The """"Immortal Six Hundred"""" and the Failure of the Civil War POW Exchange Process

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John F. Schmutz

The """"Immortal Six Hundred"""" and the Failure of the Civil War POW Exchange Process

John F. Schmutz

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McFarland & Co Inc
31 August 2024

Compounding the devastating tragedy of the Civil War was the failure of the warring parties to consistently maintain a system for the effective exchange of prisoners of war, rather than imprisoning combatants for the duration. This failure added at least 56,000 deaths to those accumulating on the battlefield and caused the untold suffering of many thousands more. This book focuses on 600 Confederate officers, made prisoners of war, who were dispatched to Charleston Harbor to act as human shields, and were subsequently imprisoned elsewhere and deliberately starved nearly to death. These actions were the result of the breakdown of the exchange cartel, as well as the ""retaliation"" policies promoted by the Secretary of War and the Lincoln administration.

By: John F. Schmutz
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 16mm
ISBN: 9781476691541
ISBN 10: 1476691541
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 31 August 2024
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John F. Schmutz, corporate attorney and U.S. Army veteran, lives in San Antonio, Texas.