Trevor James lives in Devon, England.

“dozens of images...dramatically illustrate the depot and prisoners’ lives...James knows the material and has walked the ground”—Naval History; “full of interesting details of the origins of the prison itself and life within its walls”—The Mariner’s Mirror; “This author is a well known authority on Dartmoor Prison and here in his new book he tells us what it would have been like to have lived in this hell hole they called the Dartmoor Depot”—Dartmoor News; “James’s study of the harrowing captivity of more than six thousand Americans in the British prison called Dartmoor is a significant contribution to our knowledge about the conflict and the treatment of prisoners of war more broadly”—H-Net Reviews.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ixForeword by John Lawrence 1Preface 3Introduction 7Prologue: A Sad Corner of England in 1812 91. The Saga Begins 132. A Start Is Made 243. The Prison Is Built 334. The Militia 445. How the Depots Were Run 486. Life Inside the War Depot 567. French Freemasons at Dartmoor 688. Ways Out of Dartmoor and the Hulks 749. The Americans Arrive 8210. Yankee Ways 9111. More Tribulations, Then Better Times 10012. Dartmoor Becomes an American Depot 10813. Escapes 11414. Frustration and a New Regime 12115. The Princetown Massacre 12916. The Inquiries into the “Melancholy Occurrence” 14017. Privateers 15318. Voices from Dartmoor Prison 158Benjamin Brown 158Benjamin Palmer 162Charles Andrews 166George Little 171Perez Drinkwater 175Other Journals 17819. Survivors 18320. The Depot’s Final Days 18621. Mortality Rates and the Price of Victory 19422. Princetown Church and Memorials 199Epilogue 213Appendix 1: Those Who Died 215Appendix 2: Chronology of Dartmoor Prison 222Chapter Notes 224Bibliography 228Index 231

Trevor James lives in Devon, England.

“dozens of images...dramatically illustrate the depot and prisoners’ lives...James knows the material and has walked the ground”—Naval History; “full of interesting details of the origins of the prison itself and life within its walls”—The Mariner’s Mirror; “This author is a well known authority on Dartmoor Prison and here in his new book he tells us what it would have been like to have lived in this hell hole they called the Dartmoor Depot”—Dartmoor News; “James’s study of the harrowing captivity of more than six thousand Americans in the British prison called Dartmoor is a significant contribution to our knowledge about the conflict and the treatment of prisoners of war more broadly”—H-Net Reviews.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ixForeword by John Lawrence 1Preface 3Introduction 7Prologue: A Sad Corner of England in 1812 91. The Saga Begins 132. A Start Is Made 243. The Prison Is Built 334. The Militia 445. How the Depots Were Run 486. Life Inside the War Depot 567. French Freemasons at Dartmoor 688. Ways Out of Dartmoor and the Hulks 749. The Americans Arrive 8210. Yankee Ways 9111. More Tribulations, Then Better Times 10012. Dartmoor Becomes an American Depot 10813. Escapes 11414. Frustration and a New Regime 12115. The Princetown Massacre 12916. The Inquiries into the “Melancholy Occurrence” 14017. Privateers 15318. Voices from Dartmoor Prison 158Benjamin Brown 158Benjamin Palmer 162Charles Andrews 166George Little 171Perez Drinkwater 175Other Journals 17819. Survivors 18320. The Depot’s Final Days 18621. Mortality Rates and the Price of Victory 19422. Princetown Church and Memorials 199Epilogue 213Appendix 1: Those Who Died 215Appendix 2: Chronology of Dartmoor Prison 222Chapter Notes 224Bibliography 228Index 231

Trevor James lives in Devon, England.

“dozens of images...dramatically illustrate the depot and prisoners’ lives...James knows the material and has walked the ground”—Naval History; “full of interesting details of the origins of the prison itself and life within its walls”—The Mariner’s Mirror; “This author is a well known authority on Dartmoor Prison and here in his new book he tells us what it would have been like to have lived in this hell hole they called the Dartmoor Depot”—Dartmoor News; “James’s study of the harrowing captivity of more than six thousand Americans in the British prison called Dartmoor is a significant contribution to our knowledge about the conflict and the treatment of prisoners of war more broadly”—H-Net Reviews.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ixForeword by John Lawrence 1Preface 3Introduction 7Prologue: A Sad Corner of England in 1812 91. The Saga Begins 132. A Start Is Made 243. The Prison Is Built 334. The Militia 445. How the Depots Were Run 486. Life Inside the War Depot 567. French Freemasons at Dartmoor 688. Ways Out of Dartmoor and the Hulks 749. The Americans Arrive 8210. Yankee Ways 9111. More Tribulations, Then Better Times 10012. Dartmoor Becomes an American Depot 10813. Escapes 11414. Frustration and a New Regime 12115. The Princetown Massacre 12916. The Inquiries into the “Melancholy Occurrence” 14017. Privateers 15318. Voices from Dartmoor Prison 158Benjamin Brown 158Benjamin Palmer 162Charles Andrews 166George Little 171Perez Drinkwater 175Other Journals 17819. Survivors 18320. The Depot’s Final Days 18621. Mortality Rates and the Price of Victory 19422. Princetown Church and Memorials 199Epilogue 213Appendix 1: Those Who Died 215Appendix 2: Chronology of Dartmoor Prison 222Chapter Notes 224Bibliography 228Index 231