Ship Island, Mississippi : rosters and history of the Civil War prison /

Ship Island, Mississippi : rosters and history of the Civil War prison /

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Author / Creator:	Arnold-Scriber, Theresa, 1961-
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2008.
Description:	viii, 471 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	United States. -- Army -- Prisons -- Mississippi -- Ship Island. Confederate States of America. -- Army -- Registers. Confederate States of America. -- Army. United States. -- Army. American Civil War (1861-1865) Military prisons -- Mississippi -- Ship Island -- History -- 19th century. Prisoners of war -- Mississippi -- Ship Island -- Registers. Registers of births, etc. -- Mississippi -- Ship Island. Military prisons. Prisoners. Prisoners of war. Armed Forces -- Prisons. Registers of births, etc. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. Ship Island (Miss.) -- History. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. Mississippi -- Ship Island. United States. History. Registers (Lists)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6826374

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Other authors / contributors:	Scriber, Terry G.
ISBN:	9780786432363 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper) 0786432365 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-440) and index.
Summary:	"Used as a French base of operations and later by the British during the Battle of New Orleans, Ship Island served as a Federal prison under the command of Union Major-General Benjamin F. Butler during the Civil War. This volume traces the history of Ship Island which lies about 12 miles off the Mississippi Gulf Coast"--Provided by publisher.

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