George w. alexander and castle thunder: a confederate prison and its commandant
Auteur :
Casstevens, Frances H.
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9780786437306
Date de publication :
15 nov. 2007
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
490 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Captain George W Alexander was a controversial figure in Richmond during the Civil War, honored as a hero and condemned as a cruel prison superintendent. This biography traces his life from the US Navy voyage with Commodore Perry to Japan, hiding in Canada after Lee's surrender, editorship of Washington DC's "Sunday Gazette" to his death in 1895.