The True Story of Andersonville Prison: A Defense of Major Henry Wirz

This book written by James Madison Page, a Northern soldier, represents an important narrative of Andersonville prison in Georgia. Madison brings his defense of the prison commander Henry Wirz, who was charged by the U.S. Government and executed after the Civil War. The author's description of the trial, conviction, and execution of Wirz is extremely sympathetic and provides an alternative view of the Confederacy in the Civil War.

Contents:

Andersonville: The Prisoners and Their Keeper

My First Soldiering

A Sprint and a Capture

A Prisoner at Belle Isle

From Belle Isle to Andersonville

"The Dead-Line" and the Death of "Poll Parrot"

The Stanton Policy

Execution of the Raiders

The Mass Meeting of July Twentieth

The Fate of a Traitor

Billy Bowles Gives a Dinner in Baltimore

Henry Wirz: The Man and His Trial

The Facts of Wirz's Life

The Accusations Against Wirz

The Trial

The Last Days of Wirz S Life

Wirz's Attorney's Final Word

The Great War Secretary