. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ovision was madeon either side. Naturally, a South which did not believe thatthere Mould be a war and therefore did not adequately providefor the contest, made no advance ^preparation for the care of2)risoners. A North which believed that the South would besubjugated within ninetj^ days, saw little need of making j^ro-vision for captives. When the war began in earnest, the taskof organizing and equipping the fighting men so engrossedthe attention of the authorities th
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ovision was madeon either side. Naturally, a South which did not believe thatthere Mould be a war and therefore did not adequately providefor the contest, made no advance ^preparation for the care of2)risoners. A North which believed that the South would besubjugated within ninetj^ days, saw little need of making j^ro-vision for captives. When the war began in earnest, the taskof organizing and equipping the fighting men so engrossedthe attention of the authorities that no time to think of pos-sible prisoners was found. A majority of the jjeople. North and South, believed thatan army might spring, full-armed, from the soil at the wordof conmiand, and that training in the duties and obligationsof the soldier was not only unnecessary but in some Avay in-consistent with the dignity of a free-born American thousands of volunteers, officers and men, who made upthe armies in the years 1861-65, brought with them varyingideas and ideals, diverse standards of courtesj^ and
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