Author:
Ransom, John L. author.
Edition Statement:Dover edition.
ImprintMineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 2017.
Description220 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Note:"This Dover edition, first published in 2017, is an unabridged republication of the work originally issued privately by the author in Auburn, N.Y. in 1881, under the title Andersonville."--Tp verso
Note:The capture -- New Year's Day -- Pemberton Building -- Andersonville -- From bad to worse -- The raiders put down -- Moved just in time -- Hospital life -- Removed to Millen -- Escape, but not escape -- Re-captured -- A successful escape -- Safe and sound -- What became of the boys.
Note:"John L. Ransom joined the Union Army in 1862, serving as brigade quartermaster of the Ninth Michigan Volunteer Cavalry. A year later, the 20-year-old soldier was captured in Tennessee and interned at the notorious Georgia prison camp, Andersonville. Ransom's harrowing firsthand account of Civil War prison life constitutes a valuable historical record--a true story not only of cruelty, death, and deprivations but also of acts of courage and kindness that ensured the young soldier's survival and preserved his faith in humanity."--Back cover.
