Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons — Volume 1

A Union cavalryman gives a first-person account of capture and fifteen months spent in Confederate military prisons, describing marches into enemy territory, confinement in Richmond jails and island pens, and long internment at a crowded Georgia stockade. He documents daily struggle for food, shelter, and warmth; disease, death, and brutal discipline; small economies, barter, and coping techniques; schemes to escape and the consequences of the dead line; clashes with guards and administrators; and observations on the surrounding civilian population and enslaved workers. The narrative proceeds episodically, blending anecdote, practical detail, and reflective commentary.