War Crimes: The Death Camps

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The History Channel's acclaimed series, Civil War Journal, takes viewers beyond the battles and into the personal stories of the War Between the States. Drawing on diaries, photographs and dramatic re-enactments, the intimate side of the epic conflict is exposed. This episode looks at prisons where life for POWs was more horrible than battle. Although precise figures may never be known, an estimated 56,000 men perished in Civil War prisons, a casualty rate far greater than any battle during the war's bloody tenure. Part of the series Civil War Journal
Introduction: War Crimes: The Death Camps (2:08)
Prisoners Stripped of Human Dignity (1:50)
Elmira Prison Camp--"Hellmira" (0:57)
Prison Hospitals--Death Warrant (1:04)
Union Prison Fort Delaware (2:27)
Massive Amounts of Sewage (2:14)
Separate Quarters for Officers (1:52)
Daily Prison Life (2:56)
Libby Prison Escape (4:30)
"Dix--Hill Cartel" (1:41)
Confederates Refuse to Exchange Black Prisoners (3:56)
Prison Conditions Worsen (1:02)
Point Lookout and Johnson's Island (0:53)
Belle Isle, Salisbury and Andersonville Prisons (2:15)
"The Deadline" (2:00)
Sole Condemned War Criminal (2:55)
Neglect Over Abuse (1:15)
SS Sultana Tragedy (2:06)
Issue of Blame Unresolved (2:33)

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