Union soldiers in southern prison camps.
The book was written in 1908 and republished in 1999. While not one of the great books on the Civil War, it is an interesting and well-written revisionist view of Captain Henry Wirz.
And, of course, we all know that our government would never lie to us in an attempt to coverup its mistakes---not in 1865, and certainly not today.
