| Andersonville Diary of John Ransom: Escape - With List of The Dead Contributor(s): Ransom, John L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 158218450X ISBN-13: 9781582184500 Publisher: Digital Scanning OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2003 Annotation: Reprint of 1881 Edition by John Ransom 1st Sergeant 9th Michigan Calvalry. Diary of being a prisoner in the infamous Civil War POW Camp.Contains list of the dead. Name, Co. Regiment, Date of Death and Number of Grave in Cemetary. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 973.7 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.22" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 316 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John Ransom's Andersonville Diary is a first hand account of life in one of the most infamous prisons in U.S. wartime history. This book is the diary of John Ransom, a Union soldier who served time in the Andersonville Prison Pen. Ransom provides an insiders view of the hellish conditions endured by the men imprisoned there. The entries were originally published in the Jackson (Mich.) Citizen. This volume includes a chapter of Rebel Testimony, given during the trial of Maj. Henry Wirz, the camp commander. There is also a list of those who died during their imprisonment. The deceased are listed alphabetically by state with the full name, Company, Regiment, date of death and the number on the headstone in the cemetery. |