Prisoners of War and Military Prisons
Asa B. Isham, Henry M. Davidson, and Henry B. Furness. Prisoners of War and Military Prisons: Personal Narratives of Experience in the Prisons at Richmond, Danville, Macon, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Charleston, and Columbia with A General Account of Prison Life and Prisons in the South during the War of Rebellion, including Statistical Information Pertaining to Prisoners of War; together with a List of Officers who were Prisoners of War from January 1, 1864. Cincinnati: Lyman & Cushing, 1890. First edition.
Octavo. 571pp. Illustrated, folding plate. Publisher’s green pictorial cloth, spine and boards lettered and decorated in gilt.
Isham served as a First Lieutenant Co. 'F,' Seventh Michigan Cavalry, First Brigade, First Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac. Still, this book is critical for any study of Civil War prison counts. Dornbush: Vol. MI 36.
Lightly rubbed and soiled; hinges repaired, endleaves refreshed; occasional edge tears, tape repairs. Very good. TKC-854. Item #854Price: $350.00