The Union Colonel Who Showed Mercy on Confederate POWs During the Civil War
Our American Stories
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4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 13 October 2023
⏱️ 14 minutes
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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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