General John H. Winder, C.S.A.

by Arch Fredric Blakey

After almost forty years in the U.S. Army, Winder spent the last four years of his life as a Confederate brigadier general. His command of Richmond earned him the contempt of the Confederate civilians; and, as commandant of all Union prisoners, he became known to northerners as the "beast" of Andersonville. This is a study in military ethics, an examination of one man's attempt to do his duty withough tarnishing his honor, and an account of his failures and their enduring consequences.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813009979
• ISBN13: 9780813009971
• Release Date: May 1990
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"