THE ANDERSONVILLE PRISON TRIAL. The Trial of Captain Henry Wirz

Hardback. This edition has been privately printed for the Members of The Notable Trials Library. Intro' by Alan M. Dershowitz. Heinrich Hartmann Wirz better known as Henry Wirz was a Confederate officer in the American Civil War. He is best known for his command of Camp Sumter, the Confederate prisoner of war camp near Andersonville, Georgia; he was tried and executed after the war on November 10, 1865, for conspiracy and murder relating to his command of the camp. Illus. + Index. 511pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Aeg, marbled eps. 1/4 bound in brown leather, dec. in gilt, with banded sp. Includes ribbon bookmark. F. A heavy book which will require additional postage.