With exhaustive research and meticulous attention to detail, this comprehensive history of US military prisons traces the evolution of incarceration in America from the Revolutionary War to the present day. Drawing on a vast array of primary sources, including government records, personal memoirs, and archival photographs, this groundbreaking volume sheds new light on one of the most consequential and controversial aspects of America's military history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.