Tales from a Civil War Prison | August 30, 1999 |
Doing Time | Q&A | In Their Own Words | Bulletin Board
Follow Confederate POWs' accounts of prison life as the excavation of their barracks unfolds.
In our July/August issue, ARCHAEOLOGY ran Dave Bush's story "Doing Time," searching the archaeological evidence at Johnson's Island, a Civil War prisoner of war camp, for insight into prisoner survival strategies. Since then, Bush has received a steady stream of mail from descendants of prisoners with stories, photographs, and diaries to share. Journey with them back to the 1860s to uncover part of America's Civil War legacy. |
Explore the legacy of Johnson's Island: |
"Doing Time." Read the abstract of the article that sparked memories of war stories heard long ago. |
Q&A with the Archaeologist of Johnson's Island. Sit down with Dave Bush for the latest from the trenches. This season's focus: the barracks. |
In Their Own Words. Slip back in time to the Civil War with diaries, letters, and other first-hand accounts of hardship, loyalty, suffering, and survival. Then hear from descendants striving to preserve their family heritage. |
Bulletin Board. Swap Johnson's Island trivia. Meet descendants of prisoners and guards. Share your own family legacy. (Now inactive, read only) |
© 1999 by the Archaeological Institute of America archive.archaeology.org/online/features/civil/ |
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