Rosters and History of the Civil War Prison
by
Theresa Arnold-Scriber, Terry G. Scriber
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2009
Ship Island was used as a French base of operations for Gulf Coast maneuvers and later, during the War of 1812, by the British as a launching point for the disastrous Battle of New Orleans. But most memorably, Ship Island served as a Federal prison under the command of UnionĀ Major General Benjamin...