“Like Humpty Dumpty, in the old nursery rhyme, putting the country back together again would not be easy. This feeling of separation and alienation was not a passing thought but lived into the next century.” SeparationCivil WarAlienationHumpty DumptyNursery Rhyme Book:To Die in Chicago: Confederate Prisoners at Camp Douglas, 1862-65 Source: To Die in Chicago: Confederate Prisoners at Camp Douglas, 1862-65
“Guards punished anyone caught taking bones from the garbage by fastening the bone between his teeth, across his mouth, and then tying like a gag. "And then the poor fellow was made to fall down and crawl around on his hands and knees like a dog, a laughing stock for Federal soldiers, spies, and camp followers," Bean recalled bitterly.” PrisonBonesPunishmentCivil WarTrashPrisoner Of WarGag Book:To Die in Chicago: Confederate Prisoners at Camp Douglas, 1862-65 Source: To Die in Chicago: Confederate Prisoners at Camp Douglas, 1862-65