Book/Printed Material Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners of war, delivered before the Grand army of the republic, Washington, D.C., March 19, 1870
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Image 1 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners …- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Image 2 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners …- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Image 3 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners … E 611 BS52 Copy 1 ae SPEECH OF GEN J PC SHANKS On EN DrAme A ON TREATMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR DELIVERED BEFORE THE Grand Army of the Republic Washington D…- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Image 4 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners … 2 audience as well as myself now enjoy the price of the service of those whom I shall speak of in the free exercise of the privilege of assembling to hear me…- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Image 5 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners … 38 ism and piety and then meanly abandons both This spirit fanned the fires of the rebellion into a flame and led a much better people than its possessors into the meshes…- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Image 6 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners … 4 thousand battles that originated from internal and external strife But she too has gone down fearfully down and even now rises slowly irom the ashes of her desolation All Germany holds…- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Image 7 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners … 5 the war of 1812 and grandly cleansed redeemed and reconstructed by the contest of 1861 it now in truth maintains out which had too long been a mockery that this is…- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Image 8 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners … 6 eightyfour years prior to the treasonable attack on Tort Sumter I should not be able to say it was a war of vindication But we should remember that the whole nation…- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Image 9 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners … been thought practical to reduce these figures to a three years basis and upon that I submit the following statement showing the whole number of Iederal officers and soldiers in service during…- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Image 10 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners … 8 The number who were killed in action or died of wounds received there aggregate exactly 6000 commissioned officers and 74300 enlisted men making i in all 80300 brave men Glorious eighty…- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Image 11 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners … 9 Nor is this all that death demanded We now enter upon the fifth record more dismal and drear Such cases occurring in our neighbor hood touch us with corrow This record…- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Image 12 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners … 10 4 Those illegally paroled 5 Those who escaped 6 Those recaptured by our forces 7 Those who abandoned our flag and joined the rebel army 1 NUMBER OF UNION PRISONERS CAPTURED…- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Image 13 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners … li 5 THOSE WHO ESCAPED Commissioned officers White troopscssecssseeensees 394 Commissioned officers colored troops Bureedal dace anene 3 397 SCCOURICH WTC 20 i aoc sccease sen aisaces aguscccsasiges Py dae atk cae…- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Image 14 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners … 12 as a2 means of escape from prison and captivity believing in their adver sity that the end desired would justify the means to obtain it so great were their sufferings as…- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Image 15 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners … 13 _ Satisbury North Carolina At the remaining fiftyfive places Commissioned Off1CeYrsccceceen 2 YOMMMISSTONEH OMICETSccctecccoteacrse 8 Bini S Ce CenM Ee Mes tees ser aeons ay 14 Enlisted men 7c e2 sis…- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Image 16 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners … 14 eled over their treatment while on the way to prison and the concur rent history of the timesI firmly believe that the number of deaths of Union prisoners exceeds the graves…- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Image 17 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners … 15 the only record in als our responsibilities to be condemned There were only 1549 deaths of confederate prisoners at Alton prison and 662 of these are marked unknown Rebel prisoners of…- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Image 18 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners … a Wit F CONGRESS inh Of these there died while prisoners Officers 1 in 58 enlisted1 in 16 citizensl1 in 17 Jscaped Officers1 in 273 enlisted1 in 265 Joined our army Officers1…- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Image 19 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners …- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Image 20 of Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners …- Contributor: Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress) - Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) - Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1870
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Title
- Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners of war, delivered before the Grand army of the republic, Washington, D.C., March 19, 1870
Names
- Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver), 1826-1901
- YA Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- Washington, Judd & Detweiler 1870.
Headings
- - United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons
- - Prisoners of war
Notes
- - Also available in digital form.
- - LAC psm 2023-04-07 update (1 card)
- - LAC ael 2023-05-18 review
Medium
- 16 p. 25 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- E611 .S52
- YA 8488 Another copy.
Library of Congress Control Number
- 02001518
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- online text
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- Congressional Speech Collection (Library of Congress)
- Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver)
- Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)