Primary Sources

Narrative of privations and sufferings of United States officers and soldiers while prisoners of war in the hands of the Rebel authorities

Grade Level:
Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Subject:
Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies
State Standards:
This document could be used in support of activities which align to the common core standards for ELA/social studies.

This report, published by the non-governmental United States Sanitary Commission provides multiple accounts of the treatment of Union prisoners of war in Confederate military prisons.

Details

VIEW:
http://archive.org/details/narrativeofpriva00unit
PUBLISHER:
Philadelphia, King & Baird
PUBLISHED DATE:
1864

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Last updated: November 2, 2018