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University of South Carolina

2015

Civil war prisons

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The Sensory Environments Of Civil War Prisons, Evan A. Kutzler Jan 2015

The Sensory Environments Of Civil War Prisons, Evan A. Kutzler

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The dissertation explores the experiences of four hundred thousand Union and Confederate prisoners during the American Civil War. While much has been written on the overlapping experiences of soldiers, civilians, and slaves, less attention has been paid to those behind masonry walls or wooden stockades. The premise of the dissertation, borrowed from the theory and methodology of sensory history, is that while human sensory physiology changes slowly over time, perception is fluid and varies by time, place, and culture. Drawing from nearly two hundred unpublished manuscripts as well as newspapers, government records, and postwar narratives, this dissertation explores the experiences …