Rebels at Rock Island (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780875802671)

Ashley Wilkes of Gone with the Wind helped to seal Rock Island's reputation as the "Andersonville of the North." McAdams separates truth from fiction about the Rock Island Barracks, the prison that held tens of thousands of Confederate soldiers. Revealing that Rock Island was not without its problems--ignominious punishments, inadequate facilities, malnutrition, and lack of basic supplies--McAdams shows how Union officers sought to maintain humane conditions in the face of a war that raged on longer than anyone anticipated. Two dozen rare photographs round out the unflinching descriptions of prison life.

Author: Benton McAdams
ISBN-10: 0875802672
ISBN-13: 9780875802671
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2000
Pages: 274
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 9.32h x 6.38w x 0.95d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2000 pg. 1173
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2001 pg. 94 - Recommended/Special Interest
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2001 pg. 47