Not as notorious as Andersonville, the Confederate prison at Salisbury, NC also had an extremely high death rate, and most of the Union soldiers who died there were buried in mass graves marked “Unknown.”
Videos
Real Data = Real Fiction
Researching the census records for McNairy County, Tennessee helped me make the settings and characters of my novel, Until Shiloh Comes more believable.
Andersonville: A True Connecticut Hero
This Connecticut native’s courage and tenacity meant the families of all but 460 of the almost 13,000 men who died at Andersonville learned how their loved one had died and where he was buried.
Andersonville: The Prisoners’ Record
I’m starting to write the third book of my Shiloh Trilogy. Part of the book will be set in Andersonville. Here are some of the sources I’m using to make it real.
Andersonville: A Sea of Graves
This short video about Andersonville National Cemetery is without narration. Don’t mess with your sound settings.
Andersonville: Loss of Life and Hope
“Five hundred men marched silently toward the gates that were to shut out life and hope from most of them forever.” -John McElroy
Andersonville: Disaster in the Making
First in a series of videos about Andersonville Prison, this short video shows the location and layout of prison stockade.
Thunder on Ol’ Man River
The USS Hartford, Admiral David Farragut’s flagship and four gunboats of the Mississippi River Squadron appear in the second novel of my Shiloh Trilogy.
Cold Harbor
The Battle of Cold Harbor was the most lop-sided defeat suffered by the Army of the Potomac. Decades later, Gen. U. S. Grant still regretted ordering the assault.
The Art of the Mule Shoe
The desperate fighting at Spotsylvania on May 12, 1864 inspired several artists to record their impressions of that bloody day on canvas. (Look for next installment January 8, 2016.)