Not myth, FRiend. Family history, as in ‘were there’ in GA. You massage facts of deprivation with “excuses”, which is not the case. In 1864 there was continual deprivations, and the administration of prisoners suffered in this reality, as much from greed, corruption and disdain, as in desperation.
Glad if you would acknowledge that the prisoner exchange, initiated by Wirz in July 1864 (not under any orders, and caught hell for it) sending 5 prisoners with a prisoner signed petition to the Union to reinstate the prisoner exchange (and empty Camp Sumter), was absolutely refused by Union (specifically Sec. Stanton- think of that!).
After the fall of Atlanta, all Sumter prisoners who were well enough to be moved were sent to Millen, GA, and Florence, SC, as a good will gesture and humanity. Once Sherman began the March to the Sea, having refused these survivors for exchange- they were all returned to the horrors of Camp Sumter. All of this gets overlooked, and virtually no history of the Union abuses which the Sanitary Commission tried to abate, to no avail.
Lincoln issued General Orders 252 suspendeding the Dix–Hill Cartel of prisoner exchange until the Confederate forces agreed to treat black prisoners the same as white prisoners- a particularly cruel and highly manipulative Political calculation by the oft used name of Peace (see:Lincoln Brigade- the Communists in the Spanish Civil War- always fascinated at the abuse of Lincolns name by commies- even today).
The guards at Andersonville weren’t getting fat.
Georgia fed its entire population plus much of the Confederacy plus Sherman's army on its campaign to Savannah. Food was not in short supply except in the Andersonville stockade.
Glad if you would acknowledge that the prisoner exchange, initiated by Wirz in July 1864 (not under any orders, and caught hell for it) sending 5 prisoners with a prisoner signed petition to the Union to reinstate the prisoner exchange (and empty Camp Sumter), was absolutely refused by Union (specifically Sec. Stanton- think of that!)
Glad if you would acknowledge that prisoner exchanges were halted because the Confederacy refused to include Black Union POWs in the program.
After the fall of Atlanta, all Sumter prisoners who were well enough to be moved were sent to Millen, GA, and Florence, SC, as a good will gesture and humanity.
Only those well enough to be moved. And all were later returned to Andersonville.
Lincoln issued General Orders 252 suspendeding the Dix–Hill Cartel of prisoner exchange until the Confederate forces agreed to treat black prisoners the same as white prisoners- a particularly cruel and highly manipulative Political calculation by the oft used name of Peace
Yes, nothing more nefarious than insisting that your soldiers be treated as soldiers regardless of race. </sarcasm>
(see:Lincoln Brigade- the Communists in the Spanish Civil War- always fascinated at the abuse of Lincolns name by commies- even today).
There was also a George Washington Battalion. I guess he was a commie too?