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Portals to Hell
Archival Summary & Scope
Despite holding over 400,000 soldiers and causing 56,000 deaths, the Civil War's military prisons—a vital political and military enterprise—have been largely forgotten. Lonnie R. Speer's *Portals to Hell* is the first comprehensive study to resurrect these untold stories. Drawing on scores of previously unpublished firsthand accounts, Speer provides an impartial, detailed chronicle of all major Union and Confederate prisons, revealing the prisoners' "hell on earth" experiences and analyzing the complex relationships among captives, guards, and leadership.Categorization Notes
This literature has been indexed in the Read For Truth database under the primary pillar of American Civil War. It is cataloged here based on its relevance to established secondary research, thematic focus, and educational utility within this specific taxonomy.
