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245 14 a| The Yankee plagueh| [electronic resource] :b| escaped Union prisoners and the collapse of the Confederacy /c| Lorien Foote.;

260 a| Chapel Hill :b| The University of North Carolina Press,c| [2016];

300 a| xiii, 232 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 25 cm.;

490 1 a| Civil War America;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-219) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction: the plague -- Escape -- The world in black and white: the collapse of slavery -- They cover the land like the locusts of Egypt: the collapse of the state -- Guardian angels: the collapse of the home front -- God's country: the collapse of borders -- A futile attempt at imprisonment: the collapse of military defense -- Epilogue: terrible times in the past.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "During the winter of 1864, more than 3,000 Federal prisoners of war escaped from Confederate prison camps into South Carolina and North Carolina, often with the aid of local slaves. Their flight created, in the words of contemporary observers, a "Yankee plague," heralding a grim end to the Confederate cause. In this fascinating look at Union soliders' flight for freedom in the last months of the Civil War, Lorien Foote reveals new connections between the collapse of the Confederate prison system, the large-scale escape of Union soldiers, and the full unraveling of the Confederate States of America"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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The Yankee plague escaped Union prisoners and the collapse of the Confederacy / Lorien Foote.

Author/creator	Foote, Lorien, 1969-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Description	xiii, 232 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	United States. Army--Officers. --History. --19th century. Escaped prisoners of war--United States. --History. --19th century. Prisoners of war--United States. --History. --19th century. United States--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865. --Prisoners and prisons. North Carolina--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865. South Carolina--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865.

Series	Civil War America Civil War America (Series) ^A325557
Contents	Introduction: the plague -- Escape -- The world in black and white: the collapse of slavery -- They cover the land like the locusts of Egypt: the collapse of the state -- Guardian angels: the collapse of the home front -- God's country: the collapse of borders -- A futile attempt at imprisonment: the collapse of military defense -- Epilogue: terrible times in the past.
Abstract	"During the winter of 1864, more than 3,000 Federal prisoners of war escaped from Confederate prison camps into South Carolina and North Carolina, often with the aid of local slaves. Their flight created, in the words of contemporary observers, a "Yankee plague," heralding a grim end to the Confederate cause. In this fascinating look at Union soliders' flight for freedom in the last months of the Civil War, Lorien Foote reveals new connections between the collapse of the Confederate prison system, the large-scale escape of Union soldiers, and the full unraveling of the Confederate States of America"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-219) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2016000575
ISBN	9781469630557 (cloth : alk. paper)

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