Andersonville Trial
This post - Civil War court-martial drama focuses on the trial of a Confederate officer who ran the notorious prisoner-of-war camp in Andersonville, Georgia, where over 14,000 Union prisoners died from disease, starvation, and neglect. The defendant, Captain Henry Wirz, justified his actions with a...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Collegia Capital, Llc. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2012], c1971.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (150 min.) : sd., col. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Director George C. Scott (0:49)
- In the Courtroom (2:25)
- Defense Motions (4:14)
- Emotions of Defendant (2:51)
- Pre-Trial Disagreements (2:43)
- First Witness: Stockade Description (3:49)
- First Witness: Conditions at Andersonville (6:01)
- Andersonville Report Ignored (5:08)
- Dr. John Bates: Prosecution Witness (4:22)
- Dr. John Bates: Defense Cross-Examination (3:24)
- Dr. John Bates: Recross (3:09)
- Food Supplies in Andersonville (4:16)
- Charge of Contempt (4:34)
- Witness to Atrocities (14:05)
- Prosecution Witness (8:53)
- Morality and Disobedience (8:38)
- Witness to Murder (7:56)
- Defense Rests (7:35)
- Defendant on the Stand (3:58)
- Defendant (3:52)
- Arrest and Imprisonment (1:09)
- Military Code (5:30)
- Conscience or Obedience (8:18)
- Military Situation or Moral Situation? (6:50)
- Overwhelming Responsibilities (5:13)
- Verdict (5:16)
- Credits: Andersonville Trial (1:54)