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Fifteen Months in Dixie; Or, My Personal Experience in Rebel Prisons

Chapter 36: Transcriber’s Notes
By W. W. Day
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A Union private chronicles his capture during a major campaign and fifteen months in Confederate confinement, offering a chronological account of marches, field hospitals, and transfer between prisons such as Libby, Danville, Andersonville, and Florence. He describes overcrowding, inadequate rations, disease, death rates, improvised shelters, theft and internal policing, attempted escapes, and harsh punishments, alongside small acts of mutual aid. The narrative also records observations on prison officials and camp administration, reflections on patriotic duty, gratitude for sanitary relief efforts, and the eventual exchange and return home, providing firsthand testimony of suffering, endurance, and comradeship under captivity.

Transcriber’s Notes

Printed Corrected Page
PRINCIPLE PRINCIPLE. iii of a PRINCIPLE.
Tennesse Tennessee 2 from the Tennessee
or of 2 the command of Gen.
evacution evacuation 2 evacuation of that
Aid Aide 2 an Aide came dashing
throught through 2 went through brush
and and which had 3 which had knocked the
the the the 4 Starkweather’s on the
side side, 5 canteen by his side,
discription description 8 reader a description
heterogenous heterogeneous 8 in a heterogeneous
sorgum sorghum 10 gallon of sorghum
heavey heavy 10 wheezing like a heavy
Appomatox Appomattox 11 across the Appomattox
Said said 15 “What?” said the
Novvember November 15 until November
on an 15 was an old one and
we me 17 farther let me say,
returing returning 18 returning to prison
maching marching 18 we go marching on.
bole hole 19 hole through the
innoculated inoculated 19 We were inoculated
innoculation inoculation 20 inoculation of a few
K. K., 21 Squires, of Co. K.,
his his his 22 In his concluding
Yanks.” “Yanks.” 22 to see the “Yanks.”
V V. 22 F. F. V.’s. We were
cattle, cattle. 23 conveyance of cattle.
kind kind, 24 kind, quantity
coutrary contrary 25 contrary to orders,
way way. 25 see it that way. But
laws law’s 26 the law’s delay,
have. have, 26 those ills we have,
Petersberg Petersburg 26 leaving Petersburg
animals animals. 26 wild animals. The
Deadline Dead-line 27 the Dead-line and
the the the 27 the form as written,
Inf Inf. 27 10th Wisconsin Inf.
subivided subdivided 28 we subdivided these
pine pine. 28 leaved pitch pine.
Parrott Parrott. 31 “Poll Parrott.” He
Georia Georgia 32 5th Georgia regulars.
qualiity quality 33 the same quality as
Mead’s Meade’s 33 from Meade’s army
cannoniers cannoneers 36 while the cannoneers
Connecticut Connecticut, 36 16th Connecticut,
preemted preempted 37 had preempted
law,and   law, and 40 law, and without
particuular particular 42 want some particular
sea. sea.” 42 down to the sea.”
succumed succumbed 45 had also succumbed
war, war. 45 the time of the war.
alke alike 46 were alike to him
is, is 46 your condition is
examination, extended examination extended, 48 examination extended
sattered scattered 49 were scattered
his his his 50 destroy his life
petechiae petechiae, 51 petechiae,
survy scurvy 52 scurvy was contagious
ulsers ulcers 52 Many ulcers which
gangreneous gangrenous 52 truly gangrenous
orginally originally 52 were originally built
hight height 53 height, swarming with
maggots, maggots. 54 with maggots. I
poissonous poisonous 55 of the poisonous
inflamatory inflammatory 55 inflammatory symptoms
dysentry dysentery 56 in cases of dysentery
dysentry dysentery 56 diarrhea or dysentry
Savaunah Savannah 64 and that Savannah
allowed allow 64 kind enough to allow
p. m p. m. 65 eleven o’clock p. m.
tea spoonful teaspoonful 65 a teaspoonful of salt
Andersonsville Andersonville 66 as at Andersonville
letdown would have let down would have 67 let down would have
sorgham sorghum 67 sorghum syrup and a
t’was ’twas 68 and ’twas a handsome
conpetent competent 69 perfectly competent
joost “joost 69 puff—puff—puff—“joost
Richmond. Richmond, 70 capture of Richmond,
haman human 70 eternal in the human
Tennesee Tennessee 71 in Tennessee
provisons provisions 72 the provisions in
wont won’t 72 I won’t give you
offiers officers 73 the rebel officers
they they they 73 thinking they would
grim grime 77 the grime and dirt
Febuary February 79 was used from Febuary
mames names 79 names are registered
rank; rank, 80 the name, rank, state
thrist thirst 80 thirst any more;

A number of spelling irregularities have been retained from the printed edition.

The form of quotations has been retained from the printed edtition.

The corrections in the Errata have been applied.