1 Page, James Madison. the True Story of Andersonville Prison: A

Page, James Madison. The True Story of Andersonville Prison: A Defense of Major Henry Wirz. New York: Neale Publishing, 1908. PART I Andersonville : The Prisoners and Their Keeper Chapter I. My First Soldiering 15-24 My home and parents — my enlistment — I become a commissary-sergeant — We go after Mosby — A matter of gallantry. Chapter II. A Sprint and a Capture 25-40 Under the first fire — Snicker's Gap — The battle of Falling Waters — We attack Hill's corps — A good run — Taken prisoner. Chapter III. A Prisoner at Belle Isle 41-52 Talk of immediate exchange — Eleven comrades — My illness — One red apple — "Market street" — Billy Bowles's Christmas bill of fare. Chapter IV. From Belle Isle to Andersonville 53-68 The attitude of our jailors — We reach Andersonville — ^The camp and the stockade — ^The site of the famous prison — "The knitting women." Chapter V. Daily Life at Andersonville 69-84 Building our cabin — The Twenty-fifth Alabama — A box from home — ^A cake of soap — Winder takes command of Andersonville — I meet Captain Wirz — His willingness to help the prisoners. Chapter VI. The Dead-Line and the Death of "Poll Parrot" 85-98 Our cabin in danger — Captain Wirz's kindness — ^The "poisoned vaccine" — We build a tunnel — "Poll Parrot" is suspected of being a traitor — ^The duty of a sentry. Chapter VII. The Stanton Policy 99-109 Religious services — Captain Wirz makes corn beer — No exchange — Despair — Secretary Stanton's theory of war. Chapter VIII. Execution of the Raiders 110-135 The raiders at work — Captain Wirz aids the prisoners — ^The execution of six of the raiders. Chapter IX. The Mass Meeting of July Twentieth 126-139 An over-crowded camp — Captain Wirz's sympathy with the prisoners — A meeting to urge exchange — ^The resolutions and the committee — "Little Red Cap" — ^Wirz and the drummer- boys — Wirz pleads for better rations for the prisoners. Chapter X. The Fate of a Traitor 140-146 A freshwater spring — Another tunnel — Another discovery — The man who told. Chapter XI. That Terrible August 147-163 Absence of Captain Wirz on a furlough — The death rate — Corn beer, a health beverage — The results of a false war policy. Chapter XII. Billy Bowles Gives a Dinner in Baltimore 164-180 Leaving Andersonville — Two out of eleven — Millen prison — ^I become a shoemaker — My new clothes — ^The stars and stripes — "What beasts men are!" — At Baltimore — ^Two out of eleven — "Turn down an empty glass." PART II Henry Wirz: The Man and His Trial. Chapter I. The Facts of Wirz's Life 183-189 His parentage and education — His career as a soldier — His foreign mission — The last dinner with his family — The arrest and journey to Washington. 1 Chapter II. The Accusation Against Wirz 190-204 Special military commission — ^The specifications — The prisoner's plea. Chapter III. The Trial 205-216 The banner witness, Felix de la Baume — Wirz in the court-room — ^The charge of. "conspiracy" — ^The findings of the commission — The sentence. Chapter IV. The Last Days of Wirz's Life 217-233 He is visited by Father Boyle — ^The newspaper gossip Father Boyle's letter to Jefferson Davis — An extract from the Confederate Veteran — Wirz's letter to Attorney Schade — Wirz's letter to President Johnson — The New York News correspondence — ^The execution. Chapter V. Wirz's Attorney's Final Word 234-242 Attorney Schade's letter to the American public — "A friendless and forsaken man" — "We cannot escape history." Chapter VI. The Great War Secretary .243-248 The Character of Stanton — Conclusion — "One people, one country, one flag." 2 .

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