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A Narrative of Andersonville, Drawn From the Evidence Elicited On the Trial of Henry Wirz the Jailer. With the Argument of Col. N. P. Chipman Judge Advocate by Spencer, Ambrose - 1866

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A Narrative of Andersonville, Drawn From the Evidence Elicited On the Trial of Henry Wirz the Jailer. With the Argument of Col. N. P. Chipman Judge Advocate

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1866. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Contemporary eye witness account of the egregious conditions of Andersonville prison, the Georgia Confederate prison for Union soldiers, by a staunch Union supporter who lived near the prison. Spencer also draws on the testimony rendered during the trial of Captain Henry Wirz, commandant of the camp. Andersonville, designed to house 10,000 prisoners, held 33,000 by August of 1864. 12mo, frontispiece with tissue guard, xiii, 272pp, 4 pp advertisements. Full dark blue buckram, gilt title on spine. Boards clean; internally bright and clean, with Albany NY bookseller label for Joseph McDonough & Co. OCLC: 1698914.

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A NARRATIVE OF ANDERSONVILLE, DRAWN FROM THE EVIDENCE ELICITED ON THE TRIAL OF HENRY WIRZ, THE JAILER, WITH THE ARGUMENT OF COL. N.P. CHIPMAN, JUDGE ADVOCAT

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New York, 1866. 272pp. plus advertisements. Frontis. Original cloth. Edgeworn, cloth and text somewhat dust soiled, unobtrusive blindstamp. A sound copy. An account of the largest and best known Confederate prison, about which a number of harrowing narratives were published. Wirz, commander of the interior of the prison, was tried in August 1865 on charges of murder and conspiring with Jefferson Davis to murder. He was found guilty and hanged. The author of the present work was a Unionist who lived near the prison and was "rabidly hostile to Confederates" (Nevins). SABIN 89300. NEVINS I, p.202
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NY: Harper & Brothers, 1866. First Edition, First Printing; rust c w/gilt lettering; ownr's name on title page; new end papers; 272 clean, unmarked pages. A gripping Civil War account of the horrors of Andersonville the Confederate prison for Union Soldiers as Prisoners Of War. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12 Vo.
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