Stories from the Civil War often are told from a man's perspective and rarely from a woman's point of view. In 1902, Susie King Taylor wrote her memoir, Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33d United States Colored Troops Late 1st S. C. Volunteers, to explain her role in the war as a wife to a soldier, the regiments' laundress, a teacher, and a nurse. Taylor is famously known for being the first black nurse during the Civil War, but her memoir gives historians a closer look at her life and multiple roles during the war. In 1848, Taylor was born into slavery in Savannah, Georgia.
I believe that "Camp Harmony" by Monica Stone is not an appropriate name. This camp seemed to serve the purpose of making Japanese citizens miserable and home sick. These Japanese warriors had to suffer through harsh nights, prison-like rooms, and not enough warmth. " Throughout the barracks, there was a medley of creaking cots, whimpering infants, and explosive night coughs. " The author describes the harsh nights in the cells and how they felt they were treated as
Necessity of Battle: Shelby Foote’s Perspective Political, economic, and social factors all fueled the start of the Civil War, and these causes continued to divide the nation throughout the war. These elements of influence overpowered the ability to come to an agreement through debate over the differing opinions; therefore, the Civil War started due to war necessity since fighting could end the disagreements. The North and South failed to come to a compromise, so they both fought a war in a deadly fashion. The Civil War resulted in more American casualties than any other previous war. After each military campaign, Shelby Foote calculates the number of deaths of the North and South and totals them.
The community called the prison this because of its luxuries and favorable appliances. Also because the community thought the inmates had it too easy. The prison gave the inmates privileges like a bag of tobacco each week and three good meals a day. Which shows that the Yuma Territorial prison took on the role as the “Country Club on the Colorado”. One Of the most recognized roles in the community of Yuma, Arizona is that the prison took on the role as Yuma's first high school.
There is a lot of irony in "Camp Harmony" by Louis Fiset, including the name. Camp Harmony is a place where anyone with Japanese descendants would go to during World War 2. Camp Harmony, unlike its name is a place like hell, where there is no fun, just eat, sleep and try not to die. There is no "Harmony" in the place, as it is a concentration camp, many people were trapped inside the metal gates and not allowed to leave.
Got no 'lectric lights, got no shower baths. There ain't no books, an' the food's lousy”. Prison sounds better than the areas the family is currently living in. This shows the inhumanity of the people running the camps and just how poorly they treated the individuals working there.
The Yuma Territorial Prison opened in 1875, but the first prisoners were not moved to the prison, in till 1876. Over three thousand prisoners sentences were served during the thirty three years the prison was operational. Yuma Territorial Prison was perceived throughout its many different roles as a luxury for the community of Yuma, Arizona. The community of Yuma,Arizona might think this because of the many benefits the prison gave the inmates and the town people .The prison also played many different roles other than just being a prison.
This prison was also one of the first to have a hospital which was pretty advanced for its time and also a library. Instead of trying to just beat down all the prisoners the superintendent wanted to guide them into a better life. They even got taught to read and write and speak spanish and german. The prison would also let the prisoners make things which they could sell once a month and any money they made would be kept in the prison until they were let out and given to them to let them have kind of a fresh start. They really just wanted to give the prisoners get hope and get better.
Cibola High School Prison Criminals History About The Yuma Territorial Prison, 1876-2017 Derek Davis Period 2 January 30,2018 Word Count: 1,408 The Yuma Territorial Prison is on of the main attractions of Yuma, Arizona. The Yuma Territorial Prison wasn’t just used as a prison. It was used many other ways. It was used as the shelter for the homeless during the Depression.
The Hellhole of Andersonville Andersonville, or Camp Sumter, stands out as the worst of the prisoner-of-war camps on either side in the American Civil War. The pressures on the South during the American Civil War created an environment in Andersonville that resulted in a large number of deaths. Prisoners were decimated by disease, dehydration, starvation, overpopulation, and execution during the fourteen months of Andersonville’s existence. It was one of the largest camps during the Civil War holding 45,000 or more prisoners.
The condition and mismanagement of Andersonville prison, also known as Camp Sumter, cause thousands of Union deaths. John L Ransom, an Union soldier in his twenties, was captured in 1863 by the Confederacy and sent to Andersonville prison. In his early days in the prison he started writing a diary in which he described his day-to-day life in Andersonville. He explained the food given to the prisoners got less in quantity and bad in quality. To avoid prisoners from escaping, any prisoner who lingered around the prison walls resulted in getting shot immediately.
The story Camp Harmony by Monica Stone is about a young Japanese American girl that writes about her and her family's adaption so far at Camp Harmony. The girl and her family sat on the bus quietly only hearing a chatter from a group of university students who began to sing college songs. Some of the other people on the bus stared angrily at the group of students which caused them to raise their voices only to wake a baby up. At noon, the bus had arrived to a small town. Some of the passengers were excited to see what it looked like and others just commented on what they had thought about it.
he told us “They feed us like we're animals” He was very shy when talking about this and he didn't have words for how bad it was... he told us “I was scared to go to these prison camps but I never imagined so much horror.” So we decided to ask someone else who may tell us more facts about the camp. So we asked William Smith a couple questions.
Screams and cries of insanity can still be heard echoing down the halls of Eastern State as men and women were being hooded in order to leave their cells. The faint cries of children can be heard as they were roaming around half clothed in Pennhurst. The cells in Eastern State were surprisingly accommodating considering the circumstances, but they were not someplace a person would call “home”. Life in either of these facilities was nowhere near enjoyable. If someone was not crazy when admitted they soon would become so.
It demands very hard labor with very little reward. Any “reward” actually given is in the form of food or watered down coffee. “Never shall i forget that night, the first night in the camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed.” (Pg.34) It supports my thesis in terms as it is also describing how long and harsh the days went by and just how badly the conditions are that one would have to endure while occupying the camp.
