Andersonvilles of the North: the Myths and Realities of Northern Treatment of Civil War Confederate Prisoners

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Soon after the close of military operations in the American Civil War, another war began over how it would be remembered by future generations. The prisoner-of-war issue has figured prominently in Northern and Southern writing about the conflict. Northerners used tales of Andersonville to demonize the Confederacy, while Southerners vilified Northern prison policies to show the depths to which Yankees had sunk to attain victory. Over the years the postwar Northern portrayal of Andersonville as fiendishly designed to kill prisoners in mass quantities has largely been dismissed. The Lost Cause characterization of Union prison policies as criminally negligent and inhumane, however, has shown remarkable durability. Northern officials have been portrayed as turning their military prisons into concentration camps where Southern prisoners were poorly fed, clothed, and sheltered, resulting in inexcusably high numbers of deaths. Andersonvilles of the North, by James M. Gillispie, represents the first broad study to argue that the image of Union prison officials as negligent and cruel to Confederate prisoners is severely flawed. This study is not an attempt to “whitewash” Union prison policies or make light of Confederate prisoner mortality. But once the careful reader disregards unreliable postwar polemics, and focuses exclusively on the more reliable …
Date: October 15, 2008
Creator: Gillispie, James M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses Afghanistan's political transition, which was completed with the convening of a parliament in December 2005. Since then, insurgent threats to Afghanistan's government have escalated to the point that some experts are questioning the future of U.S. stabilization efforts.
Date: October 15, 2008
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with T. R. Milton, 2006-2007

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Interview with General T. R. Milton, retired U.S. Air Force general and former commander of Thirteenth Air Force. In the interview, Milton gives his opinions regarding various commanders, USAF traditions compared to those of other services, including discussions of uniforms and force cohesiveness, Air Force Chiefs of Staff, and Air Force execution of various Cold War policies. He also talks about his combat experience in the European Theater of World War II, gives his thoughts on command and leadership, and voices his concerns regarding the U.S. Air Force Academy, force organization, and command structure.
Date: October 11, 2006
Creator: Hurley, Alfred F. & Milton, T. Ross
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2004 (open access)

Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2004

This report lists hundreds of instances in which the United States has used its armed forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes. It was compiled in part from various older lists and is intended primarily to provide a rough survey of past U.S. military ventures abroad, without reference to the magnitude of the given instance noted.
Date: October 5, 2004
Creator: Grimmett, Richard F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Diaries of John Gregory Bourke: Volume 2, July 29, 1876 - April 7, 1878

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John Gregory Bourke kept a monumental set of diaries beginning as a young cavalry lieutenant in Arizona in 1872, and ending the evening before his death in 1896. As aide-de-camp to Brigadier General George Crook, he had an insider's view of the early Apache campaigns, the Great Sioux War, the Cheyenne Outbreak, and the Geronimo War. Bourke's writings reveal much about military life on the western frontier, but he also was a noted ethnologist, writing extensive descriptions of American Indian civilization and illustrating his diaries with sketches and photographs. Previously, researchers could consult only a small part of Bourkes diary material in various publications, or else take a research trip to the archive and microfilm housed at West Point. Now, for the first time, the 124 manuscript volumes of the Bourke diaries are being compiled, edited, and annotated by Charles M. Robinson III, in a planned set of six books easily accessible to the modern researcher. This volume opens as Crook prepares for the expedition that would lead to his infamous and devastating Horse Meat March. Although Bourke retains his loyalty to Crook throughout the detailed account, his patience is sorely tried at times. Bourke's description of the march is …
Date: October 15, 2005
Creator: Bourke, John Gregory, 1846-1896 & Robinson, Charles M. III
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
DGS Newsletter, Volume 28, Number 9, October 2004 (open access)

DGS Newsletter, Volume 28, Number 9, October 2004

Newsletter of the Dallas Genealogical Society discussing membership, Society meetings, genealogical workshops and events, and other news of interest to members.
Date: October 2004
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
DGS Newsletter, Volume 25, Number 8, October 2001 (open access)

DGS Newsletter, Volume 25, Number 8, October 2001

Newsletter of the Dallas Genealogical Society discussing membership, Society meetings, genealogical workshops and events, and other news of interest to members.
Date: October 2001
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 105, No. 185, Ed. 1 Monday, October 20, 2003 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 105, No. 185, Ed. 1 Monday, October 20, 2003

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 20, 2003
Creator: Andrews, Mike
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Status of a Senator Who Has Been Indicted for or Convicted of a Felony (open access)

Status of a Senator Who Has Been Indicted for or Convicted of a Felony

This report summarizes the potential consequences, with respect to congressional status, that may result when a sitting Senator is indicted for or is convicted of a felony.
Date: October 22, 2008
Creator: Maskell, Jack
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996

Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, the great-great granddaughter of James Kerr, from Canyon Lake, Texas. Mrs. Ray discusses her ancestor's life and his history in the Hill Country, as well as the Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony at the Kerr County Courthouse.
Date: October 6, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Ray, Ruth Simons
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.),  [Vol. 96], No. 5, Ed. 1, Friday, October 21, 2005 (open access)

The Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), [Vol. 96], No. 5, Ed. 1, Friday, October 21, 2005

Weekly student newspaper from Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 21, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance (open access)

Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, as well as the Afghan government. This report also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai to address corruption within the Afghan government.
Date: October 1, 2009
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The New Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 2009 (open access)

The New Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Stamford, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 2009
Creator: Russell, William
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 84, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 4, 2000 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 84, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 4, 2000

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 4, 2000
Creator: McFall, Amy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 30, 2002 (open access)

The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 30, 2002

Weekly student newspaper from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas that includes campus and local news along with advertising.
Date: October 30, 2002
Creator: Nettles, Marc
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Grants to State and Local Governments: A Brief History (open access)

Federal Grants to State and Local Governments: A Brief History

This report discusses the history of the federal grants-in-aid system, which predates the Constitution. he grants-in-aid system assumed its current form when President Franklin D. Roosevelt initiated his New Deal programs. Since Roosevelt, the grants-in-aid system has expanded, especially in the number and dollar amount of categorical grant programs.
Date: October 10, 2000
Creator: Canada, Ben
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The New Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 2009 (open access)

The New Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Stamford, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 2009
Creator: Russell, William
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance (open access)

Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, as well as the Afghan government. This report also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai to address corruption within the Afghan government.
Date: October 23, 2009
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
["The Spook Who Sat By the Door," by Sam Greenlee] captions transcript

["The Spook Who Sat By the Door," by Sam Greenlee]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "The Spook Who Sat By the Door," by Sam Greenlee event in 2004. This video features a discussion with film producer and author Sam Greenlee and a small group about his film.
Date: October 23, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, October 10, 2008 (open access)

Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, October 10, 2008

Weekly newspaper from Dell City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 10, 2008
Creator: Morrell, Donna & Lynch, Kevin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 7, 2004 (open access)

Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 7, 2004

Weekly newspaper from Comanche, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 7, 2004
Creator: Wilkerson, James C., III
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 18, 2006 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 18, 2006
Creator: Savage, William W., III
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 2008 (open access)

The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 2008

Weekly newspaper from Canadian, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: October 23, 2008
Creator: Brown, Laurie Ezzell
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 87, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 2003 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 87, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 2003

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 24, 2003
Creator: King, Christopher R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History