The Union Colonel Who Showed Mercy on Confederate POWs During the Civil War
10/13/23 • 10 min
On this episode of Our American Stories, Boston’s Fort Warren housed Confederate POWs during the Civil War, but it was no Andersonville. Only 13 Confederate prisoners out of the more than 2,000 rebels who were imprisoned within its walls died during the Civil War. That was thanks in large part to the fort’s commander, Justin Dimick.
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On this episode of Our American Stories, Boston’s Fort Warren housed Confederate POWs during the Civil War, but it was no Andersonville. Only 13 Confederate prisoners out of the more than 2,000 rebels who were imprisoned within its walls died during the Civil War. That was thanks in large part to the fort’s commander, Justin Dimick.
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Our American Stories - The Union Colonel Who Showed Mercy on Confederate POWs During the Civil War
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And we continue with our American stories. Our next story comes from our regular contributor, Christopher klein Line is the author of four books and is a frequent contributor to the History Channel. Here he is with the story of a forgotten Civil War hero. As the autumn dust cloak Boston's island studded Harbor, the beak in a top Boston light started to glow. The beams radiating from the lighthouse sparkled in the eyes of the men huddled aboard th
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