{"product_id":"camp-chase-and-the-evolution-of-union-prison-policy-paperback-softback-9780817359218","title":"Camp Chase and the Evolution of Union Prison Policy (Paperback \/ softback) 9780817359218","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCamp Chase and the Evolution of Union Prison Policy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRoger Pickenpaugh (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817359218\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 February 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages, 4 black \u0026amp; white figures\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 14.9 x 1.5 cm, 0.3 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a vivid description of conditions and events rarely described: the imprisonment of captured Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. Its many parallels to circumstances in Andersonville are especially intriguing.\"\" - Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"\u003ci\u003eCamp Chase and the Evolution of Union Prison Policy\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling book, and a useful addition to the growing literature on military prisons of the Civil War.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eBlue \u0026amp; Gray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"With \u003ci\u003eCamp Chase and the Evolution of Union Prison Policy\u003c\/i\u003e, Roger Pickenpaugh provides a concise history of the Columbus, Ohio facility that performed three distinct functions during the Civil War.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDiscusses an important yet often misunderstood topic in American History.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCamp Chase, located four miles west of Columbus, Ohio, started, as did so many other prisons, as a training camp for eager Union recruits. By late 1861 it was also housing Confederate prisoners. It was also used as quarters for Union soldiers who had been taken prisoner by the Confederacy and released on parole or exchanged. During the four years of the war, Camp Chase developed as a prison camp, reflecting the efforts of both civilian and military officials to fashion a coherent prison policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCamp Chase and the Evolution of Union Prison Policy\u003c\/i\u003e is a careful, thorough, and objective examination of the history and administration of the camp and is of true significance in the literature on the Civil War.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52574396383512,"sku":"9780817359218","price":17.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/camp-chase-and-the-evolution-of-union-prison-policy-paperback-softback-9780817359218","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}