A FATE WORSE THAN HELL: American Prisoners of the Civil War

It is estimated that 750,000 soldiers died in the American Civil War. But less well-known than the war's death toll are the roughly 400,000 Union and Confederate troops who were captured and imprisoned. Many died from starvation, dysentery, and exposure, making these POW camps a harrowing milestone in the history of mass dehumanization. Illus.