The World's Largest Prison: The Story of Camp Lawton - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Mercer University PressISBN-13:9780881465358ISBN-10:881465356UPC:9780881465358Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Military, PenologyBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877), United StatesSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCAH7NQF77
When it opened in October 1864, Camp Lawton was called "the world's largest prison." Operational only six weeks, this stockade near Millen, Georgia, was evacuated in the face of advancing Federal troops under General Sherman. In that brief span of time, the prison served as headquarters for the Confederate military prison system, witnessed hundreds of deaths, held a mock election for president,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Mercer University PressISBN-13:9780881465358ISBN-10:881465356UPC:9780881465358Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Military, PenologyBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877), United StatesSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCAH7NQF77
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